Ken Daurio
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Ken Daurio Net Worth

He was born in 1971 and has also acted in a few films. Ken Daurio is a multi-talented artist born in 1971. He is a writer, director, and actor, best known for his work on Bubble Boy (2001), Ke Cap Mat Trang (2010), and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). He has also acted in a few films, making him a versatile and accomplished artist.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Writer, Director, Actor
Birth Year 1971
Age 52 YEARS OLD
Alma mater Yale University, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Occupation Screenwriter
Notable work Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who, Despicable Me, Hop, Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, The Secret Life of Pets, Despicable Me 3
Children 3

💰 Net worth

Ken Daurio, the multi-talented individual known for his prowess as a writer, director, and actor, is anticipated to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million in the year 2024. Born in 1971, Daurio has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry throughout his career. His diverse skill set enables him to excel in different creative roles, crafting captivating stories, and bringing them to life on screen. With his wealth of experience and considerable talent, it is no surprise that Daurio's net worth is projected to reach impressive heights in the coming years.

Biography/Timeline

1993

Paul was named after Cinco de Mayo, a celebration held on his birthday. After graduating from Yale University, Paul served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tokyo. Shortly after returning from his mission he married his wife whom he had met at Yale and to whom he was engaged just before leaving on his mission. He then won a short film competition and received a fellowship at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated in 1993 from the Graduate Screenwriting Program. Next year, he sold his first screenplay to Columbia Pictures.

1999

Paul and Daurio have been collaborating since 1999. They met when Paul wrote a musical for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 150-year celebration of the pioneers' arrival in Utah, in which Daurio had one of the leads. Hitting it off, having similar senses of humor, they formed a band called the Otter Pops, playing at local outdoor malls. Within a year they sold their first script, and a year later their second script, Bubble Boy, was made into a film, which was a critical and commercial failure. To get noticed, they used to sing story pitches to film producers. Although not always successful, this strategy resulted in several produced films, including Bubble Boy (2001) and College Road Trip (2008). They were personally chosen by Audrey Geisel, the widow of Dr. Seuss, to write a computer-animated feature film adaptation of Horton Hears a Who! for Blue Sky Studios via 20th Century Fox Animation, led by Chris Meledandri. In 2007, when Meledandri founded a film production company named Illumination Entertainment, Paul and Daurio followed him. At Illumination, they wrote screenplays for the highly-successful animated film Despicable Me and its sequel, Despicable Me 2. They also wrote for Illumination's other films, the live action/animated Easter-themed Hop and adapted another Dr. Seuss book into a computer-animated film, The Lorax.

2017

The pair adapted Bubble Boy into a stage musical featuring original songs, for which an original cast recording was released on Sh-K-Boom Records in 2017 produced by Paul, Justin Goldner & Kurt Deutsch. Paul and Daurio are also developing an original musical A.D. 16 centered around the relationship between teenage Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene.

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