Tom McGrath (animator)

Template:Needs more sources Thomas McGrath (born August 7, 1964) is an American voice actor, animator and filmmaker. He is known for the DreamWorks animated film Madagascar, which he co-wrote and directed with Eric Darnell while voicing the character of Skipper the Penguin. The film spawned two direct sequels, along with a spin-off animated series and film based on the penguins in which McGrath reprised his role as Skipper. McGrath also directed the DreamWorks animated films Megamind (2010) and The Boss Baby (2017), the latter of which received an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nomination. McGrath returned as director for its 2021 sequel.

Life and career

McGrath was born and raised in Lynnwood, Washington. He studied Industrial Design at the University of Washington and graduated from the Character Animation program at Cal Arts. McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on Cool World and Space Jam, storyboard artist and director for seasons 3-5 of The Ren and Stimpy Show, and storyboard artist on the live action film Cats & Dogs. He worked as a storyboard artist, concept artist and prop and set designer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas. McGrath also stepped in on Flushed Away by Aardman, the creators of The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, to help make improvements prior to its release.

McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director and co-writer of Madagascar along with Eric Darnell, where he also voiced the leader of the squad of penguin characters, Skipper. He reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and co-directed Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. He worked on The Penguins of Madagascar, a spin-off TV series, as a creative consultant and as the voice of Skipper. He directed Megamind, released in November 2010.

In 2017, he directed The Boss Baby and the 2021 sequel The Boss Baby: Family Business.

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Art / Animation department	Voice actor	Voice role	Notes
1992	Cool World	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		animation designer animator layout artist
1996	Space Jam	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		animator
1998	Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		key animator layout artist
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		storyboard artist
2001	Cats & Dogs	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2005	Madagascar	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Skipper Fossa Panicky Man on Subway	co-directed with Eric Darnell co-written with Mark Burton, Billy Frolick and Eric Darnell
2006	Flushed Away	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Action Figure Artist
2007	Shrek the Third	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Gary
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Skipper Lemur	co-directed with Eric Darnell co-written with Etan Cohen and Eric Darnell
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Wilson
2010	Megamind	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Lord Scott Prison Guard
2011	Puss in Boots	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Bar Thief
2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Skipper First Policeman	co-directed with Eric Darnell & Conrad Vernon
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Odysseus
2014	Penguins of Madagascar	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Skipper	executive producer
2017	The Boss Baby	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	TV Chef
2021	The Boss Baby: Family Business	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Dr. Tiffany Hamilton	executive producer Story co-written with Michael McCullers Writer of Global Warming Song co-written by Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro and Nelson Yokota
2022	Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Additional Voices
2024	Kung Fu Panda 4	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Croc Crime Boss

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Art / Animation department	Actor	Role	Notes
1988	The Thing What Lurked in the Tub	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		monster animator
1988	Lea Press on Limbs	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	(voice)
1993	The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		character layout
1995	The Louie N' Louie Show	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		storyboard artist
1999	Herd	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Fed No. 5	live-action role
2001	Imp, Inc.	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No		animation layout
2005	The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Skipper (voice)
2009	Merry Madagascar	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Skipper (voice) Additional voices
2013	Madly Madagascar	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Skipper (voice)
2014	Almost Home	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Jeff (voice)

Television series

Year	Title	Director	Art / Animation department	Creative consultant	Actor	Role	Notes
1993–1996	The Ren & Stimpy Show	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No		director (1 episode "I Was a Teenage Stimpy") layout artist (21 episodes) background designer (14 episodes) storyboard artist (10 episodes)
1996	KaBlam!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No		director & storyboard artist (segment "The Louie and Louie Show")
1998	Oh Yeah! Cartoons	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No		background designer (segment "A Cop and His Donut")
2008–2015	The Penguins of Madagascar	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Skipper (voice)	88 episodes
2014	All Hail King Julien	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Madagascar	Skipper (voice)	Uncredited
2005	Madagascar: Animal Trivia DVD Game
2007	Shrek the Third
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2009	Madagascar Kartz
2011	The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!
2011	Super Star Kartz
2012	Madagascar 3: The Video Game

External links

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