About Garth Jennings
Born 1972. Garth Jennings is a British actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film screenwriter and writer.
Garth Jennings is an English director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed the feature films The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Son of Rambow (2007), the animated film Sing (2016) and its sequel Sing 2 (2021). He co-founded the production company Hammer & Tongs with his collaborator Nick Goldsmith.
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, 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.
Jennings directed the 2026 documentary & concert film Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?.
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Who is Garth Jennings?
English filmmaker
When was Garth Jennings born?
Garth Jennings was born on 9 July 1972 in London.
What is Garth Jennings's occupation?
Garth Jennings is an actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film screenwriter and writer.
What nationality is Garth Jennings?
Garth Jennings is British.
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