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==Life and career== Conrad Vernon was born on July 11, 1968,<ref name="Conrad"/> a native of [[Lubbock, Texas]], studied at [[California Institute of the Arts|CalArts]] and worked as a [[storyboard]] artist for animated productions (including [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s ''[[Cool World]]'');<ref name="boxofficepro.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficepro.com/the-addams-family-2019-conrad-vernon-greg-tiernan/|title=A Very Animated Family Reunion: Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan Bring The Addams Family Back to Its Roots|date=October 8, 2019|website=Boxoffice|access-date=October 11, 2019|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011195643/https://www.boxofficepro.com/the-addams-family-2019-conrad-vernon-greg-tiernan/|url-status=live}}</ref> he also directed ''Morto the Magician'' (a four-minute animated film written by [[Steve Martin]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://animatedviews.com/2009/monsters-vs-aliens-conrad-vernon-vs-animated-views/|title=Monsters vs Aliens: Conrad Vernon vs Animated Views! β Animated Views|access-date=2019-10-11|archive-date=2019-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011194643/https://animatedviews.com/2009/monsters-vs-aliens-conrad-vernon-vs-animated-views/|url-status=live}}</ref> Vernon began his career in 1991.<ref name="Madagascar3">{{cite news|title=Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted - Production Information|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/assets/Image/Direct/045136.pdf|access-date=May 29, 2012|newspaper=Festival Cannes|author=DreamWorks Animation|page=17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102211538/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/assets/Image/Direct/045136.pdf|archive-date=January 2, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1996, he joined DreamWorks, where he worked as a storyboard artist on ''[[Antz]]''.<ref name="Madagascar3" /> 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 (Shrek)|Gingerbread Man]], and eventually voiced that character. He also appeared in ''[[Shrek 4-D]]'' and ''[[Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas]]''. In June 2004, he made his feature film directorial debut with the Academy Award-nominated ''[[Shrek 2]]'' alongside [[Andrew Adamson]] and [[Kelly Asbury]].<ref name="Madagascar3" /> He voiced [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Mason and Phil|Mason]] the [[Common chimpanzee|chimpanzee]] for the DreamWorks Animation films ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'', ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]'', ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (for which he is also credited as director) and its [[Spin-off (media)|spin off]] ''[[Penguins of Madagascar]]'' (where he voiced [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#The Penguins|Rico]], one of the penguins) and reprised the voice of Mason in the [[The Penguins of Madagascar|television series]]. In 2009, Vernon and [[Rob Letterman]] co-directed the 3D animated film ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'', which he co-wrote and supplied several voices. Vernon and [[Greg Tiernan]] co-directed the [[adult animation|adult animated]] comedy ''[[Sausage Party]]'' (2016), from a story by [[Seth Rogen]], [[Evan Goldberg]], and [[Jonah Hill]], as well as providing some of the voices. Vernon next co-produced and co-directed, again with Tiernan, an animated version of ''[[The Addams Family (2019 film)|The Addams Family]]'', which was released in October 2019.<ref name="boxofficepro.com" /> He supplied voice roles for both ''Sausage Party'' and ''The Addams Family'', including Lurch in the latter. He was scheduled to return as director alongside Tiernan for ''[[The Addams Family 2]]'', released in October 2021.<ref name="AF" /> In October 2020, it was announced that he would no longer be involved as director, though he ultimately received co-billing with Tiernan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/the-addams-family-2-bill-hader-javon-wanna-walton-join-voice-cast-1234593614/|title='The Addams Family 2': Bill Hader & Javon "Wanna" Walton Join Voice Cast|date=October 8, 2020|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008162155/https://deadline.com/2020/10/the-addams-family-2-bill-hader-javon-wanna-walton-join-voice-cast-1234593614/|archive-date=October 8, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, Vernon was hired to direct an animated feature adaptation of ''The Jetsons'', from a screenplay by [[Matt Lieberman]], which is being made by [[Warner Bros.]], under its [[Warner Bros. Pictures Animation|Warner Animation Group]] banner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/402671-the-jetsons-planned-as-animated-feature|title=The Jetsons Planned as Animated Feature|date=January 23, 2015|website=ComingSoon.net|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=January 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127011007/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/402671-the-jetsons-planned-as-animated-feature|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2017/film/news/anitmated-jetsons-movie-sausage-party-director-1202444840/ Animated 'Jetsons' Movie to Lift Off With 'Sausage Party' Director] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090521/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/anitmated-jetsons-movie-sausage-party-director-1202444840/ |date=2019-03-27 }}, in [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]</ref>
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