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Peter Lord
Born November 4, 1953 in Bristol, England, UK20 films
Peter Duncan Fraser Lord CBE (born 4 November 1953) is an English animator, director, producer and co-founder of the Academy Award-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its clay-animated films and shorts, particularly those featuring plasticine duo Wallace and Gromit. He also directed Chicken Run along with Nick Park from DreamWorks Animation, and The Pirates! Band of Misfits from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation which was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 85th Academy Awards.
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Lord is the producer/executive producer of every Aardman work, including Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas and Flushed Away.
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First watchChicken Run20006.9The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
20 films as director- 2012So You Want To Be A Pirate!Director
- 2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!Director
- 2000Chicken RunDirector
- 1999Les chefs-d’œuvre du Studio AardmanDirector
- 1996Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman AnimationDirector
- 1996Wat's PigDirector
- 1993Re-CycleDirector
- 1992AdamDirector
- 1990Going EquippedDirector
- 1989War StoryDirector
- 1986BabylonDirector
- 1983Early BirdDirector
- 1983Late EditionDirector
- 1983Palmy DaysDirector
- 1983On ProbationDirector
- 1983Sales PitchDirector
- 1979Down and OutDirector
- 1978Confessions of a Foyer GirlDirector
- 1975GleebeesDirector
- 1972AardmanDirector