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Eric Placoly

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Eric Placoly is known for Despicable Me (2010), Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Sing (2016).
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    Known for

    Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)
    Despicable Me
    7.6
    • Visual Effects(research & development)
    • 2010
    Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 2 (2013)
    Despicable Me 2
    7.3
    • Additional Crew
    • 2013
    Matthew McConaughey in Sing (2016)
    Sing
    7.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016
    Danny DeVito, Walt Dohrn, and Rob Riggle in The Lorax (2012)
    The Lorax
    6.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2012

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    Visual Effects

    • Danny DeVito, Elizabeth Banks, Tresi Gazal, Kumail Nanjiani, and Caspar Jennings in Migration (2023)
      Migration
      6.6
      • technical director
      • 2023
    • Jack Black, Charlie Day, Scott Menville, Chris Pratt, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, Keegan-Michael Key, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
      The Super Mario Bros. Movie
      7.0
      • technical director
      • 2023
    • Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Bono, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Tori Kelly, and Taron Egerton in Sing 2 (2021)
      Sing 2
      7.3
      • Senior Technical Director
      • 2021
    • Harrison Ford, Tara Strong, Kevin Hart, Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, Lake Bell, Bobby Moynihan, Tiffany Haddish, and Jenny Slate in The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
      The Secret Life of Pets 2
      6.4
      • senior visual effects td
      • 2019
    • Danny Elfman, Angela Lansbury, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Michael Beattie, Doug Burch, Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Yarrow Cheney, Townsend Coleman, John DeMita, Bill Farmer, Dr. Seuss, Jess Harnell, Barbara Harris, Janet Healy, Rashida Jones, John Kassir, Danny Mann, Jeremy Maxwell, Christopher Meledandri, Scott Mosier, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Tommy Swerdlow, Joel Swetow, Kenan Thompson, Jim Ward, Aaron Fors, Tristan O'Hare, Tucker Chandler, Dashiell Priestley, Kresimir Mikic, Benedict Cumberbatch, Pharrell Williams, Brian T. Delaney, Regina Taufen, Pierre Coffin, Michael LeSieur, Abby Craden, Willow Geer, Chris Cartagena, Alex Puccinelli, Evan Kishiyama, Carter Hastings, Pentatonix, Sam Lavagnino, Scarlett Estevez, Georgia Toffolo, Ramone Hamilton, Cameron Seely, Meilee Condron, and Emma Elizabeth Shannon in The Grinch (2018)
      The Grinch
      6.4
      • Senior Technical Director
      • 2018
    • Steve Carell in Despicable Me 3 (2017)
      Despicable Me 3
      6.3
      • senior software developer
      • 2017
    • Matthew McConaughey in Sing (2016)
      Sing
      7.1
      • software development technical director
      • 2016
    • The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
      The Secret Life of Pets
      6.5
      • software development technical director
      • 2016
    • Pierre Coffin in Minions (2015)
      Minions
      6.4
      • software development technical director
      • 2015
    • Danny DeVito, Walt Dohrn, and Rob Riggle in The Lorax (2012)
      The Lorax
      6.4
      • software development technical director
      • 2012
    • Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)
      Despicable Me
      7.6
      • software engineer: research & development
      • 2010

    Additional Crew

    • Steve Carell, Tara Strong, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 4 (2024)
      Despicable Me 4
      6.2
      • technical director
      • 2024
    • Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
      Minions: The Rise of Gru
      6.5
      • technical director
      • 2022
    • Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 2 (2013)
      Despicable Me 2
      7.3
      • technical director
      • 2013

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