Biography
Des McAnuff is an American-Canadian director, producer and theatre artistic director. Born in Princeton, Illinois, he grew up partly in Ontario and studied theatre at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute before beginning his career in Toronto and New York.
He served as artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse from 1983 and later of the Stratford Festival. On stage he directed Broadway productions including Big River (1985), The Who's Tommy (1993) and Jersey Boys (2005), winning two Tony Awards for direction of a musical.
His film credits include directing Cousin Bette (1998) and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000), and producing the animated feature The Iron Giant (1999).
