Mike Mitchell

Mike Mitchell
Background Information
Born	October 18, 1970 (age 55) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Director, writer, producer, actor, animator
Years active	1993–present

Mike Mitchell (born October 18, 1970) is an American film director, writer, producer, voice actor and animator.

Filmography

Films

• Antz (1998): additional storyboard artist
• Shrek 2 (2004): additional storyboard artist
• Shrek the Third (2007): additional storyboard artist
• Kung Fu Panda (2008): story and creative consultant
• Monsters vs. Aliens (2009): story artist and voice of Advisor Wedgie
• Shrek Forever After (2010): director and voice of Butter Pants, Tour Guide, Camp Ogre, Ogre Naysayer, Baba Witch, Melty Witch and Witch Guard #2
• Megamind (2010): special thanks and voice of Father In Crowd
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011): special thanks
• Puss in Boots (2011): voice of Andy Beanstalk
• Penguins of Madagascar (2014): voice of Antarctic Penguin
• Home (2015): special thanks
• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016): executive producer and voices of Male Palace Goose and Smart Panda Villager
• Trolls (2016): director and voices of Darius, Vinny The Phone, and Captain Starfunkle
• The Boss Baby (2017): special thanks
• Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017): special thanks
• Abominable (2019): special thanks
• Trolls World Tour (2020): special thanks
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023): executive producer
• Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024): director

TV and shorts

• B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009): voice of Invisible Man
• Trolls Holiday (2017): executive producer and voice of Chad
• Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018): based on characters created by (6 episodes)

DreamWorks Roles

Invisible Man
(B.O.B.'s Big Break)

Butter Pants
(Shrek Forever After)

Gallery

Mitchell on the set with Puss.

External links

• Mike Mitchell on Wikipedia
• Mike Mitchell on IMDb

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Cinema Feature Films: Antz (1998) • The Prince of Egypt (1998) • The Road to El Dorado (2000) • Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) • Shrek (2001) • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) • Shrek 2 (2004) • Shark Tale (2004) • Madagascar (2005) • Over the Hedge (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012) • The Croods (2013) • Turbo (2013) • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) • Home (2015) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) • Trolls (2016) • The Boss Baby (2017) • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) • Trolls World Tour (2020) • The Croods: A New Age (2020) • Spirit Untamed (2021) • The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) • The Bad Guys (2022) • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) • Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) • Trolls Band Together (2023) • Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) • The Wild Robot (2024) • Dog Man (2025) • The Bad Guys 2 (2025) Co-produced films: Chicken Run (2000) • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) • Flushed Away (2006) • How to Train Your Dragon (2025) • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027) • Cocomelon: The Movie (2027) Streaming films: Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021) • Orion and the Dark (2024) • Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate (2024) Upcoming films: Forgotten Island (2026) • Shrek 5 (2027) • Dog Man 2 (2028) • Mice & Mystics (2028) • Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles (2029) • The Wild Robot 2 (2029) Feature films in development: Mice & Mystics (2028) • Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles (2029) • The Wild Robot 2 (2029) Canceled films: Tusker • The Wanderer • Tortoise vs. Hare • Truckers • Me and My Shadow • Monkeys of Mumbai • Rumblewick • B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations • Giants: Forces of Nature • Larrikins • Zodiac • Spooky Jack Television TV Specials: Shrek the Halls (2007) • Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) • Merry Madagascar (2009) • Scared Shrekless (2010) • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) • Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Madly Madagascar (2013) • Trolls Holiday (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) • Trolls: Holiday in Harmony (2021) • The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday (2023) • The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist (2024) Shorts: Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) • Shrek 4-D (2003) • Sinbad and the Cyclops Island (2003) • Far Far Away Idol (2004) • Club Oscar (2005) • The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005) • First Flight (2006) • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) • Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) • B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009) • Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010) • Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010) • The Button of Doom (2011) • Thriller Night (2011) • The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011) • Night of the Living Carrots (2011) • Book of Dragons (2011) • Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Secrets of the Masters (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012) • Almost Home (2014) • Rocky and Bullwinkle (2014) • Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) • Secrets of the Scroll (2016) • Bird Karma (2018) • Bilby (2018) • Marooned (2019) • To: Gerard (2020) • The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis (2025) Shows: Toonsylvania (1998) • Invasion America (1998) • 3-2-1 Penguins! (2000) • Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001–2002) • Father of the Pride (2004–2005) • The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–15) • Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016) • DreamWorks Dragons (2012-2018) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2013-2014) • Turbo FAST (2013–2016) • VeggieTales in the House (2014-2016) • All Hail King Julien (2014-2017) • The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015-2018) • Dinotrux (2015-2018) • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015-2017) • Dawn of the Croods (2015-2017) • Noddy, Toyland Detective (2016-2020) • Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016-2018) • Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh (2016-2018) • Trollhunters (2016-2018) • VeggieTales in the City (2017) • Spirit Riding Free (2017-2020) • Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018-2019) • The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018-2020) • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018-2019) • Harvey Street Kids (2018-2020) • The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018-2020) • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-2020) • Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018-2019) • 3Below (2018-2019) • Where's Waldo? (2019-2020) • Archibald's Next Big Thing (2019-present) • Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-2022) • Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (2019-2021) • Cleopatra in Space (2020-present) • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) • Rhyme Time Town (2020-2021) • Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020-2022) • Wizards (2020) • Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020-2022) • The Mighty Ones (2020-2022) • Doug Unplugs (2020-2022) • Trolls: TrollsTopia (2020-2022) • Gabby's Dollhouse (2021-present) • Go, Dog. Go! (2021-2022) • The Croods: Family Tree (2021-2023) • Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021-2023) • Team Zenko Go (2022) • Pinecone & Pony (2022-2023) • The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022-2023) • Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022-2023) • Abominable and the Invisible City (2022-2023) • Not Quite Narwhal (2023-present) • Dew Drop Diaries (2023-present) • Fright Krewe (2023-present) • Curses! (2023-present) • Megamind Rules! (2024-present) • Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024-present) • Mighty MonsterWheelies (2024-present) • Be@rbrick (2025-present) • The Bad Guys: Breaking In (2025-present) Web series: Too Loud (2017–2019) • Spirit & Friends (2022-2023) Upcoming shows: Felix the Cat (TBA) See also Lists: List of DreamWorks Animation films • List of DreamWorks references in other media • List of Easter Eggs • List of Post-credits Scenes • List of Villains' Defeats • Mistakes found in films Crew: Mike Mitchell • Frank Welker • Grey DeLisle • Walt Dohrn • Fred Tatasciore • Kari Wahlgren • Chris Sanders • David Soren • Tom McGrath • Randy Thom • Conrad Vernon • Kevin Michael Richardson • Jim Cummings • Jeff Bennett • Tara Strong • John DiMaggio • Chris Miller • Phil LaMarr • Guillermo del Toro • Tom Kenny Years: 1998 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 Miscellaneous: Moon Child • Academy Awards • Adult Humor • Deleted Pages • World of DreamWorks Animation