Pierre Perifel
Birthdate: January 1, 1970 (56 Years Old)
Birthplace: N/A
A rising talent at DreamWorks Animation, Pierre Perifel is a French born and trained animation director, and helmer of DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys (2022), starring the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein and Lilly Singh, and grossing a solid $250.4 million (against $80 million costs) for Universal Pictures.
Perifel was director of DreamWorks Animation Studios’ sequel, The Bad Guys 2 (2025), co-directed by JP Sans, reuniting the original voice cast with new voice actors Danielle Brooks, Maria Bakalova, and Natasha Lyonne as an all-woman criminal squad, and released wide by Universal Pictures.
Perifel rose through the ranks of DreamWorks Animation, serving as animator on Kung Fu Panda (2008), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), The Illusionist (2010), Shrek Forever After (2010), and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011). Perifel was elevated to supervising animator on the epic Rise of the Guardians (2012), then head of character animation on short films produced by DreamWorks Animation.
Before landing his first feature directing assignment on The Bad Guys, Perifel won Best Short for Bilby (2018) at the largest North American shorts film festival, Palm Springs ShortFest.
Personal life
Pierre Perifel was born in the central France city of Lyon and attended the animation school L’École Émile Cohl before being accepted to the prestigious Gobelins animation school. He currently lives in Burbank, California.
Pierre Perifel Movies
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The Bad Guys
To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.
Facts About Pierre Perifel
Career move: Offered a coveted spot on the DreamWorks Animation team in 2005, Perifel turned it down since the studio was working only in 3D animation.
