Karey Kirkpatrick

Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 14, 1964)

In 2011, Karey and his brother Wayne began working on the musical Something Rotten!. In 2015, they were nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre. Karey was also nominated for Best Book of a Musical along with John O'Farrell. Kirkpatrick, along with brother Wayne, also co-wrote the film's six original songs.

Kirkpatrick also co-wrote the song "Such a Beautiful Day" for the Disney animated film Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe for which he received and Emmy Nomination for "Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool, Children's, or Animated Program".

Kirkpatrick and his Chicken Run co-writer John O'Farrell in 2018 were hired to script a sequel film, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. The film was released on Netflix in 2023.

Filmography

Film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1990 The Rescuers Down Under Credited as "Animation Screenplay" 1996 James and the Giant Peach 1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves 2000 Chicken Run The Little Vampire 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2006 Over the Hedge Co-directed with Tim Johnson Charlotte's Web 2007 Flakes 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles 2009 Imagine That Also music department (producer, writer, performer) 2011 From Up on Poppy Hill US adaptation 2012 The Secret World of Arrietty US adaptation;Also additional voices 2013 The Smurfs 2 2018 Smallfoot Also lyricist 2023 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Television Year Title Notes 1995 Timon and Pumbaa Writer: Episode "Okay Bayou?" 2015 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Queen Latifah/Sam Rockwell/Something Rotten! (Uncredited)

Other credits Year Title Role 2000 The Road to El Dorado Additional dialogue 2004 Laws of Attraction Additional script 2005 Madagascar Creative consultant 2006 Hammy's Boomerang Adventure Short; creative consultant 2015 69th Tony Awards Lyricist: "A Musical" Strange Magic Special thanks 2017 The True Don Quixote Executive producer 71st Tony Awards Lyricist: Opening Number 2018 Early Man Story consultant 2019 The Addams Family Special thanks A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon 2020 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe Songwriter: "Such a Beautiful Day"