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Biography
Duke Johnson (20th March 1979) is an American film director who specialises in stop-motion animation. He is best known for his work directing for shows such as Adult Swim's Moral Orel (2005 - 2008), as well as co-directing the stop-motion animated feature Anomalisa (2015) alongside Charlie Kaufman. Johnson currently serves as a director and junior partner for Dino Stamatopoulos's animation production studio Starburns Industries in Burbank, California.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2016 · nominated
Filmography7 titles

Community
2009Director
2009Director

Moral Orel
2005Director
2005Director

Mary Shelley's Frankenhole
Director, Writer
Director, Writer

Anomalisa
2015Director, Producer
2015Director, Producer

Claydream
2022Executive Producer
2022Executive Producer

I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020Animation Production Assistant
2020Animation Production Assistant

The Actor
2025as Arnold
2025as Arnold