
Tom McGrath
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Biography
Thomas "Tom" McGrath (born August 7, 1965) is an American voice actor and animator who co-directed (with Eric Darnell) the 2005 feature Madagascar and its sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in 2008. He has also worked as a voice actor on other DreamWorks animated features like Flushed Away in 2006 and Shrek the Third in 2007. He also stepped in on Flushed Away to help make improvements prior to its release.
McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on Ralph Bakshi's film Cool World (starring Brad Pitt), storyboard artist and director for the popular series The Ren and Stimpy Show, animator on the Joe Pytka-directed Space Jam (starring Michael Jordan), and storyboard artist on the live-action film Cats & Dogs and worked as storyboard artist and concept artist/prop and set designer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (directed by Ron Howard).
McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director and co-writer of Madagascar where he also created the memorable squad of penguin characters and voiced their leader, Skipper. He also reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He worked on The Penguins of Madagascar, a Madagascar spin-off TV series, as the voice of Skipper, and directed the DreamWorks animated feature Megamind (starring Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and David Cross), released in November 2010.
McGrath was raised in Lynnwood, Washington.
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Known For

Shrek the Third

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Flushed Away

Kung Fu Panda 4

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Monsters vs Aliens

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Puss in Boots

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The Boss Baby

Megamind

Madly Madagascar

Madagascar

Penguins of Madagascar

The Penguins of Madagascar
Production Credits

Penguins of Madagascar

Madagascar

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

The Boss Baby

The Boss Baby: Family Business

All Hail King Julien

Trolls World Tour

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

All Hail King Julien: Exiled

Sausage Party

Megamind

The Croods: A New Age

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
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