Pharrell Williams Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous singles for various recording artists. Williams has earned ten Grammy Awards including two with the Neptunes. He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee, receiving a 2014 Best Original Song nomination for "Happy" (which was featured in "Despicable Me 2") and a 2017 Best Picture nomination as one of the producers of "Hidden Figures". Williams owns i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective that serves as an umbrella for all of Pharrell Williams' endeavors, including Billionaire Boys Club. Williams was born on April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the oldest of three sons of
Despicable Me (franchise) Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri said in September 2017 that a fourth "Despicable Me" film is in the works. A prequel to "Despicable Me", featuring the Minions, was released on July 10, 2015. Written by Brian Lynch, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Sandra Bullock voiced Scarlet Overkill, the villain of the film and Jon Hamm voiced her husband and inventor, Herb Overkill.. The film received mixed reviews by critics and grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide. A sequel to "Minions" was officially announced on the date January 25, 2017,