Henry Selick

Henry Selick
Selick speaks on a panel during South by Southwest 2009
Born (1952-11-30) November 30, 1952 (age 71)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers University
Syracuse University
California Institute of the Arts
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • stop motion animator
Years active1975–present

Charles Henry Selick Jr. (/ˈsɛlɪk/; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic horror films and for directing the stop-motion animated 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.