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Chris Appelhans

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Chris Appelhans is an American illustrator, production designer, and film director born in Idaho.[1] His independent artistic work appears in galleries around the United States.[2][failed verification] He is known for illustrating two children's books, A Greyhound, A Groundhog and Sparky.[3] He won the Children's Choice Book Award in 2015.[4] He is also the writer and director of the 2021 film Wish Dragon.[5][6]

In 2012, he married author Maurene Goo, with whom he resides in Los Angeles.[7][8] Their son was born in 2020.[9][8][10]

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Story artist Other
2006 Monster House No No No Yes Character Designer
Concept Artist
2008 City of Ember No No No Yes Concept Artist
2009 Coraline No No No Yes Illustrator
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox No No No Yes Environment Designer
2009 The Princess and the Frog No No No Yes Visual Development Artist
2011 Puss in Boots No No No Yes Visual Development Artist
2012 Rise of the Guardians No No No Yes Additional Story Material
Character Designer
2016 The Angry Birds Movie No No No Yes Additional Artist
2019 Wonder Park No No Yes No
2021 Wish Dragon Yes Yes No Yes Film debut
Role: Hot Towel Waiter and Nomani Retailer
2025 K-Pop: Demon Hunters Yes No No No

References

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  1. ^ "Sketchtravel TV, Chris Appelhans". www.sketchtravel.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ^ "Chris Appelhans - Art - Nucleus | Art Gallery and Store". www.gallerynucleus.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. ^ "Chris Appelhans | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  4. ^ Strickland, Ashley (5 May 2015). "Meet the Children's Choice Book Award winners". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (2018-04-23). "Jackie Chan, China's BaseFX Making 'Wish Dragon' for Sony Animation". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  6. ^ "Chris Appelhans". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  7. ^ "Dreamy California wedding: Maurene + Chris | Real Weddings | 100 Layer Cake". www.100layercake.com. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  8. ^ a b "Home". Maurenegoo. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  9. ^ "Feel incredibly lucky that my son will grow up with his beautiful books. Rest In Peace". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  10. ^ "My son turned seven months old today". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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Further reading

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A Greyhound, A Groundhog
Sparky!