Ryan Crego

Producer, Writer, Director

Birthdate: Oct 27, 1984

Ryan Crego has been a show creator and director based at DreamWorks Animation from 2013 to 2017, and then from 2022 to the present, as well as a story artist and voice actor on DreamWorks’ animated features Shrek Forever After (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Rise of the Guardians (2012), The Lorax (2012), Turbo (2013), and Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014).

Crego made his feature debut as director/co-writer of the musical fantasy big-screen version of the Netflix series, Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie (2025), co-written by Melanie Wilson LaBracio and Adam Wilson, with Laila Lockhart Kraner, Thomas Lennon, Jason Mantzoukas, Ego Nwodim, Kyle Mooney, Melissa Villasenor, Fortune Feimster, Gloria Estefan and Kristen Wiig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and released wide by Universal Pictures.

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Ryan Crego was born and raised by his parents in Northern California. Crego attended and graduated in 2002 from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Film and Video Studies. Crego is married and has a daughter. Crego’s height is 5’ 3”.

Known For

Arlo the Alligator Boy

(2021)

Puss in Boots

(2011)

Kung Fu Panda 2

(2011)

Turbo

(2013)

Ryan Crego Movies

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2025 |
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
2025
G
1h 38m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
6.2
Gabby and Grandma Gigi's road trip takes an unexpected turn when Gabby's prized dollhouse ends up with eccentric cat lady Vera. Gabby embarks on a adventure to reunite the Gabby Cats and retrieve her beloved dollhouse before it's too late.

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2013 |
Turbo
Turbo
2013
PG
1h 36m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
6.4
A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500.
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asVIP
2012 |
Rise of the Guardians
Rise of the Guardians
2012
PG
1h 37m
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
7.2
When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.
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asBurgess Dog Walker
2011 |
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
2011
PG
1h 30m
Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
6.6
An outlaw cat, his childhood egg-friend, and a seductive thief kitty set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name, restore his lost honor, and regain the trust of his mother and town.
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asLuis