Chris Meledandri
Christopher "Chris" Meledandri (born May 15, 1959 in New York City ) is an American film producer . Meledandri is the founder and CEO of Illumination Entertainment .
Life
Chris Meledandri was born in New York City in 1959 to a fashion designer and grew up on the Upper East Side .
He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover , New Hampshire in 1981 . Shortly afterwards he met the film producer Daniel Melnick , who hired him in 1984 as an assistant for the production of his dance film Footloose .
Meledandri has been a film producer himself since the mid-1980s. With the production of the surprise success Cool Runnings - Being there is everything , he qualified for larger projects. From 1994 to 2007 he worked for 20th Century Fox Animation , a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox , where he was involved as executive producer in the making of the animated films Ice Age (2002) and Ice Age 2 - Jetzt taut’s (2006) .
In 2007, with the support of Universal Pictures, he founded the film studio Illumination Entertainment , with which Meledandri animated films such as I - Despicable Me (2010), Hop - Easter Bunny or Superstar? (2011) or Der Lorax (2012). For Despicable Me 2 , Meledandri was nominated for an Oscar together with Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud at the 2014 Academy Awards in the category of Best Animated Feature Film.
Meledandri is a member of the Producers Guild of America (PGA). In 2014 he was recognized by the PGA with the 2014 Visionary Award as one of the leading producers of current animated films .
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Leslie and their two sons .
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Quicksilver
- 1989: Hunted for 24 hours (Brothers in Arms)
- 1990: The disaster Knight (Opportunity Knocks)
- 1993: Fly by Night
- 1993: Swing Kids
- 1993: Cool Runnings - Being there is everything (Cool Runnings)
- 1993: Sister Act 2 - In divine Mission (Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit)
- 1994: The Jury - Condemned to Fear (Trial by Jury)
- 2002: Ice Age
- 2005: Robots
- 2006: Ice Age 2 - Now thawing (Ice Age: The Meltdown)
- 2008: Horton hears a who! (Horton Hears a Who!)
- 2010: I - Despicable (Despicable Me)
- 2010: Spring cleaning ( home makeover , short film)
- 2011: Hop - Easter Bunny or Superstar? (Hop)
- 2012: The Lorax (The Lorax)
- 2013: I - Despicable 2 (Despicable Me 2)
- 2015: Minions
- 2016: Pets (The Secret Life of Pets)
- 2016: Sing
- 2017: I - Despicable 3 (Despicable Me 3)
- 2018: The Grinch (The Grinch)
- 2019: Pets 2 (The Secret Life of Pets 2)
Web links
- Chris Meledandri in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- A Conversation with Christopher Meledandri '81, Producer of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (Interview, 2012, English)
- Chris Meledandri on Despicable Me, Illumination Entertainment and upcoming projects including 'Hop' and 'Flanimals' (Interview, 2011, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Despicable Me 2's Mastermind: My Dad Was a Disruptor, Too at hollywoodreporter.com, accessed January 2, 2014
- ↑ a b Christopher Meledandri at dartmouthentertainment.org, accessed January 27, 2016
- ^ For Illumination Entertainment, Animation Meets Economic Reality at nytimes.com, accessed June 25, 2013
- ↑ Chris Meledandri's Illumination Game Plan Includes 'Despicable Me' Sequel, 'Minion' Spinoffs, Dr. Seuss, The Addams Family at deadline.com, accessed November 12, 2012
- ^ Nominees for the 86th Oscars . In: Oscars.org . January 17, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ↑ Producers Guild Honors Chris Meledandri with the 2014 Visionary Award at producersguild.org, accessed January 27, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meledandri, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meledandri, Christopher (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , United States |