Walt Dohrn
Walter Dohrn is an Emmy Award winning American writer, director, animator, musician, and voice actor. He performed the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After (2010), as well as various characters in Shrek the Third (2007). He co-directed the film Trolls (2016) and directed its sequels, and voiced various characters in the franchise. With Conrad Vernon, he is co-directing Shrek 5, set for release in 2027. Dohrn has worked as writer, director, and storyboard director in season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants, and he also worked on 2 episodes from season 3. In 2020, Dohrn signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation. In 2025, Dohrn won the Emmy Award at the 3rd Annual Children’s and Family Emmy Awards for executive producing Orion and the Dark, in the outstanding animated special category.
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