Christopher Meledandri

Producer
Additional Crew
Writer

Chris Meledandri is an American animated film producer and executive who worked at Blue Sky Studios and founded Illumination. The various films he produced included Ice Age, Robots, Horton Hears a Who, Despicable Me, Minions, The Lorax, The Grinch, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 16 nominations total

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Known for

Despicable Me 2

7.3

Producer(as Chris Meledandri)

2013

Despicable Me

7.6

Producer(as Chris Meledandri)

2010

Despicable Me 3

6.3

Producer(as Chris Meledandri, p.g.a.)

2017

Sing 2

7.3

Producer(as Chris Meledandri, p.g.a.)

2021

Credits

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Producer

Minions & Monsters
6.3
- produced by (as Chris Meledandri, p.g.a.)
- 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
6.3
- producer (p.g.a.)
- 2026
Sing: Thriller
6.6
Short
- produced by (as Chris Meledandri)
- 2024
Despicable Me 4
6.2
- producer (as Chris Meledandri, p.g.a)
- 2024
Fly Hard
6.3
Video
- produced by
- 2024
Midnight Mission
6.3
Video
- produced by
- 2024
Migration
6.6
- produced by (as Chris Meledandri, p.g.a.)
- 2023
Mooned
6.2
Short
- produced by
- 2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
7.0
- produced by (p.g.a.)
- 2023
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
7.9
- executive producer (as Chris Meledandri)
- 2022
Minions & More 2
6.4
- producer
- 2022
Minions & More 1
6.5
- producer
- 2022
Penglai
7.8
Short
- producer
- 2022
Post Modern Minion
6.6
Video
- produced by (as Chris Meledandri)
- 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
6.5
- producer (as Chris Meledandri, p.g.a.)
- 2022

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Writer

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Chris Meledandri
Born
- May 15, 1959
- New York City, New York, USA
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Global strategy inspired by a Brazilian director: Meledandri founded Illumination in France specifically because he noticed that Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha (on Ice Age (2002)) prioritized visual storytelling over dialogue. This lead him to believe animation should be a "visual first" medium that transcends language barriers.