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Walt Dohrn
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| Walter Dohrn (1970-12-05) December 5, 1970 |
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| Writer |
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| animator |
| musician |
| actor |
| 1994–present |
| DreamWorks Animation (2002–present) |
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Walter Dohrn (born December 5, 1970) is an American writer, director, animator, musician, and voice actor. He performed the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After (2010), as well as various characters in Shrek the Third (2007). He co-directed the film Trolls (2016) and directed its sequels, and voiced various characters in the franchise. With Conrad Vernon, he is co-directing Shrek 5, set for release in 2027.
Dohrn has worked as writer, director, and storyboard director in season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants, and he also worked on 2 episodes from season 3. In 2020, Dohrn signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo | Layout artist: Creative Capers | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Rumpelstiltskin (deleted scene, delayed) | Story artist/writer: additional dialogue |
| Shark Tale | Additional story artist | ||
| 2005 | Madagascar | ||
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Van Student, Xavier, Principal Pynchley, Nanny Dwarf, Evil Knight, Singing Villain | Story artist/writer: additional screenplay material |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Rumpelstiltskin, Priest, Krekraw | Head of story |
| Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular | Rumpelstiltskin | Writer/directorShort film | |
| 2011 | Thriller Night | Short film | |
| 2012 | Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos | Water Prisoner | |
| Rise of the Guardians | Additional story artist | ||
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Spartacus | Head of story |
| Penguins of Madagascar | Antarctic Penguin | ||
| 2016 | Trolls | Smidge, Fuzzbert, Cloud Guy, Mr. Dinkles, Tunnel Troll, and Wedgie Bergen #2 | Co-director |
| 2017 | The Boss Baby | Photographer | |
| 2017 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | Special thanks | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Smidge, Cloud Guy, King Peppy, Fuzzbert, Metal Mr. Dinkles, Announcer, Country Troll Baby, Country Troll Farmer (voice) | Director |
| Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School | Executive producerShort film | ||
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | Time Out Kid (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Bad Guys | Scientist (voice) | |
| 2023 | Trolls Band Together | Cloud Guy, King Peppy, Interdimensional Hustle Traveler, Smidge (voice) | Director |
| 2024 | Orion and the Dark | Stray Cat / Insomnia Guy 2 (voice) | Executive Producer |
| 2027 | Shrek 5 | Director |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | Character designer | |
| 2000–02 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Writer/director/storyboard director (Season 2) | |
| 2001 | A Kitty Bobo Show | Animation layout | |
| 2001–03 | Dexter's Laboratory | Story/writer/storyboard artist | |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Writer/storyboard artist | |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Link Kid | TV special |
| 2010 | Scared Shrekless | Special thanksTV special | |
| 2014 | King Star King | Storyboard supervisor | |
| 2017 | Trolls Holiday | Cloud Guy/Smidge/Spider | Voice actorExecutive producerTV special |
| 2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Cloud Guy, Fuzzbert | Voice actor |
| 2020 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Cloud Guy | Voice actor |
| JJ Villard's Fairy Tales | Storyboard supervisor | ||
| 2021 | Trolls Holiday in Harmony | Cloud Guy/Mr. Dinkles | Voice actorExecutive producerTV special |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | Director/art director/animation director |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Rumpelstiltskin (voice) |
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