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Yarrow Cheney

  • Animation Department
  • Production Designer
  • Director
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Yarrow is the oldest of five children. He has a sister and three brothers. When his parents divorced his family was left with very little money and relied solely on money brought in from his mother's, Caryn Brady, work in the Catholic Church as a Youth Group Director and some help here and there from his extended family. Yarrow decided that he wanted to go into animation. He worked for hours making his drawings perfect. By the time he applied for college, he was more than ready to keep up with the work load, but was initially rejected from the college of his choice (CalArts) purely through of lack of space for enrollments. However, he did not wish to admit defeat. He signed up for summer school classes at the school. He floored his teacher when he managed the best animation in the class. The teacher could not believe that it was his first time at animating. He soon got the Dean of Administrations to accept him. Although Yarrow was not quite sure how he was going to pay for college, he accepted the position and set off to tell his family the great news. Yarrow never finished college because in his 3rd year, he worked on "Cats Don't Dance," for Turner Feature Animation, and then "Iron Giant," and "Quest for Camelot" for Warner Bros. Feature Animation.

During this period, he worked with his friend from college, Carrie Buell. They eventually decided to open their own animation company called YCB animation. They have worked on various projects together such as the opening credits to Dilbert (1999). On October 15, 2003, they were married in Hawaii. Since then, they continue to work for other companies, hoping to make enough money to get their company up and running with a few movies and Christmas specials. In 2004, Yarrow accepted the job as a production designer for Curious George (2006).
BornJune 27, 1973
BornJune 27, 1973
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)
    Despicable Me
    7.6
    • Production Designer
    • 2010
    Danny Elfman, Angela Lansbury, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Michael Beattie, Doug Burch, Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Yarrow Cheney, Townsend Coleman, John DeMita, Bill Farmer, Dr. Seuss, Jess Harnell, Barbara Harris, Janet Healy, Rashida Jones, John Kassir, Danny Mann, Jeremy Maxwell, Christopher Meledandri, Scott Mosier, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Tommy Swerdlow, Joel Swetow, Kenan Thompson, Jim Ward, Aaron Fors, Tristan O'Hare, Tucker Chandler, Dashiell Priestley, Kresimir Mikic, Benedict Cumberbatch, Pharrell Williams, Brian T. Delaney, Regina Taufen, Pierre Coffin, Michael LeSieur, Abby Craden, Willow Geer, Chris Cartagena, Alex Puccinelli, Evan Kishiyama, Carter Hastings, Pentatonix, Sam Lavagnino, Scarlett Estevez, Georgia Toffolo, Ramone Hamilton, Cameron Seely, Meilee Condron, and Emma Elizabeth Shannon in The Grinch (2018)
    The Grinch
    6.4
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2018
    Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 2 (2013)
    Despicable Me 2
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2013
    Danny DeVito, Walt Dohrn, and Rob Riggle in The Lorax (2012)
    The Lorax
    6.4
    • Animation Department
    • 2012

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    Animation Department



    • Pookoo
      • character designer
      • In Production
    • Ray Gunn
      • animation director
      • Pre-production



    • Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Dee Bradley Baker, and Rachel Zegler in Spellbound (2024)
      Spellbound
      5.5
      • background designer (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Simon Pegg and Eva Noblezada in Luck (2022)
      Luck
      6.4
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Danny DeVito, Walt Dohrn, and Rob Riggle in The Lorax (2012)
      The Lorax
      6.4
      • character designer
      • 2012
    • Treasure Planet (2002)
      Treasure Planet
      7.2
      • background artist (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
      Shrek
      7.9
      • animator
      • 2001
    • Quest for Camelot (1998)
      Quest for Camelot
      6.3
      • animator: united states (as yarrow t. cheney)
      • 1998
    • Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (1998)
      Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins
      7.2
      Video
      • background designer
      • 1998
    • Mummies Alive! (1997)
      Mummies Alive!
      7.0
      TV Series
      • background artist
      • background designer
      • 1997
    • Cats Don't Dance (1997)
      Cats Don't Dance
      6.9
      • animator: "Supporting Animal Characters"
      • 1997
    • The Maxx (1995)
      The Maxx
      8.3
      TV Series
      • background layout artist
      • 1995

    Production Designer



    • Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Dee Bradley Baker, and Rachel Zegler in Spellbound (2024)
      Spellbound
      5.5
      • Production Designer (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 2 (2013)
      Despicable Me 2
      7.3
      • Production Designer
      • 2013
    • Danny DeVito, Walt Dohrn, and Rob Riggle in The Lorax (2012)
      The Lorax
      6.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2012
    • Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)
      Despicable Me
      7.6
      • Production Designer
      • 2010
    • Andy Griffith in The Very First Noel (2006)
      The Very First Noel
      7.3
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2006
    • Frank Welker in Curious George (2006)
      Curious George
      6.5
      • Production Designer
      • 2006
    • The Chubbchubbs! (2002)
      The Chubbchubbs!
      7.3
      Short
      • Production Designer
      • 2002

    Director



    • Minions Holiday Special (2020)
      Minions Holiday Special
      6.3
      TV Special
      • Director (segment "Puppy", directed by)
      • 2020
    • Danny Elfman, Angela Lansbury, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Michael Beattie, Doug Burch, Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Yarrow Cheney, Townsend Coleman, John DeMita, Bill Farmer, Dr. Seuss, Jess Harnell, Barbara Harris, Janet Healy, Rashida Jones, John Kassir, Danny Mann, Jeremy Maxwell, Christopher Meledandri, Scott Mosier, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Tommy Swerdlow, Joel Swetow, Kenan Thompson, Jim Ward, Aaron Fors, Tristan O'Hare, Tucker Chandler, Dashiell Priestley, Kresimir Mikic, Benedict Cumberbatch, Pharrell Williams, Brian T. Delaney, Regina Taufen, Pierre Coffin, Michael LeSieur, Abby Craden, Willow Geer, Chris Cartagena, Alex Puccinelli, Evan Kishiyama, Carter Hastings, Pentatonix, Sam Lavagnino, Scarlett Estevez, Georgia Toffolo, Ramone Hamilton, Cameron Seely, Meilee Condron, and Emma Elizabeth Shannon in The Grinch (2018)
      The Grinch
      6.4
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2018
    • Pierre Coffin in Puppy! (2013)
      Puppy!
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Andy Griffith in The Very First Noel (2006)
      The Very First Noel
      7.3
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006

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    • Alternative name
      • yarrow t. cheney
    • Born
      • June 27, 1973
      • California, USA

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