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Chris Olsen(II)

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A documentary exploration of the critically acclaimed Chicago-based story ballet THE WHITE CITY: THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION OF 1893, featuring co-creators Melissa Thodos and Tony Award winner Ann Reinking.
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Beneath the White City Lights (2012)
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Chris Olsen was born on 10 September 1970. He is a director and producer, known for Butterfly (2008), Beneath the White City Lights (2012) and Fancy (2010).
BornSeptember 10, 1970
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Butterfly (2008)
    Butterfly
    8.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008
    Beneath The White City Lights - Movie Poster (1st Edition)
    Beneath the White City Lights
    7.1
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
    Fancy (2010)
    Fancy
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2010
    Jessica Miller Tomlinson and Alissa Gigler in Thodos Dance Chicago's a Light in the Dark (2013)
    Thodos Dance Chicago's a Light in the Dark
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
      VeggieTales
      7.4
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • animator
      • lead animator ...
      • 1993–2015
    • Katherine Hughes, Jill Kaeding, Eugenia Elliott, and Linda Marie Smith in Mearra: Selkie from the Sea (2015)
      Mearra: Selkie from the Sea
      TV Movie
      • animation director
      • 2015
    • VeggieTales: If I Sang a Silly Song (2012)
      VeggieTales: If I Sang a Silly Song
      6.7
      • animator
      • 2012
    • VeggieTales: Lessons from the Sock Drawer (2008)
      VeggieTales: Lessons from the Sock Drawer
      6.9
      Video
      • animator
      • 2008
    • VeggieTales: Special Messages (2007)
      VeggieTales: Special Messages
      7.3
      Video
      • animator
      • 2007
    • VeggieTales: Heroes of the Bible (2002)
      VeggieTales: Heroes of the Bible
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • animation director
      • 2002
    • Veggietales Christmas Spectacular! (1998)
      Veggietales Christmas Spectacular!
      7.8
      TV Special
      • animator
      • 1998
    • VeggieTales: More of Bob & Larry's Favorite Stories (1998)
      VeggieTales: More of Bob & Larry's Favorite Stories
      Video
      • animation director
      • animator
      • 1998
    • VeggieTales: Bob & Larry's Favorite Stories (1998)
      VeggieTales: Bob & Larry's Favorite Stories
      6.2
      Video
      • animation director
      • animator
      • 1998
    • VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas! (1997)
      VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas!
      7.3
      Video
      • animator
      • modeler
      • 1997
    • VeggieTales: Very Silly Songs (1997)
      VeggieTales: Very Silly Songs
      7.3
      Video
      • animator
      • 1997
    • VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas (1996)
      VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas
      7.1
      Video
      • animation
      • animation director
      • modeler
      • 1996
    • VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996)
      VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle
      7.3
      Video
      • animation director
      • animator
      • 1996
    • Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, and Lisa Vischer in VeggieTales: Rack, Shack & Benny (1995)
      VeggieTales: Rack, Shack & Benny
      7.4
      Video
      • animation director
      • animator
      • 1995
    • Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, and Lisa Vischer in VeggieTales: Are You My Neighbor? (1995)
      VeggieTales: Are You My Neighbor?
      7.2
      Video
      • animation
      • animation direction
      • 1995

    Director

    • Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Lisa Vischer, David Mann, Kira Buckland, and Stephanie Southerland in The VeggieTales Show (2019)
      The VeggieTales Show
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (segment "The Toy that Saved Christmas")
      • 2019
    • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
      VeggieTales
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • segment director
      • 1996–2015
    • Katherine Hughes, Jill Kaeding, Eugenia Elliott, and Linda Marie Smith in Mearra: Selkie from the Sea (2015)
      Mearra: Selkie from the Sea
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Chicago Inspired (2015)
      Chicago Inspired
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • A Salute to Sybil Shearer
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Madzilla: Beneath the Scales (2014)
      Madzilla: Beneath the Scales
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Danielle Scanlon in C. K. Olsen's DAYLIGHT
      Daylight
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Cara Carper, and Jon Sloven in Shine (2013)
      Shine
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Jessica Miller Tomlinson and Alissa Gigler in Thodos Dance Chicago's a Light in the Dark (2013)
      Thodos Dance Chicago's a Light in the Dark
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Boy.Girl.Drum Pre-Release Poster
      Boy.Girl.Drum
      7.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Beneath The White City Lights - Movie Poster (1st Edition)
      Beneath the White City Lights
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen (2011)
      VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen
      6.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Karl Dahl and the Golden Cube - Poster
      The Karl Dahl Show: Karl Dahl and the Golden Cube
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Ursula the Über-Girl in Barbells-a-Weigh (2010)
      Ursula the Über-Girl in Barbells-a-Weigh
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Fancy (2010)
      Fancy
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010

    Producer

    • The Allentown Massacre
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
      VeggieTales
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • produced by
      • 1996–2015
    • Katherine Hughes, Jill Kaeding, Eugenia Elliott, and Linda Marie Smith in Mearra: Selkie from the Sea (2015)
      Mearra: Selkie from the Sea
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Chicago Inspired (2015)
      Chicago Inspired
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • A Salute to Sybil Shearer
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Madzilla: Beneath the Scales (2014)
      Madzilla: Beneath the Scales
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Kick Gas (2014)
      Kick Gas
      8.0
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Danielle Scanlon in C. K. Olsen's DAYLIGHT
      Daylight
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Cara Carper, and Jon Sloven in Shine (2013)
      Shine
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Jessica Miller Tomlinson and Alissa Gigler in Thodos Dance Chicago's a Light in the Dark (2013)
      Thodos Dance Chicago's a Light in the Dark
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Boy.Girl.Drum Pre-Release Poster
      Boy.Girl.Drum
      7.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Beneath The White City Lights - Movie Poster (1st Edition)
      Beneath the White City Lights
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen (2011)
      VeggieTales: Larry Learns to Listen
      6.6
      Video
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Karl Dahl and the Golden Cube - Poster
      The Karl Dahl Show: Karl Dahl and the Golden Cube
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Ursula the Über-Girl in Barbells-a-Weigh (2010)
      Ursula the Über-Girl in Barbells-a-Weigh
      7.2
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010

    Videos8

    Ursula the Uber-Girl in Barbells-A-Weigh
    Full Movie 0:38
    Ursula the Uber-Girl in Barbells-A-Weigh
    Veggie Tales: Episode 4 - Rack, Shack, & Benny
    Trailer 1:02
    Veggie Tales: Episode 4 - Rack, Shack, & Benny
    Veggie Tales: Episode 4 - Rack, Shack, & Benny
    Trailer 1:02
    Veggie Tales: Episode 4 - Rack, Shack, & Benny
    Veggie Tales: Episode 6 - Larry Boy and the Fib From Outer Space
    Trailer 1:51
    Veggie Tales: Episode 6 - Larry Boy and the Fib From Outer Space
    Veggie Tales: Episode 3 - Are you My Neighbor?
    Trailer 1:11
    Veggie Tales: Episode 3 - Are you My Neighbor?
    Veggie Tales: Episode 1 - Where's God When I'm Scared?
    Trailer 1:12
    Veggie Tales: Episode 1 - Where's God When I'm Scared?
    Beneath The White City Lights
    Trailer 0:46
    Beneath The White City Lights

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Chris 'Sternly' Olsen
    • Born
      • September 10, 1970

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