Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American children's author and illustrator. He wrote the 1981 picture book, Jumanji, which inspired the 1995 film Jumanji, which inspired the 1996 animated series, the 2017 film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and the 2019 film Jumanji: The Next Level.
Selected works[]
Books[]
- The Garden of Abdul Gasazi (1979), a Caldecott runner-up
- Jumanji (1981), a Caldecott Medal winner
- The Wreck of the Zephyr (1983)
- The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (first ed., 1984)
- The Enchanted World: Ghosts (1984)
- The Polar Express (1985), a Caldecott Medal winner
- The Enchanted World: Dwarfs (1985)
- The Stranger (1986)
- The Z Was Zapped (1987)
- Two Bad Ants (1988)
- The Wretched Stone (1991)
- The Widow's Broom (1992)
- The Sweetest Fig (1993)
- The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Portfolio ed., 1994)
- Bad Day at Riverbend (1995)
- A City in Winter (1996), written by Mark Helprin
- Zathura (2002)
- Probuditi! (2006)
- Queen of the Falls (2011)
Films[]
- The Little Mermaid (1989), visual development
- Jumanji (1995), screen story writer
- How to Deal (2003), executive producer
- The Polar Express (2004), executive producer
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
- Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), executive producer
External links[]
- Official website
- Chris Van Allsburg Wiki
- Chris Van Allsburg on The Polar Express Wiki
- Chris Van Allsburg on Zathura Wiki
Jumanji Stars | ||
1995 | Robin Williams • Bonnie Hunt • Adam Hann-Byrd • Laura Bell Bundy • Kirsten Dunst • Bradley Pierce • Jonathan Hyde • Patricia Clarkson • David Alan Grier • Bebe Neuwirth | |
2017 | Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Tim Matheson • Bobby Cannavale • Rhys Darby • Marc Evan Jackson • Missi Pyle | |
2019 | Dwayne Johnson • Kevin Hart • Jack Black • Karen Gillan • Nick Jonas • Awkwafina • Alex Wolff • Ser'Darius Blain • Madison Iseman • Morgan Turner • Colin Hanks • Rhys Darby • Danny DeVito • Danny Glover • Rory McCann | |
TV | Bill Fagerbakke • Debi Derryberry • Ashley Johnson • Cam Clarke • Sherman Howard • Tim Curry • William Sanderson • Charles Napier • Richard Allen • Dabney Coleman • Alan Oppenheimer • Edward Asner • Charlie Schlatter • Cathy Moriarty • Jim Cummings • Melanie Chartoff • Tony Jay • Pamela Adlon • Eileen Brennan | |
Crew | Chris Van Allsburg • Joe Johnston • Jake Kasdan |