Chris Jenkins (film producer)

Chris Jenkins
Born	1960/1961 (age 56–57) Ton Pentre, Rhondda Valley, United Kingdom
Education	BA Degree in scientific illustration
Alma mater	Middlesex University
Occupation	Effects animator, film producer
Years active	1990 - present
Employer	DreamWorks Animation

Christopher "Chris" Jenkins (born 1960/1961) is a British effects animator and animation producer who is known for creating the 2007 feature, Surf's Up.

Jenkins was born and raised in Ton Pentre,Rhondda Valley in South Wales. He attended the Ton Pentre Junior School and later went to the Upper Rhondda Comprehensive School. He attended Middlesex University in England from 1982 to 1987, where he has a BA Degree in scientific illustration.

Jenkins started his career in 1987 as an effects animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He spent most of his professional life at Walt Disney Pictures where he served as artistic coordinator on Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Before that, Jenkins was visual effects supervisor on The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also was an effects animator on Hercules, The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Jenkins left Disney to work at Sony Pictures Imageworks, where he conceived the idea for Surf's Up. Jenkins had been attached to direct Hotel Transylvania before leaving the company.

He worked at Blue Sky Studios in Greenwich, Connecticut, for one year during the development of Rio.

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