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Conrad Vernon IV (born July 11, 1968) is an American director, writer, and voice actor, best known for his work on the DreamWorks animated film series Shrek as well as other films such as Monsters vs. Aliens. Vernon, a native of Lubbock, Texas, studied at CalArts and worked as a storyboard artist on Ralph Bakshi's Cool World, 2 Stupid Dogs, Rocko's Modern Life, Nightmare Ned, Morto the Magician, and Shrek; additionally, he directed Shrek 2. He also worked in the same capacity on Antz. After Antz proved a success as the first animated feature film to be produced by DreamWorks Animation,... MORE

Conrad Vernon IV (born July 11, 1968) is an American director, writer, and voice actor, best known for his work on the DreamWorks animated film series Shrek as well as other films such as Monsters vs. Aliens. Vernon, a native of Lubbock, Texas, studied at CalArts and worked as a storyboard artist on Ralph Bakshi's Cool World, 2 Stupid Dogs, Rocko's Modern Life, Nightmare Ned, Morto the Magician, and Shrek; additionally, he directed Shrek 2. He also worked in the same capacity on Antz. After Antz proved a success as the first animated feature film to be produced by DreamWorks Animation, Vernon signed on as a writer for Shrek, where he was responsible for the Gingerbread Man, and eventually voiced that character. He also appeared in Shrek 4-D and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. He voiced Mason the chimpanzee for the DreamWorks Animation films Madagascar and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and its television series (with Streetcorner Santa #3 in The All Nighter Before Christmas). Additionally, he provided the voice for Insectosaurus and directed the 3D animated film, Monsters vs. Aliens. Vernon will also be the producer of the upcoming The Annoying Orange TV series. LESS