Yarrow Cheney

Yarrow Cheney is an American production designer, visual effects artist, director and animator. 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 Entertainment's The Secret Life of Pets with Chris Renaud, that received critical acclaim and became the sixth highest grossing-film of 2016.

Animation

• 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
• 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

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2018)
• The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
• Puppy (2013): Short, also writer
• The Very First Noel (2006): Video Short, also editor, art director and producer

Production designer

• Despicable Me 2 (2013)
• The Lorax (2012)
• Despicable Me (2010)
• The Very First Noel (2006): Video short
• Curious George (2006)
• The ChubbChubbs! (2002): Short

• 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 withEric Guillon and Colin Stimpson)
• 2011: Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Despicable Me (nom)
• 1999: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design - Dilbert (shared with Carrie Cheney)

• Patten, Dominic (February 1, 2014). "41st Annual Annie Awards Live Blog: 'Frozen' Wins Best Animated Feature". Deadline. Retrieved February 2, 2014. 
• Tapley, Kristopher (December 3, 2012). "'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees". Hitfix. Retrieved January 31, 2014. 
• Finke, Nikki (February 15, 2011). "38th Annual Annie Animation Awards: DWA's 'How To Train Your Dragon' Wins (After Disney Boycotts)". Deadline. Retrieved January 31, 2014. 
• "Dilbert". The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2014.