Tim Johnson (born August 27, 1961) is an American film director, film producer, and television director. Johnson is best known for directing the DreamWorks Animation films Antz, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Over the Hedge, and Home.
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Born | (1961-08-27) August 27, 1961 (age 61)[1] |
Alma mater | Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences[3] |
Occupation | Film director, film producer, television director |
Years active | 1990 – Present |
Employer | DreamWorks Animation (1996-present) |
Johnson was born in Chicago. He studied at Northwestern University where he earned a BA in English Literature. He also produced two animated films; both of which earned Richter Grant Organization Awards.[4]
Upon graduating, he worked for two years as a freelance animator and director. His introduction to computer animation came in 1985 while he worked on the staff at Post Effects in Chicago.[4] He later joined Pacific Data Images in 1988 and two years later co-founded the studio's Character Animation Group.[4] He also directed the first CG Pillsbury Doughboy commercial.
Johnson won two Annie awards on Antz and Over the Hedge, an Audience Award on Over the Hedge, and a Grand Prize for The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror VI".
While at DreamWorks Animation, he also directed Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, Home (an adaptation of The True Meaning of Smekday), and the Christmas television special Kung Fu Panda Holiday,[5][6][7] and additionally served as executive producer for How to Train Your Dragon and Abominable.
Year | Title | Role |
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1998 | Antz | Director |
2000 | Cyberworld | Director: Antz segment, Animation Director: Homer3 segment |
2003 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Director |
2006 | Over the Hedge | Director |
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure | Creative Consultant | |
2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Executive Producer |
2015 | Home[5][6] | Director |
2019 | Abominable | Executive Producer[8] |
2022 | Girl in Room 13 | Executive Producer |
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1995 | Treehouse of Horror VI | Computer Animation Director |
2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Director |
2019 | How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming | Director[9] |
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