Tom McGrath
Biography
Thomas "Tom" McGrath (born August 7, 1965) is an American voice actor and animator who co-directed (with Eric Darnell) the 2005 feature Madagascar and its sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in 2008. He has also worked as a voice actor on other DreamWorks animated features like Flushed Away in 2006 and Shrek the Third in 2007. He also stepped in on Flushed Away to help make improvements prior to its release.
McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on Ralph Bakshi's film Cool World (starring Brad Pitt), storyboard artist and director for the popular series The Ren and Stimpy Show, animator on the Joe Pytka-directed Space Jam (starring Michael Jordan), and storyboard artist on the live-action film Cats & Dogs and worked as storyboard artist and concept artist/prop and set designer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (directed by Ron Howard).
McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director and co-writer of Madagascar where he also created the memorable squad of penguin characters and voiced their leader, Skipper. He also reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He worked on The Penguins of Madagascar, a Madagascar spin-off TV series, as the voice of Skipper, and directed the DreamWorks animated feature Megamind (starring Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and David Cross), released in November 2010.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Alec Baldwin 4
- Andy Richter 4
- Ben Stiller 4
- Cedric the Entertainer 3
- Chris Rock 3
- David Schwimmer 3
- Jada Pinkett Smith 3
- James McGrath 3
Awards and nominations
- 2018 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Nominated
The career in numbers
- US$ 707 mi Total budget from 6 film(s) with data
- US$ 2.9 bi Total box office from 6 film(s) with data
- US$ 118 mi Average budget from 6 film(s) with data
- US$ 482 mi Average box office from 6 film(s) with data
- 6.8 Average rating from 6 film(s) with data
- 4.1× Return on investment from 6 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Boss Baby: Family Business
|
2021 | US$ 82 mi | US$ 147 mi | 7.3 |
The Boss Baby
|
2017 | US$ 125 mi | US$ 528 mi | 6.5 |
The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time
|
2017 | — | — | 6.1 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
|
2012 | US$ 145 mi | US$ 747 mi | 6.6 |
Megamind
|
2010 | US$ 130 mi | US$ 322 mi | 7.0 |
The Penguins of Madagascar: Happy King Julien Day
|
2010 | — | — | 6.6 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
|
2008 | US$ 150 mi | US$ 604 mi | 6.5 |
Madagascar
|
2005 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 542 mi | 6.9 |
The Louie N' Louie Show
|
1995 | — | — | — |
