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| Popular As | Jakob Hjort Jensen |
| Occupation | Animation Department |
| Age | 49 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 16, 1975 (Copenhagen, Denmark) |
| Birthday | July 16 |
| Town/City | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Denmark |
Jakob Hjort Jensen’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Jakob Hjort Jensen was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
Jakob Hjort Jensen has been working in the animation industry for over 20 years for DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Animation and Imagi Animation where he acted as the Animation Director on the theatrical release "Astro Boy.
"A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, Jensen started his career in animation at the age of 17. Jensen worked as an assistant animator at A-Film studios in Copenhagen, honing his craft on several commercials and features such as "Asterix Conquers America," "Jungle Jack," and "All Dogs Go to Heaven 2.
" He soon moved to London where he landed a job as animator working at Amblimation Studios in London on the feature "Balto."Relocating to the US Jensen worked for DreamWorks Animation since its inception in 1995 with credits as Character Designer on "Over the Hedge" and Animator on the studio's animated films "The Prince of Egypt," "The Road to El Dorado," "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron", "Madagascar" and "Shark Tale.
He acted as the Senior Supervising Animator on the title character, Sinbad, in DreamWorks' animated action adventure "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" as well as Supervising Animator on the main character, Hiccup, in DreamWorks' hit "How to Train your Dragon" for which he was nominated for an Annie Award.
He reprised the role of Hiccup in the sequel "How to Train your Dragon 2" (2014). Between those two films he supervised the animation of the character Guy in "The Croods", which earned him an Annie Award.
Other credits include Walt Disney's 2007 hit "Enchanted."
