James Bobin worked as a director and writer on Da Ali G Show and helped create the characters of Ali G, Borat, and Bruno.
14 Facts About James Bobin
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James Bobin directed the feature films The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
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James Bobin had previously seen Clement and McKenzie perform and signed on to co-create the show.
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James Bobin wrote and directed a follow-up, Muppets Most Wanted, which was released in 2014.
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James Bobin next directed the sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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James Bobin's most recent film, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, is a live-action adaptation of TV series Dora the Explorer with Isabela Moner as the title character.
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In 2020, it was announced that James Bobin was in talks to direct a remake of Clue.
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James Bobin received his first BAFTA nomination for Best Comedy Series in 2000 for his work on The 11 O'Clock Show.
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James Bobin won an award from the Royal Television Society, as well as a Silver Rose from the Montreux Television Festival.
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James Bobin won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2007.
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James Bobin was nominated for Outstanding Writing and Directing Emmys for Da Ali G Show in 2003, and again in 2005.
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James Bobin himself was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
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James Bobin appeared as himself in one episode of a British documentary series Modern Times.
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James Bobin was one part of a household in search of a flatmate.