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Penguins of Madagascar

2014

Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

The Penguins of Madagascar

2008

The adventures of four penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico, who perform various commando-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by their zoo neighbors, King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).

Susan Fitzer

Cast · Known for Penguins of Madagascar

Susan Fitzer is known for Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Flushed Away (2006) and Turbo (2013).

Ant Ward

Producer · Known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Ant Ward is known for his work on The Penguins of Madagascar (2008), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018).

Lorne Balfe

Composer · Known for Black Adam, Black Widow, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Lorne Balfe (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish composer of film, television and video game scores.  A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, Balfe's scoring credits include the films Megamind, Penguins of Madagascar, Home, Terminator Genisys, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, The Lego Batman Movie, Mission: Impossible – Fallout and its sequel Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Bad Boys for Life and its sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Black Widow, Black Adam, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Gran Turismo, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, as well as the video games Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Assassin's Creed III, Crysis 2, Skylanders, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He has also scored the television series The Bible, Marcella, The Crown, and Genius, the latter for which he earned a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. He also collaborates with directors Michael Bay, Chris McKay, Christopher McQuarrie, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, and Mikael Håfström. He composed the new fanfare for Skydance Media transcribed as There's a World, There's A Moon. Balfe also composed the Annapurna Pictures deep note opening logo. Balfe is also involved in The Game Awards, serving as the conductor of the Game Awards Orchestra and the composer and arranger of several musical performances featured at the show. Since The Game Awards 2018, he has composed a medley of the themes of the six nominees for Game of the Year each year, presented as the award at the end of the show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Balfe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Bill Motz

Writer · Known for The Penguins of Madagascar

William Robert "Bill" Motz is the creator and executive producer of the animated television series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures and LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars alongside writing partner Bob Roth. He is also the co-creator of The Ghost and Molly McGee and The Legend of Tarzan, both with Bob Roth. Outside of Disney, Motz has worked on other noteworthy shows, such as Xiaolin Showdown, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, The Secret Saturdays, The Penguins of Madagascar, and Breadwinners.

Kelly Cooney Cilella

Cast · Known for Shrek 2, The Bad Guys, Penguins of Madagascar

Kelly Cooney Cilella was born on June 18, 1976 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. She is a producer, known for Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) and Shrek The Third (2007).

John DiMaggio

Cast · Known for Adventure Time, Futurama, Kim Possible

John William DiMaggio is an American voice actor. A native of North Plainfield, New Jersey, he is known for his gruff, deep voice and New Jersey accent, which he uses to voice mainly villains and anti-heroes. He is best known for his voice roles of Bender in Futurama, Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed in Kim Possible, Marcus Fenix in Gears of War and Gears of War 2, Rico in the Penguins of Madagascar series, and Wakka as well as Kimahri Ronso in Final Fantasy X. He now participates in the animated child comedy Chowder as Shnitzel, and Jake in the new animated series Adventure Time with Finn and Jake.

Danny Jacobs

Cast · Known for The Penguins of Madagascar, Penguins of Madagascar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel "Danny" Jacobs (born July 7, 1968) is an American voice actor, best known as the voice King Julien XIII the ring-tailed lemur on the Nickelodeon television series, The Penguins of Madagascar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Jacobs (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Elizabeth Pan

Elizabeth Pan was born and raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Thousand Oaks, California where she grew up learning to speak both English and Mandarin Chinese at the same time. Elizabeth’s auspicious stage career started in the 5th Grade when she played the posterior end of Nana the Dog in Westlake Elementary’s production of “Peter Pan.”  It could only go up from there. In her junior year at UCLA, Elizabeth attended a production of Miss Saigon at Los Angeles’ premier theater company, Center Theatre Group and signed up for acting lessons the next day.  Elizabeth studied classical theater at the Royal National Theatre in London, the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and The Antaeus Company in Los Angeles.  A few years later, Elizabeth was back at Center Theater Group but this time as a lead actor in the critically acclaimed production of Jessica Hagedorn’s “Dogeaters” at the Kirk Douglas Theater.  She has worked on some of the most prestigious stages in Southern California.  The LA Weekly theatre critic said of her performance in Chay Yew’s adaptation of The Cherry Orchard, “I can not remember anything in theatre as heartbreaking…Pan’s eyes are glistening pieces of obsidian and her wounded silence is unbearable.”  Elizabeth originated the lead role of Chinadoll in Damon Chua’s “Film Chinois” which won the 2007 Ovation Award for Best New Play. Elizabeth currently works extensively in film, television, stage, commercials and voiceovers.  You have seen her in guest star and co-star roles on FOX, NBC, ABC and CBS.  Her voice is on various commercials, television shows, films and video games including “Penguins of Madagascar (Dreamworks)”, “ The Regular Show (The Cartoon Network)”, and “Mr. Robot (USA Network)”.  Elizabeth can be seen on national commercials including Progressive Insurance, HSBC and Canada Dry.  She loves hiking in the mountains around her home in Los Angeles, cooking for other people, especially if vegan food is involved and is plotting world domination through real estate.

Jeff Bennett

Cast · Known for Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Secret of the Wings, The Powerpuff Girls

Jeffrey Glenn "Jeff" Bennett (born October 2, 1962) is an American voice actor, best known as the voice of Johnny Bravo in the series of the same name. When voicing Johnny, he made his voice sound like that of Elvis Presley. He is also famous for voicing Petrie in The Land Before Time series from the second film onward. Bennett also took over for two actors who played different characters in the Star Wars series: as Jango Fett who was originally portrayed by actor Temuera Morrison and as Count Dooku who was originally played by Christopher Lee in Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter. Bennett also played Jango Fett for Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. Bennett has been listed "among the top names in the voice-over field". He is currently the voice of Dorkus in Planet Sheen, the spin-off series of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and Kowalski in The Penguins of Madagascar, the spin-off series of Madagascar (2005 film). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Steve Loter

Director · Known for Kim Possible

Steve Loter is an American director and producer known for his animated work in television. Loter is perhaps best known as the director and producer of Kim Possible, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, American Dragon: Jake Long. Loter also directed the Happy Monster Band, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and Disney's Tarzan series, as well as episodes of The Ren and Stimpy Show , "Duckman", "Stressed Eric" and "Kevin Smith's Clerks The Animated Series". He's recently been credited as a director for The Penguins of Madagascar. He is also creating a web comic called 'Very Bad Koalas' with actor Nicholas Brendon (Buffy The Vampire Slayer).

Nicole Sullivan

Cast · Known for The King of Queens, The Penguins of Madagascar, Kim Possible

Nicole Julianne Sullivan (born April 21, 1970) is an American actress, comedian and voice artist. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons (1995–2001) on the sketch comedy series MADtv and five seasons (2001–2005, 2007) on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens. She has played a recurring character on Scrubs and voices the villainous Shego in Disney's Kim Possible, Drew from Cartoon Network's The Secret Saturdays, and Louise on the ABC Family series Slacker Cats. She had recurring voice roles on Family Guy and voiced "Franny Robinson" in Disney's Meet the Robinsons. From 2008 to 2009, Sullivan starred in the Lifetime TV show Rita Rocks. Currently, she voices Marlene in the TV show The Penguins of Madagascar and stars on the CBS sitcom $h*! My Dad Says as Bonnie Goodson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicole Sullivan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Januel Mercado

Cast · Known for The Croods: A New Age, Forgotten Island

Januel Patricio Mercado (born November 23, 1984) is a Filipino-American feature animation director, storyboard artist, and writer. A San Jose State University graduate, he has been with DreamWorks Animation since 2008. He started as a story artist on Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and contributed to Turbo (2013), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), and Trolls (2016). Mercado made his co-directorial debut on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) alongside Joel Crawford, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.

Fred Stoller

Cast · Known for The Penguins of Madagascar

Frederick 'Fred' Stoller (born March 19, 1958 or 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, writer, and voice artist. He is best known for portraying Gerard on Everybody Loves Raymond. He is also the voice of Stanley in the Open Season franchise, Fred the Squirrel in The Penguins of Madagascar, Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy in WordGirl, and Rusty the monkey wrench on Disney Jr.'s Handy Manny. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tom McGrath

Cast · Known for Penguins of Madagascar, The Penguins of Madagascar, Megamind

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom McGrath (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Nolan North

Cast · Known for Young Justice, President Curtis, Rick and Morty

Nolan North (born October 31, 1970) is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Nathan Drake in the Uncharted video game series, Desmond Miles in the Assassin's Creed video game series, Dr. Edward Richtofen in the Call of Duty Zombies mode, Deadpool in various Marvel Comics media, and the Penguin in the Batman: Arkham franchise. North was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended the University of Connecticut, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. North's first major voice acting role was as Nathan Drake in the 2007 video game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. He has since reprised the role in four sequels, as well as the spin-off game Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. North has also voiced a wide variety of other characters in video games, including Desmond Miles in the Assassin's Creed series, Dr. Edward Richtofen in the Call of Duty Zombies mode, Deadpool in various Marvel Comics media, and the Penguin in the Batman: Arkham franchise. In addition to his voice acting work, North has also appeared in several live-action television shows and films, including The X-Files, CSI: Miami, and The Penguins of Madagascar. North is 6 feet tall.

Gary Trousdale

Director · Known for Beauty and the Beast

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gary A. Trousdale (born June 8, 1960) is an American film director known for directing movies such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He frequently directs films with Kirk Wise. Trousdale planned to become an architect, but decided instead to study animation at CalArts, where he studied for three years. He was hired in 1982 to design storyboards and do other animation. He then went to work designing restaurant menus and t-shirts. Trousdale was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1985 as an effects animator on The Black Cauldron. He gained true prominence in his field with the success of his animated film directorial debut Beauty and the Beast, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and won a LAFCA Award. He later directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1996. In 2001 he directed Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He moved to DreamWorks Animation in 2003, where he worked on projects such as The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, Shrek the Halls and more recently Scared Shrekless. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Trousdale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Christopher Knights

Cast · Editor · Known for Penguins of Madagascar, Shrek, Shrek 2

Christopher Knights is an English voice actor, film editor and camera operator best known for providing the voice of Private the Penguin in Madagascar. He worked on several DreamWorks films Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek 4-D. He started his filming career at Amblimation studios and worked on We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story and Balto. When he joined DreamWorks he did not only start his editing career but his acting career. He worked on Shrek Forever After as Associate Editor and voice of the Three Blind Mice. He worked many times with another English cameraman and voice actor, Simon J. Smith. Description above from the Wikipedia Christopher Knights licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Pierre Coffin

Cast · Known for Minions & Monsters, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Despicable Me

Pierre Coffin, born in 1967, is a French animator and director. He was trained at the Gobelins in Paris and started to work at Amblimation, the 2D London based facility, where he worked on the Steven Spielberg-executive-produced We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. He then started as a freelance animator in the French CGI studio Ex Machina where he worked as animator, animation supervisor, and eventually director. Afterwards, he started to collaborate with Passion Pictures Paris and Mac Guff where in 2010 he completed, with Chris Renaud, the feature CGI animated movie Despicable Me for Universal. He also provided voices for a few of the minor characters. Peter Coffin has created animations named Pings ( animations of penguins being hurt or killed). Description above from the Wikipedia article Pierre Coffin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Abbey DiGregorio

Abbey DiGregorio (née McBride) is an American voice actress who is best known for portraying the voice of Ling-Ling on Drawn Together. She is a member of the sketch comedy group The Mechanicals. also appears in Richard Kelly's film Southland Tales. In the Drawn Together episode "Foxxy and the Gang Bang", Abbey not only provides the voice of Ling-Ling, but also does a live cameo as a white lady getting robbed by the Bill Cosby parody (DeWayne Jessie of Otis Day). Abbey provided a voice of a penguin in Bob Saget's movie Farce of the Penguins. In 2008, she married Drawn Together writer, Craig DiGregorio. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abbey DiGregorio, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rob Rackstraw

Cast · Known for Thomas & Friends

Robert "Rob" Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965 in Sunderland) is a British voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his various voices in the television series Bob the Builder, mainly the scarecrow Spud.  He has an extensive voice over career over 15 years long and is considered to be one of the UK's leading male voice actors. He also played the main villain Pew in The Legends of Treasure Island, and Captain Campion in Watership Down. He also wrote episodes of Avenger Penguins and Fantomcat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Rackstraw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

John Downer

Director · Known for Nature

A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy

Carla Gugino

Cast · Known for Lockbox, Heads of State, Spin City

Carla Gugino (/ɡʊˈdʒiːnoʊ/ guu-JEE-noh; born August 29, 1971) is an American actress. After early roles in the films Troop Beverly Hills (1989), This Boy's Life (1993), Son in Law (1993), and Snake Eyes (1998), Gugino received wider recognition for her starring roles in the Spy Kidstrilogy (2001–2003), Sin City (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), American Gangster (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), Race to Witch Mountain (2009), Sally Jupiter in Watchmen (2009), Sucker Punch (2011), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), San Andreas (2015), Gerald's Game (2017), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024). Gugino also starred in the crime drama series Karen Sisco (2003), the science fiction series Threshold (2005–2006), the crime drama series Jett (2019), and the supernatural horror miniseries The Haunting of Hill House (2018), The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), and The Fall of the House of Usher (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Carla Gugino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.