Background
His father David Bobin is a sports broadcaster currently employed by Sky Sports.
His father David Bobin is a sports broadcaster currently employed by Sky Sports.
He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and then studied History at Oxford University.
He worked as a director and writer on Da Ali G Show and helped create the characters of Ali G, Borat, and Brünorthern With Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, he co-created Flight of the Conchords. He directed the feature films The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted.
He is currently directing Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Bobin was raised in Titchfield, near Fareham, in Hampshire. Bobin worked as a director and writer on The 11 O"Clock Show and Da Ali G Show, and helped create the characters of Ali G, Borat, and Brünorthern
In 2003 and 2004, he directed and co-wrote all of the 12 episodes of Ali G in da USAiii for Home Box Office. With Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, he co-created, wrote and directed Flight of the Conchords, also for Home Box Office. Bobin had previously seen Clement and McKenzie perform and signed on to co-create the show. The film earned him his second British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination at the 66th British Academy Film He wrote (with Nicholas Stoller) and directed a follow-up, Muppets Most Wanted, which was released in 2014.
Bobin was director of Alice Through the Looking Glass.
In February of 2016, it was announced that he will direct the Jump Street-Men in Black crossover film.
Bobin received his first British Academy of Film and Television Arts nomination (British Academy of Film and Television Award) for "Best Comedy Series" in 2000. He also won an award from the Royal Television Society, as well as a Silver Rose from the Monteux Television Festival. He won a Writers Guild of America Award in 2007. Bobin was nominated for Outstanding Writing and Directing Emmys for Da Ali G Show in 2003, and again in 2005. In 2008, he was nominated for Outstanding Writing, Directing, and Original Music for Flight of the Conchords. In 2011, Bobin"s first feature film, "The Muppets", won an Oscar for Best Original Song for the song "Manitoba or Muppet" written by Bret McKenzie.
Filmography Feature films The Muppets (2011) � director Muppets Most Wanted (2014) � co-writer, director Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) � directorTelevision The 11 O'Clock Show (1998) � writer, associate producer, director Da Ali G Show (UK: 2000, US: 2003�2004) � writer, director Comedy Lab (2004) � producer, director Flight of the Conchords (2007�2009) � writer, executive producer, director Enlightened (2011) � director.
