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John Sanford(II)

  • Director
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  • Writer
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John Sanford is known for Home on the Range (2004), Megamind (2010) and Beauty and the Beast (1991).
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      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr, G.W. Bailey, Joe Flaherty, Charles Haid, Estelle Harris, Ross Simanteris, Bobby Block, and Keaton Savage in Home on the Range (2004)
    Home on the Range
    5.4
    • Director
    • 2004
    Brad Pitt, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Kathy Griffin, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Jack Blessing, David Cross, Walt Dohrn, Tina Fey, Stephen Kearin, Danny Mann, Tom McGrath, Mike Mitchell, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Justin Theroux, Christopher Knights, Jessica Schulte, Jonah Hill, Brian Hopkins, Jasper Johannes Andrews, Quinn Dempsey Stiller, Emily Nordwind, Ella Stiller, and Kristen Phaneuf in Megamind (2010)
    Megamind
    7.3
    • Art Department(pre-production)
    • 2010
    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
    Beauty and the Beast
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 1991
    Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
    Mulan
    7.7
    • Writer
    • 1998

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    Director

    • Carry the Fire feat. Taylor Leonhardt from the Wingfeather Saga
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Wingfeather Saga (2022)
      The Wingfeather Saga
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2024
    • Nicole Sullivan, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Phil LaMarr, Fred Tatasciore, Jason Spisak, Kari Wahlgren, Kimberly Brooks, Eddie Perino, Keith Ferguson, Mallory Low, Jessica McKenna, Myrna Velasco, and Rina Hoshino in DC Super Hero Girls (2019)
      DC Super Hero Girls
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice (2019)
      DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015)
      The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2017
    • Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Andree Vermeulen, and Zack Pearlman in Dragons: Race to the Edge (2015)
      Dragons: Race to the Edge
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014)
      Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers
      6.7
      Video
      • Director
      • 2014
    • DreamWorks Dragons (2012)
      DreamWorks Dragons
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2014
    • Judi Dench in A Dairy Tale (2004)
      A Dairy Tale
      5.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr, G.W. Bailey, Joe Flaherty, Charles Haid, Estelle Harris, Ross Simanteris, Bobby Block, and Keaton Savage in Home on the Range (2004)
      Home on the Range
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2004

    Art Department

    • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022)
      The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
      3.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022–2023
    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence in Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)
      Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
      3.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard director
      • 2021–2022
    • Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Alanna Ubach, Ben Feldman, Mindy Kaling, and Lucas Neff in Monsters at Work (2021)
      Monsters at Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • additional storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Onyx Equinox (2020)
      Onyx Equinox
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
      Playmobil: The Movie
      4.9
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Nicole Sullivan, Tara Strong, and Grey Griffin in DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts (2019)
      DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Jay Baruchel in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
      How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
      7.4
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • #TheLateBatsby (2018)
      #TheLateBatsby
      5.4
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • DreamWorks Dragons (2012)
      DreamWorks Dragons
      7.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2012
    • Sean Bishop and Cody Cameron in The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011)
      The Pig Who Cried Werewolf
      5.8
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Mark Moseley, André Sogliuzzo, Aron Warner, Conrad Vernon, and Cody Cameron in Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010)
      Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular
      5.3
      Video
      • story artist
      • 2010
    • Antonio Banderas, Mike Myers, Dean Edwards, Conrad Vernon, and Kristen Schaal in Scared Shrekless (2010)
      Scared Shrekless
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • Brad Pitt, Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Kathy Griffin, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Jack Blessing, David Cross, Walt Dohrn, Tina Fey, Stephen Kearin, Danny Mann, Tom McGrath, Mike Mitchell, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Justin Theroux, Christopher Knights, Jessica Schulte, Jonah Hill, Brian Hopkins, Jasper Johannes Andrews, Quinn Dempsey Stiller, Emily Nordwind, Ella Stiller, and Kristen Phaneuf in Megamind (2010)
      Megamind
      7.3
      • story artist: pre-production
      • 2010
    • Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jodi Benson, Blake Clark, Estelle Harris, Jeff Pidgeon, Don Rickles, and Frank Welker in Toy Story 3 (2010)
      Toy Story 3
      8.3
      • story artist
      • 2010
    • Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
      Lilo & Stitch
      7.3
      • additional storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2002

    Writer

    • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015)
      The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr, G.W. Bailey, Joe Flaherty, Charles Haid, Estelle Harris, Ross Simanteris, Bobby Block, and Keaton Savage in Home on the Range (2004)
      Home on the Range
      5.4
      • story by
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
      Mulan
      7.7
      • story
      • 1998
    • Kevin Kline, Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Frank Welker, and Mary Wickes in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
      The Hunchback of Notre Dame
      7.0
      • story
      • 1996
    • Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
      Beauty and the Beast
      8.0
      • story supervisor: "Human Again"
      • 1991

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