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![]() Selick speaks on a panel during South by Southwest 2009. | |
Born | Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. | November 30, 1952
Education | Rutgers University Syracuse University California Institute of the Arts |
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Years active | 1975–present |
Charles Henry Selick Jr. (/ˈsɛlɪk/; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator, best known for directing the stop-motion animated films The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Monkeybone (2001), Coraline (2009), and Wendell & Wild (2022). Selick is also known for his collaborations with the late voice actor and artist Joe Ranft.