Simon J. Smith

Simon James Smith (born 16 September 1968) is a British animator, film director, and voice actor. He is best known for his work at DreamWorks Animation. Smith came to PDI/DreamWorks in 1997 as head of layout for the company's feature film division. A CG animation veteran with nearly 35 years of experience, Smith supervised the layout department on PDI/DreamWorks' first animated feature ''Antz'' (1998), serving as the head of layout in ''Shrek'' (2001). He then directed the Universal Studios Theatre experience ''Shrek 4-D'', followed by the short ''Far Far Away Idol''. His first feature film as a director was in 2007, with ''Bee Movie''. He then directed another DVD short, ''Megamind: The Button of Doom'', before co-directing, with Eric Darnell, the comedy/spy action spin-off from the ''Madagascar'' series, ''Penguins of Madagascar'', the mini series ''Baymax Dreams'' for Disney, and is executive producer on ''Batwheels'' for Warner Bros. Provided by Wikipedia