What is Conrad Vernon?
{{Infobox person | name = Conrad Vernon | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|7|11}} | birth_place = Lubbock, Texas, [[United States|USA]] | occupation = Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Voice Actor, Comedian | years_active = 1991-present | notable_works = ''[[Shrek]]''<br />''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''<br />''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]''<br />''[[Maggie and the Ferocious Beast|The Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Movie]]''<br />''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]''<br />''[[The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange]]'' }} '''Conrad Vernon''' (born July 11, 1968) is an [[Americans|American]] [[movie director]], [[screenwriter]], [[movie producer|producer]], [[voice actor]] and [[comedian]]. He is best known for his work in [[DreamWorks]] and Blue Sky Animation [[Animation|animated]] [[movie]]s. These include ''[[Shrek 2]]'', ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' and especially ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]''. ==Life and career== Vernon was born and raised in [[Lubbock, Texas]]. He studied at CalArts. Vernon worked as a storyboard artist in [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s ''Cool World'', ''2 Stupid Dogs'', ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', ''Nightmare Ted'' and ''Morto the Magician''. Vernon joined [[DreamWorks]] in 1996 and worked as a storyboard artist again in ''[[Antz]]''. After the success of ''Antz'', he became one of the writers for ''[[Shrek]]'', where he also made the voice of Gingerbread Man. He also appeared in ''Shrek 4-D'' and ''Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas''. Conrad also worked in ''[[Shrek 2]]'', which was his first work as a director. The movie was nominated for an [[Academy Award]]. Later, he created the voice of Mason the chimpanzee in the popular DreamWorks movies ''[[Madagascar]]'', ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]'', ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' and the [[Maggie and the Ferocious Beast|The Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Movie]]. He also co-directed the third ''Madagascar'' movi