Full Name Anthony Leondis Name Tony Leondis | Role Film director | |
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Born March 24, 1972 (age 52) ( 1972-03-24 ) New York City, United States Occupation Director, writer, story artist, voice actor Notable work Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, Igor Movies Igor, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Ha, BOO: Bureau of Otherworl, Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of, Kronk's New Groove Similar People Chris McKenna, Chris Sanders, Alexa Junge, Saul Andrew Blinkoff, Paul Vogt | ||
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Anthony "Tony" Leondis (born March 24, 1967) is an Greek American film director, writer and voice actor, known for directing the animated films, Igor and The Emoji Movie.
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Career
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.
Since 2009, he was directing at DreamWorks Animation an animated feature film about ghosts, titled B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations The film, which was based on his original idea, was scheduled to be released in 2015, but by late 2014, it was pulled from DWA's schedule and went back into restructuring.
In 2017, Leondis directed and co-wrote Sony Pictures Animation's animated film The Emoji Movie, about emojis. Leondis pitched the film to the studio, and co-wrote it with Eric Siegel. The film was released to critical panning.
Personal life
Leondis is openly gay.