Simon James Smith (born 16 September 1968) is a British animator, film director, and voice actor. He is best known for his work at DreamWorks Animation. Smith came to PDI/DreamWorks in 1997 as head of layout for the company's feature film division. A CG animation veteran with nearly 35 years of experience, Smith supervised the layout department on PDI/DreamWorks' first animated feature
Antz, serving as the Head of Layout in
Shrek. He then directed the Universal Studios Theatre experience
Shrek 4-D, followed by the short
Far Far Away Idol. His first feature film as a director was in 2007, with
Bee Movie. He then directed another DVD short,
Megamind: The Button of Doom, before co-directing, with Eric Darnell, the comedy/spy action spin-off from the Madagascar series,
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