Chris Appelhans

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Chris Appelhans is an American illustrator, production designer, and film director born in Idaho. [1] His independent artistic work appears in galleries around the United States. [2] [ failed verification ] He is known for illustrating two children's books, A Greyhound, A Groundhog and Sparky. [3] He won the Children's Choice Book Award in 2015. [4] He is also the writer and director of the 2021 film Wish Dragon . [5] [6]

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In 2012, he married author Maurene Goo, with whom he resides in Los Angeles. [7] [8] Their son was born in 2020. [9] [8] [10]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
Director Writer Story artist Other
2006 Monster House NoNoNoYesCharacter Designer
Concept Artist
2008 City of Ember NoNoNoYesConcept Artist
2009 Coraline NoNoNoYesIllustrator
2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox NoNoNoYesEnvironment Designer
2009 The Princess and the Frog NoNoNoYesVisual Development Artist
2011 Puss in Boots NoNoNoYesVisual Development Artist
2012 Rise of the Guardians NoNoNoYesAdditional Story Material
Character Designer
2016 The Angry Birds Movie NoNoNoYesAdditional Artist
2019 Wonder Park NoNoYesNo
2021 Wish Dragon YesYesNoYesFilm debut
Role: Hot Towel Waiter and Nomani Retailer
2025K-Pop: Demon HuntersYesNoNoNo

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References

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  2. "Chris Appelhans - Art - Nucleus | Art Gallery and Store". www.gallerynucleus.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  3. "Chris Appelhans | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  4. Strickland, Ashley (5 May 2015). "Meet the Children's Choice Book Award winners". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. Frater, Patrick (2018-04-23). "Jackie Chan, China's BaseFX Making 'Wish Dragon' for Sony Animation". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  6. "Chris Appelhans". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  7. "Dreamy California wedding: Maurene + Chris | Real Weddings | 100 Layer Cake". www.100layercake.com. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  8. 1 2 "Home". Maurenegoo. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  9. "Feel incredibly lucky that my son will grow up with his beautiful books. Rest In Peace". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  10. "My son turned seven months old today". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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Further reading

A Greyhound, A Groundhog
Sparky!