Henry Selick

Henry Selick
Selick speaks on a panel during South by Southwest 2009
Born	(1952-11-30) November 30, 1952 (age 72) Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Rutgers University Syracuse University California Institute of the Arts
Occupations	Filmmaker stop motion animator
Years active	1975–present

Charles Henry Selick Jr. (/ˈsɛlɪk/; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his work in stop motion animation and for directing the 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. For Coraline, Selick received an Academy Award nomination for the Best Animated Feature.