Conrad Vernon (born July 11, 1968, in Lubbock, Texas ) is an American director, writer, and voice actor, best known for his work on Shrek, Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third for Gingerbread Man (Shrek). He also voiced Shrimpy from Shark Tale.
Vernon studied at Cal Arts, and worked as a storyboard artist on Ralph Bakshi's Cool World, 2 Stupid Dogs, and Rocko's Modern Life, Morto the Magician, and Shrek; additionally, he directed Shrek 2.
He also worked in the same capacity on Antz. After Antz proved a success as the first animated feature film to be produced by DreamWorks, Vernon signed on as a writer for Shrek, where he was responsible for the Gingerbread Man, and eventually voiced that character. He also appeared in Shrek 4-D and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.
