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Mike Thurmeier is a Director, Co-Director and Supervising Animator Canadien born on 1 january 1965

Mike Thurmeier

Mike Thurmeier
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Birth name Michael Thurmeier
Nationality Canada
Birth 1 january 1965 (59 years)

Michael "Mike" Thurmeier is a Canadian-American animator and director at Blue Sky Studios. He is most famous for co-directing Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Thurmeier was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and went to Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School. Although he liked to draw, he wanted to become a lawyer, but he changed his mind when Aladdin came out in the last year of high school.

After he joined Blue Sky Studios, he served as an animator for Fight Club and The Sopranos. He later served as a supervising animator for Ice Age, Robots, and Ice Age: The Meltdown.

His first directing job was in 2006 when he co-directed a short animated film, No Time for Nuts, starring Scrat. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) was his feature directing debut, followed in 2012 by Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Best films

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
(Director)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
(Director)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
(Supervising Animator)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
(Director)
Ice Age (2002)
(Additional Writing)
Robots (2005)
(Supervising Animator)

Usually with

Chris Wedge
Chris Wedge
(7 films)
Ray Romano
Ray Romano
(5 films)
John Powell
John Powell
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Mike Thurmeier (7 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
2016Ice Age: Collision CourseDirector
2012Ice Age: Continental DriftDirector
2009Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursDirector, Co-Director
2006Ice Age: The MeltdownSupervising Animator
2006No Time for NutsDirector
2005RobotsSupervising Animator
2002Ice AgeAdditional Writing