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Garth Jennings
Jennings in 2008
Born	Epping, England
Occupation(s)	Director Screenwriter Actor
Years active	1990–present
Employer	Illumination (2007–present)
Spouse	Louise Jennings

Garth Jennings is an English director, screenwriter and actor.

Films he has directed include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow, Sing, and Sing 2. He co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs.

Early life

Jennings was born in Essex, England.

Career

Hammer and Tongs

In 1993, Garth Jennings co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs alongside Dominic Leung and Nick Goldsmith. The production company was primarily responsible for directing and writing music videos. Their music video for Radiohead's song "Lotus Flower" earned Jennings a nomination at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Garth Jennings directed a number of films including the 2005 science fiction comedy film The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, based upon previous works in the media franchise of the same name, created by Douglas Adams. It stars Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Mos Def, Zooey Deschanel and the voices of Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman.

Son of Rambow

Set over a summer during the dawn of Thatcher's Britain, Son of Rambow is a coming of age story about two schoolboys and their attempts to make an amateur film inspired by First Blood. The film premiered on 22 January 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival. It was later shown at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival. The film was also shown at the 51st BFI London Film Festival. Son of Rambow was released in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2008 and opened in limited release in the United States on 2 May 2008.

Sing

In January 2014, it was announced that Garth Jennings would write and direct an animated comedy film for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment. The resulting film, Sing, was released in December 2016. He also provided the voice for Miss Crawly, an elderly iguana employed as an administrative assistant to Buster Moon. A sequel, titled Sing 2, was released on 22 December 2021.

Madame

Garth Jennings directed, wrote and co-produced a short film titled Madame that was released in 2019. This film takes place inside a grand Parisian apartment where lives an elegant elderly lady. And inside this lady lives a monster.

Filmography

Film

Acting credits

Short film

Acting credits

Music video

Awards and nominations

Books

References

1. Hogan, Michael (29 January 2017). "Garth Jennings: 'I was so stressed, awake at 3am thinking: What have I done?'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
2. Jennings, Garth (13 December 2010). "Garth Jennings: Kanye killed my video". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
3. ^ Hubert, Andrea (29 March 2008). "Boys in the mud". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
4. Dee, Johnny (12 March 2011). "Internet picks of the week". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
5. "Son of Rambow". Sundance.org. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
6. "Son of Rambow (2007) – Release dates". IMDb. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
7. "Son of Rambow (2007) – Release dates". IMDb. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
8. "'Despicable Me 3' Set For June 2017 Release; 'Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas' Arrives Five Months Later". Deadline Hollywood. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
9. Idelson, Karen (20 December 2016). "Director Garth Jennings Switches to a New Beat With 'Sing'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
10. Thomas, Sarah (9 December 2016). "Sing writer-director Garth Jennings on the feel-good magic of animals making music". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
11. Richardson, Kalia (15 October 2024). "Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson Return as Singing Animals in 'Sing: Thriller'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
12. "Golden Trailer Awards for 2005 at IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
13. Borys Kit (15 January 2015). "Matthew McConaughey to Star in Illimination Animated Film (EXCLUSIVE)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

External links

• Garth Jennings at IMDb

• Living people
• English male screenwriters
• British comedy film directors
• English film directors
• English television directors
• English screenwriters
• English television writers
• British animated film directors
• English film actors
• English television actors
• English voice actors
• English video game actors
• Illumination (company) people
• 1972 births