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Christopher Meledandri (/ m ɛ l ə ˈ d ɑː n d r i /; 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 of Ice Age , Despicable Me , The Secret Life of Pets and Sing .
Sing 2 is a 2021 American animated jukebox musical comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to Sing (2016), it was written and directed by Garth Jennings, co-directed by Christophe Lourdelet, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.
Jan 5, 2014 · Chris Meledandri, the man who has made millions from Minions. The animation boss behind ‘Ice Age’ and ‘Despicable Me’ was denied kids’ films when young. Gofer made good: Chris...
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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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Nov 6, 2018 · Learn how the founder of Illumination Entertainment became the most powerful man in animation, with a string of box office hits and a focus on subversive stories. Read about his background, his vision, his challenges and his relationship with Universal Pictures.
Illumination, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, is one of the entertainment industry’s leading producers of event-animated films, including Despicable Me—the most successful animated franchise in cinematic history—as well as Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch and The Secret Life of Pets and Sing films.
