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Januel Mercado
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn November 23, 1984 (41 years)
Januel Patricio Mercado (born November 23, 1984) is a Filipino-American feature animation director, storyboard artist, and writer. A San Jose State University graduate, he has been with DreamWorks Animation since 2008. He started as a story artist on Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) and contributed to Turbo (2013), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), and Trolls (2016). Mercado made his co-directorial debut on Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) alongside Joel Crawford, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA.
Filmography
| 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish · as Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice) |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age · as Shaman Monkey (voice) |
| 2009 | Bye-Bye Bin Laden · as Gilligan Impersonator |