Jared Stern | |
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Nationality | American |
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Years active | 2011–present |
Notable work |
Jared Stern is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with John Whittington on The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and DC League of Super-Pets (2022), the latter of which he also directed.
Stern began his career by writing the screenplay for Mr. Popper's Penguins in 2011.[1] In 2012, he wrote for the comedy film The Watch.[2] The following year, he wrote the comedy film The Internship.[3] In 2014, Stern was hired to write The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), but eventually moved on to writing the spinoffs The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie (both 2017).[4] In the same year, he wrote a script based on the Disney theme park attraction It's a Small World.[5] In 2015, he wrote and created the television series Dr. Ken.[6] In 2017, he produced the live action film It Happened in L.A.[7]
After writing screenplays, Stern directed his feature film debut, Happy Anniversary, a 2018 Netflix film.[8][9] He also served as an executive producer on Storks (2016) and Smallfoot (2018).[10] In 2019, he created the animated series Green Eggs and Ham, based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name.[11] In 2020, he signed on to produce the Warner Animation Group film Toto,[12] before he was replaced by Derek Frey in 2021.[13] He gained notability from directing the DC Comics film DC League of Super-Pets.[14] He teamed up with Robert Zemeckis to write the HBO Max streaming series Tooned Out.[15] In 2024, Stern was set to produce the animated adaptation of The Cat in the Hat (2026).[16]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
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2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | No | Yes | No |
2012 | The Watch | No | Yes | No |
2013 | The Internship | No | Yes | No |
2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | No | Yes | No |
2017 | The Lego Ninjago Movie | No | Yes | No |
2018 | Happy Anniversary | Yes | Yes | Executive |
2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Producer only
Creative consultant
Year | Title | Creator | Writer | Executive Producer |
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2015–17 | Dr. Ken | Yes | Yes | Yes |
2019–2022 | Green Eggs and Ham | Developer | Yes | Yes |