| Tom McGrath | |
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Tom McGrath at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. |
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| Born | Thomas McGrath August 7, 1964 Lynnwood, Washington, USA |
| Occupation | Animator, Voice Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
Thomas "Tom" McGrath (born August 7, 1964) is an American voice actor and animator who co-directed (with Eric Darnell) the 2005 feature Madagascar and its sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in 2008. He has also worked as a voice actor on other DreamWorks animated features like Flushed Away in 2006 and Shrek the Third in 2007. He also stepped in on Flushed Away to help make improvements prior to its release.
McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on Ralph Bakshi's film Cool World (starring Brad Pitt), storyboard artist and director for the popular series The Ren and Stimpy Show, animator on the Joe Pytka-directed Space Jam (starring Michael Jordan), and storyboard artist on the live-action film Cats & Dogs and worked as storyboard artist and concept artist/prop and set designer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (directed by Ron Howard).
McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director and co-writer of Madagascar[1] where he also created the memorable squad of penguin characters and voiced their leader, Skipper. He also reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He worked on The Penguins of Madagascar, a Madagascar spin-off TV series, as the voice of Skipper, and directed the DreamWorks animated feature Megamind (starring Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and David Cross), released in November 2010.
McGrath was raised in Lynnwood, Washington.
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | The Thing What Lurked in the Tub | Animator | |
| 1992 | Cool World | Animation designer Animator Layout artist |
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| 1996 | Space Jam | Animator | |
| 1998 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | Key animator Layout artist |
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| 1999 | Herd | Fed #5 | |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Storyboard artist | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Storyboard artist | |
| 2005 | Madagascar | Skipper | Director Screenwriter |
| 2006 | Flushed Away | Action Figure Artist |
Creative consultant |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Gary | |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Skipper | Director Screenwriter |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Wilson | |
| 2010 | Megamind | Lord Scott Prison Guard |
Director |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Skipper |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994–1996 | The Ren and Stimpy Show | Director Storyboard artist Layout artist Background designer |
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| 2009–present | The Penguins of Madagascar | Skipper | Creator Writer Creative consultant |
| 2009 | Merry Madagascar | Skipper additional voices |
writer |