1. Karey Kirkpatrick was born on December 14,1964 and is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer.
16 Facts About Karey Kirkpatrick
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Karey Kirkpatrick's films include Chicken Run, The Rescuers Down Under, James and the Giant Peach, Over the Hedge, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Charlotte's Web, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Karey Kirkpatrick has directed the films, Over the Hedge, Imagine That starring Eddie Murphy and Smallfoot.
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Karey Kirkpatrick attended the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California, graduating in 1988.
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Karey Kirkpatrick began his career as a staff writer at Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he worked for more than three years.
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Karey Kirkpatrick went to become a freelance screenwriter, and his early writing credits include Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, James and the Giant Peach, and The Little Vampire.
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In 1997, Karey Kirkpatrick wrote the screenplay for Aardman's Chicken Run from a story by Peter Lord and Nick Park.
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Karey Kirkpatrick wrote the screenplay adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment.
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Karey Kirkpatrick had a longstanding relationship with DreamWorks Animation, where he has contributed as a writer or story consultant on The Road to El Dorado and Madagascar.
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In May 2006, DreamWorks Animation released Over the Hedge, for which Karey Kirkpatrick co-wrote the screenplay and made his directorial debut, sharing directing credits with Tim Johnson.
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Karey Kirkpatrick produced and co-wrote, with partner Chris Poche, the comedy Flakes.
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Karey Kirkpatrick directed the Eddie Murphy dramedy Imagine That for Paramount Pictures.
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Karey Kirkpatrick wrote the English-language screenplay for the US releases of the Japanese animated films The Secret World of Arrietty in 2012 and From Up on Poppy Hill in 2013, both of which were produced by Studio Ghibli.
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Karey Kirkpatrick was nominated for Best Book of a Musical along with John O'Farrell.
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Karey Kirkpatrick wrote and directed the animated musical comedy Smallfoot, which was produced by the Warner Animation Group and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks.
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Karey Kirkpatrick co-wrote the song "Such A Beautiful Day" for the Disney animated film Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe for which he received and Emmy Nomination for "Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool, Children's, or Animated Program".