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James Bobin (b. 1972)

Birthplace:
Hampshire, England, UK

Born:
January 1, 1972

Biography from TheMovieDB

James Bobin is a British film director, writer, and producer. He has worked as a director and writer on The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show, and helped create the characters of Ali G, Borat, and Bruno.  In 2003 and 2004, he directed and co-wrote all of the 12 episodes of Ali G in da USAiii for HBO.  With Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, he co-created Flight of the Conchords, also for HBO. Bobin had previously seen Clement and McKenzie perform and signed on to co-create the show. He has also directed campaigns for Diet Coke and Lloyds TSB. In January 2010 he signed on to direct The Muppets written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller.  Description above from the Wikipedia article James Bobin, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.  

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1999  Ali G, Innit
2000  Ali G, Aiii
2001  Ali G: Bling Bling
2001  The Best of Borat
2001  Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games
2003  Spyz
2011  The Muppets
2014  Muppets Most Wanted
2016  Alice Through the Looking Glass
2019  Dora and the Lost City of Gold
????  Lotería
????  The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne

Screenplay:
1999  Ali G, Innit
2000  Ali G, Aiii
2001  Ali G: Bling Bling
2001  The Best of Borat
2001  Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games
2003  Spyz
2011  The Muppets
2014  Muppets Most Wanted
2016  Alice Through the Looking Glass
2019  Dora and the Lost City of Gold
????  Lotería
????  The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne

Thanks:
1999  Ali G, Innit
2000  Ali G, Aiii
2001  Ali G: Bling Bling
2001  The Best of Borat
2001  Thumb Candy: The History of Computer Games
2003  Spyz
2011  The Muppets
2014  Muppets Most Wanted
2016  Alice Through the Looking Glass
2019  Dora and the Lost City of Gold
2019  The Angry Birds Movie 2
????  Lotería
????  The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne

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TV Production

Creator:
2007  Flight of the Conchords

Director:
1994  MTV Europe Music Awards
1998  Comedy Lab
2000  Da Ali G Show
2007  Flight of the Conchords
2011  Enlightened
2021  The Mysterious Benedict Society
2023  Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Executive Producer:
1994  MTV Europe Music Awards
1998  Comedy Lab
2000  Da Ali G Show
2007  Flight of the Conchords
2011  Enlightened
2021  The Mysterious Benedict Society
2023  Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Writer:
1994  MTV Europe Music Awards
1998  Comedy Lab
2000  Da Ali G Show
2007  Flight of the Conchords
2011  Enlightened
2021  The Mysterious Benedict Society
2023  Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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