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Wilbert Plijnaar

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  • Animation Department
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Wilbert Plijnaar was born on 12 February 1954 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer, known for The Princess and the Frog (2009), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Despicable Me (2010).
BornFebruary 12, 1954
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    John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos, Terrence Howard, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Anika Noni Rose, Michael-Leon Wooley, Paul Briggs, Jennifer Cody, and Don Hall in The Princess and the Frog (2009)
    The Princess and the Frog
    7.2
    Movie
    • Art Department(uncredited)
    • 2009
    Osmosis Jones (2001)
    Osmosis Jones
    6.3
    Movie
    • Art Department(as Wilbert Plynaar)
    • 2001
    Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)
    Despicable Me
    7.6
    Movie
    • Art Department(as Wilbert Plinjaar)
    • 2010
    Patrick Stewart, Debi Derryberry, Jeffrey Garcia, Carolyn Lawrence, Candi Milo, and Rob Paulsen in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
    Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    6.1
    Movie
    • Art Department
    • 2001

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    Art Department

    • Kunststuk: Piece of Art (2021)
      Kunststuk: Piece of Art
      5.8
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • INKT (2020)
      INKT
      7.2
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Danny Elfman, Angela Lansbury, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Michael Beattie, Doug Burch, Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Yarrow Cheney, Townsend Coleman, John DeMita, Bill Farmer, Dr. Seuss, Jess Harnell, Barbara Harris, Janet Healy, Rashida Jones, John Kassir, Danny Mann, Jeremy Maxwell, Christopher Meledandri, Scott Mosier, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Tommy Swerdlow, Joel Swetow, Kenan Thompson, Jim Ward, Aaron Fors, Tristan O'Hare, Tucker Chandler, Dashiell Priestley, Kresimir Mikic, Benedict Cumberbatch, Pharrell Williams, Brian T. Delaney, Regina Taufen, Pierre Coffin, Michael LeSieur, Abby Craden, Willow Geer, Chris Cartagena, Alex Puccinelli, Evan Kishiyama, Carter Hastings, Pentatonix, Sam Lavagnino, Scarlett Estevez, Georgia Toffolo, Ramone Hamilton, Cameron Seely, Meilee Condron, and Emma Elizabeth Shannon in The Grinch (2018)
      The Grinch
      6.4
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
      The Secret Life of Pets
      6.5
      • storyboard artist (as Willem Plijnaar)
      • 2016
    • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
      Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
      7.6
      Video
      • art coordinator (segment "How to Hook up Your Home Theater", uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Pierre Coffin in Minions (2015)
      Minions
      6.4
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Reynolds, Maya Rudolph, Mike Bell, and Ben Schwartz in Turbo (2013)
      Turbo
      6.4
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Danny DeVito, Walt Dohrn, and Rob Riggle in The Lorax (2012)
      The Lorax
      6.4
      • storyboard artist
      • 2012
    • Matt Lucas in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
      Gnomeo & Juliet
      5.9
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)
      Despicable Me
      7.6
      • additional storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist (as Wilbert Plinjaar)
      • 2010
    • Jay Baruchel and Randy Thom in How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
      How to Train Your Dragon
      8.1
      • concept artist
      • 2010
    • John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos, Terrence Howard, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Anika Noni Rose, Michael-Leon Wooley, Paul Briggs, Jennifer Cody, and Don Hall in The Princess and the Frog (2009)
      The Princess and the Frog
      7.2
      • storyboard artist
      • visual development artist (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Justin Long and Freddie Benedict in Planet 51 (2009)
      Planet 51
      6.0
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
      Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
      6.9
      • additional story artist
      • 2009
    • Jim Carrey and Steve Carell in Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
      Horton Hears a Who!
      6.8
      • additional story artist
      • 2008

    Writer

    • Kunststuk: Piece of Art (2021)
      Kunststuk: Piece of Art
      5.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • INKT (2020)
      INKT
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • The Ballad of Nessie (2011)
      The Ballad of Nessie
      6.9
      Short
      • story
      • 2011
    • How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007)
      How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
      7.2
      Short
      • story
      • 2007

    Animation Department

    • Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 2 (2013)
      Despicable Me 2
      7.3
      • story artist
      • 2013
    • John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos, Terrence Howard, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Anika Noni Rose, Michael-Leon Wooley, Paul Briggs, Jennifer Cody, and Don Hall in The Princess and the Frog (2009)
      The Princess and the Frog
      7.2
      • story artist
      • 2009

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Willem Plijnaar
    • Born
      • February 12, 1954
      • Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    • Other works
      Sjors and Sjimmie ( 56 books) Claire (17 books)

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      He played a German officer as an extra in Richard Attenborough's A Bridge Too Far.

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