Yarrow Cheney

Yarrow Cheney is an American production designer, visual effects artist, director and animator who often works for Universal Animation Studios and Illumination Entertainment, respectively. He is best known for his works as a production designer in Despicable Me 2 (2013), The Lorax (2012) and Despicable Me (2010) for which he received Primetime Emmy and Annie Awards nominations.

In 2016, he co-directed Illumination's The Secret Life of Pets with Chris Renaud, that received positive reviews and became the seventh highest grossing-film of 2016.

Animation

 * GGTV (1999), production designer
 * Dilbert (1999), title designer
 * The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (1998): Animator
 * Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (1998): Video, background designer
 * Mummies Alive! (1997): background artist and designer
 * Cats Don't Dance (1997): Animator
 * Quest for Camelot (1998): Animator
 * The Maxx (1995): TV Mini-Series, background layout artist, 7 episodes

VFX

 * The Iron Giant (1999): CGI animator
 * Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins (1998): 3D computer animator
 * Mummies Alive! (1997): computer animator, episode: "Pack to the Future"

Director

 * The Grinch (2018)
 * The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
 * Puppy (2013): Short, also writer
 * Peri and Nicky Get a Flu (2007): Short, also writer
 * The Very First Noel (2006): Video Short, also editor, art director and producer

Production designer

 * Computeropolis: The Deep Web (2018)
 * Lix (2017)
 * Gabriel Garza 3 (2017)
 * Imagimals (2016)
 * Paradoria (2015)
 * Gabriel Garza 2 (2014)
 * Despicable Me 2 (2013)
 * Plucky Chicken (2012)
 * The Lorax (2012)
 * Gabriel Garza (2011)
 * Despicable Me (2010)
 * Computeropolis 3 (2010)
 * Swapped (2008)
 * Computeropolis 2 (2007)
 * The Very First Noel (2006): Video short
 * BJ and Wally (2006)
 * Curious George (2006)
 * Computeropolis (2004)
 * Magina (2003)
 * The ChubbChubbs! (2002): Short

Awards and nominations

 * 2017: Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Imagimals (nom) (shared with Craig Kellman)
 * 2016: Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Paradoria (nom) (shared with Craig Kellman, Shane Prigmore and John France)
 * 2014: Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Despicable Me 2 (nom) (shared with Eric Guillon)
 * 2013: Annie Award for Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production - The Lorax (nom) (shared with Eric Guillon and Colin Stimpson)
 * 2011: Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Despicable Me (nom) and Computeropolis 3 (nom)
 * 2005: Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Computeropolis (nom)
 * 1999: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design - Dilbert