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Chris Meledandri

Known for production · Born 15 May 1959 · 67 · New York City, New York, USA

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Christopher Meledandri (/mɛləˈdɑːndri/; born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. He previously served as president of 20th Century Fox Animation and has worked as the producer for the film series  Ice Age, Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets and Sing. In 2021, he joined Nintendo's board of directors after working with the video game company on The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Meledandri also collaborates with Illumination's corporate sibling, DreamWorks Animation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Meledandri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

Despicable Me

2010

Ice Age

2002

Despicable Me 2

2013

Minions

2015

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

2022

The Secret Life of Pets

2016

Sing

2016

Despicable Me 3

2017

Robots

2005

Sing 2

2021

Crew (1)

2027Ice Age: Boiling PointThanksFilm

Directing (2)

2013Minions RushDirectorFilm
1980Picture Business: Michael Powell at DartmouthDirectorFilm

Production (68)

2028DonkeyProducerFilm
2027Shrek 5Producer, StoryFilm
2027Not AloneProducerFilm
2026The Super Mario Galaxy MovieProducerFilm
2026Minions & MonstersProducerFilm
2024Despicable Me 4ProducerFilm
2024Sing: ThrillerProducerFilm
2024Fly HardProducerFilm
2024Midnight MissionProducerFilm
2023The Super Mario Bros. MovieProducerFilm
2023MigrationProducerFilm
2023MoonedProducerFilm
2022Puss in Boots: The Last WishExecutive ProducerFilm
2022Minions: The Rise of GruProducerFilm
2022Minions & More Volume 1ProducerFilm
2022Minions & More 2ProducerFilm
2022Post Modern MinionProducerFilm
2022PenglaiProducerFilm
2021Sing 2ProducerFilm
2021Minions & MonstersProducerFilm
2020Minions: Holiday SpecialProducerFilm
2019The Secret Life of Pets 2ProducerFilm
2019Santa's Little HelpersProducerFilm
2019The Dog Days of WinterProducerFilm
2018The GrinchProducerFilm
2018Yellow Is the New BlackProducerFilm
2018‎3 Mini Movie Collection from the GrinchProducerFilm
2017Despicable Me 3ProducerFilm
2017Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is YouCo-Executive ProducerFilm
2017The Secret Life of KyleProducerFilm
2017Love at First SightProducerFilm
2017Eddie's Life CoachProducerFilm
2017Gunter BabysitsProducerFilm
2016The Secret Life of PetsProducerFilm
2016SingProducerFilm
2016Norman TelevisionProducerFilm
2016WeenieProducerFilm
2015MinionsProducerFilm
2015Cro MinionProducerFilm
2015CompetitionProducerFilm
2015Binky Nelson UnpacifiedProducerFilm
2013Despicable Me 2ProducerFilm
2013PuppyProducerFilm
2013Training WheelsProducerFilm
2013Panic in the MailroomProducerFilm
2012The LoraxProducerFilm
2012Forces of NatureProducerFilm
2012SerenadeProducerFilm
2011HopProducerFilm
2011Brad & GaryProducerFilm
2010Despicable MeProducerFilm
2008Horton Hears a Who!Executive ProducerFilm
2006Ice Age: The MeltdownExecutive ProducerFilm
2006No Time for NutsExecutive ProducerFilm
2005RobotsExecutive ProducerFilm
2002Ice AgeExecutive ProducerFilm
2002Gone NuttyExecutive ProducerFilm
1994Trial by JuryProducerFilm
1993Cool RunningsExecutive ProducerFilm
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitCo-Executive ProducerFilm
1993Swing KidsExecutive ProducerFilm
1991The Lightning IncidentExecutive ProducerFilm
1990Opportunity KnocksProducerFilm
1988Brothers in ArmsProducerFilm
1986QuicksilverAssociate ProducerFilm
1983The Pain of My Fellow Trench ManProducerFilm
—Untitled Super Mario FilmProducerFilm
—Untitled Donkey Kong FilmProducerFilm