Andrew Adamson - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Andrew Adamson net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Director and producer of the Shrek franchise who also directed the first installment of The Chronicles of Narnia series. In this article, we will discover how old is Andrew Adamson? Who is Andrew Adamson dating now & how much money does Andrew Adamson have?

Name	Andrew Adamson
First Name	Andrew
Last Name	Adamson
Occupation	Director
Birthday	December 1
Birth Year	1966
Place of Birth	Auckland
Home Town
Birth Country	New Zealand
Birth Sign	Sagittarius
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Gyulnara Karaeva
Children(s)	Sylvie Adamson, Isabelle Adamson

Andrew Adamson Biography

Andrew Adamson is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on December 1, 1966 in Auckland, New Zealand. He directed Tilda Swinton as the villainous White Witch in the first Chronicles of Narnia film.

Adamson directed Shrek (the first installment in the series), based on the picture book written by William Steig in 1990 , with a moderate budget of US$60 million in 2001. However the film became a worldwide success taking in nearly $500 million in the box office. The film grossed $42,347,760 in the opening week-end. It grossed $267,665,011 in the US and Canada, and foreign totals of $216,744,207 for a worldwide total of $484,409,218. The film featured Hollywood actors Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz.

Adamson wanted to be an architect, but missed a university enrollment deadline because of a car accident. Andrew Adamson was recruited by Pacific Data Images to go to work in the USA. The company opened an office in the California city of Los Angeles. There he served as a technical director in the following movies: Toys (1992), starring Robin Williams, and Angels in the Outfield (1994), starring Danny Glover. Previously. Andrew specialised in ads but preferred the idea of telling a story in longer format. Andrew served as visual effects supervisor in the 1995 film Batman Forever, A Time to Kill (1996), and Batman & Robin (1997).

He had two daughters named Isabelle and Sylvie.

He received the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the British Academy Awards for his work on the first Shrek film.

Andrew Ralph Adamson MNZM (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealander film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, where he directed the Academy Award-winning animated films Shrek and Shrek 2. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for the 2005 production of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He also worked on the movies Batman Forever and Batman & Robin as a visual effects supervisor.

Andrew Adamson Net Worth

Andrew is one of the richest Director from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Adamson's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

His original goal of becoming an architect was derailed after he missed a university enrollment deadline because of a car accident.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Director
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film, in the 2006 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

He returned as director to the next Narnia film: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian which had a worldwide release in May 2008 and grossed over $419 million at the box office. Adamson returned as producer of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader released in Australia on 9 December 2010, and in the United States and UK on 10 December the same year. At the moment though, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media still hold the rights to the series, and they currently retain the option to make The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair in the future. However, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media decided to produce The Magician’s Nephew as the next Narnia film instead of The Silver Chair. But, in October 2011, Douglas Gresham confirmed that Walden Media’s contract with the C. S. Lewis estate had expired, and any production of a future film was on hold indefinitely.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Adamson achieved commercial success and gained worldwide attention when he co-produced, co-wrote and directed The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The film is based on the book by C.S. Lewis of the same name and won various awards, gained critical praise and was a box office success becoming the third highest-grossing film worldwide of 2005 according to Box Office Mojo. The film opened in the US and Canada with totals of higher than $65million and the film ended up with a worldwide gross of $744,783,957 with a budget of $180 million according to Box Office Mojo.

Who is Andrew Adamson Dating?

According to our records, Andrew Adamson married to Gyulnara Karaeva . As of January 13, 2024, Andrew Adamson’s is not dating anyone.

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Experimental hip hop group Death Grips worked with Adamson on their 2018 album Year of the Snitch. He appears on the track “Dilemma,” delivering a spoken word introduction to the song.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Andrew Adamson height 6 feet 0 inches Andrew weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height	6 feet 0 inches
Weight	Not Known
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
Hair Color	Not Available
Feet/Shoe Size	Not Available

The next film in the series Shrek 2 (2004) had a big Hollywood budget of around $150 million and was even a bigger success than the first film taking in more than $900 million worldwide. The film opened at $108,037,878, one of the highest openings ever. In the US and Canada, the film went on to gross $441,226,247 and a foreign total of $478,612,511 for a worldwide total of $919,838,758. The film is currently the ninth top grossing worldwide film ever according to website box office tracker Box Office Mojo.

Top Facts about Andrew Adamson

Andrew Adamson is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter.
He directed the first two Shrek films.
Adamson also directed The Chronicles of Narnia films.
He was born on December 1, 1966 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Adamson attended the University of Auckland and California Institute of the Arts.
His debut feature film was “Chicken Run” (2000).
Adamson has won several awards for his work in film.
He co-founded Strange Weather Films with his wife in 2013.
Adamson currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his family.
His latest project is directing a live-action adaptation of “Curious George”.

Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Andrew Adamson celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

Who is the main director of Shrek?

Shrek

Directed by	Andrew Adamson Vicky Jenson
Written by	Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Joe Stillman Roger S. H. Schulman
Based on	Shrek! by William Steig
Produced by	Aron Warner John H. Williams Jeffrey Katzenberg

Who came up with Shrek 2?

Shrek 2 is a 2004 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon.

Who is the producer of Shrek?

Producers

What directed Andrew Adamson?

Films directed

How old is Shrek?

Conversation. did you know that Shrek is 108 years old in the first Shrek movie, making an 86 year age gap between him and Fiona, who’s supposed to be 22?

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