Tony Leondis
| Tony Leondis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Leondis March 24, 1972 New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Director, writer, story artist, voice actor |
| Notable work | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Igor |
Anthony "Tony" Leondis (born March 24, 1972) is an American film director, writer and voice actor of animation.
Leondis started his career as a story artist working on films such as The Prince of Egypt and The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. He later joined DisneyToon Studios, where he co-wrote the script for Kronk's New Groove. Leondis made his directorial debut on Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch in 2005. In 2008, he directed his first theatrical animated film, Igor, for Exodus Film Group.[1]
Since 2009, he was directing at DreamWorks Animation an animated feature film about ghosts, titled B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations [2] The film, which was based on his original idea,[3] was scheduled to be released in 2015,[4] but by late 2014, it was pulled from DWA's schedule and went back into restructuring.[5][6]
In July 2015, it was reported that Leondis sold to Sony Pictures Animation a pitch for an animated film The Emoji Movie about emoji.[7] Leondis, who will co-write the film with Eric Siegel, is also set to direct it.[7]
Filmography
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (additional character designer)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998) (story artist)
- The Road to El Dorado (2000) (additional storyboard artist)
- Home on the Range (2004) (story artist)
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (director, screenplay)
- Kronk's New Groove (2005) (story)
- Igor (2008) (director, additional screenplay, voice of Killisuem Fan)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) (director, voice of Croc)
- The Emoji Movie (2017) (director, screenplay)
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