The Muppets

James Bobin is a British film director, writer, and producer. He has worked as a director and writer on The 11 O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show, and helped create the characters of Ali G, Borat, and Bruno. In 2003 and 2004, he directed and co-wrote all of the 12 episodes of Ali G in da USAiii for... HBO. With Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, he co-created Flight of the Conchords, also for HBO. Bobin had previously seen Clement and McKenzie perform and signed on to co-create the show. He has also directed campaigns for Diet Coke and Lloyds TSB. In 2011, he directed The Muppets, a musical-comedy film written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, which became a critical and commercial hit. Bobin was brought up in Titchfield, near Fareham, Hampshire, and educated at Titchfield Primary School and The Portsmouth Grammar School. His wife Francesca Beauman gave birth in late July 2007 to baby Madelaine. His father David Bobin is employed by Sky Sports and was formerly with Southern Television and Meridian TV South. Bobin won a British Academy of Film and Television Award for "Best Comedy Series" in 2000.
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