Conrad Vernon

Having been a part of the Madagascar franchise from the beginning, it seemed only fitting for CONRAD VERNON to join the directing team on "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted." Prior to this film, he directed the blockbuster hit "Monsters vs. Aliens." He made his feature film directorial debut in 2004 with the Academy Award-nominated "Shrek 2." In addition to directing and giving voice to Mason in the "Madagascar" franchise, Vernon is the voice of the Gingerbread Man in the "Shrek" franchise.

Vernon joined DreamWorks in 1996, and worked as a storyboard artist on PDI/DreamWorks' first computer-animated feature film, "Antz," as well as the traditionally animated comedy "The Road to El Dorado." In addition, he served as a storyboard artist and additional dialogue writer on the Academy Award-winning "Shrek."

Prior to joining DreamWorks Animation, Vernon served as a storyboard artist at Film Roman on the popular animated television comedy "The Simpsons." Vernon's other animation work includes directing for "Itsy Bitsy Spider," writer and storyboard artist on "The Ren & Stimpy Show," and writing and storyboarding on Hanna-Barbera's "2 Stupid Dogs" and Nickelodeon's "Rocko's Modern Life." He began his film career in 1991 on "Cool World" as an animator, effects animator, gag writer, layout artist and character designer.

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