Chris Meledandri

Chris Meledandri

Known for
Production
Born
May 15, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Untitled Super Mario Film

Untitled Super Mario Film

Movie · Producer

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Untitled Donkey Kong Film

Untitled Donkey Kong Film

Movie · Producer

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The Secret Life of Pets 3

The Secret Life of Pets 3

Movie · Producer

2028
Donkey poster

Donkey

Movie · Producer

2027
Shrek 5 poster

Shrek 5

Movie · Producer

2027
Not Alone poster

Not Alone

Movie · Producer

2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie poster

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Movie · Producer

2026
Minions & Monsters poster

Minions & Monsters

Movie · Producer

2024
Despicable Me 4 poster

Despicable Me 4

Movie · Producer

2024
Midnight Mission poster

Midnight Mission

Movie · Producer

2024
Sing: Thriller poster

Sing: Thriller

Movie · Producer

2024
Fly Hard poster

Fly Hard

Movie · Producer

2023
Migration poster

Migration

Movie · Producer

2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie poster

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Movie · Producer

2023
Mooned poster

Mooned

Movie · Producer

2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish poster

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Movie · Executive Producer

2022
Minions & More Volume 1 poster

Minions & More Volume 1

Movie · Producer

2022
Minions & More Volume 2 poster

Minions & More Volume 2

Movie · Producer

2022
Post Modern Minion poster

Post Modern Minion

Movie · Producer

2022
Penglai poster

Penglai

Movie · Producer

2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru poster

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Movie · Producer

2021
Sing 2 poster

Sing 2

Movie · Producer

2021
Minions & Monsters poster

Minions & Monsters

Movie · Producer

2020
Minions: Holiday Special poster

Minions: Holiday Special

Movie · Producer

2019
Santa's Little Helpers poster

Santa's Little Helpers

Movie · Producer

2019
The Secret Life of Pets 2 poster

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Movie · Producer

2019
The Dog Days of Winter poster

The Dog Days of Winter

Movie · Producer

2018
The Grinch poster

The Grinch

Movie · Producer

2018
Yellow Is the New Black poster

Yellow Is the New Black

Movie · Producer

2018
‎3 Mini Movie Collection from the Grinch poster

‎3 Mini Movie Collection from the Grinch

Movie · Producer

2017
Love at First Sight poster

Love at First Sight

Movie · Producer

2017
Eddie's Life Coach poster

Eddie's Life Coach

Movie · Producer

2017
The Secret Life of Kyle poster

The Secret Life of Kyle

Movie · Producer

2017
Despicable Me 3 poster

Despicable Me 3

Movie · Producer

2017
Gunter Babysits poster

Gunter Babysits

Movie · Producer

2017
Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You poster

Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You

Movie · Co-Executive Producer

2016
The Secret Life of Pets poster

The Secret Life of Pets

Movie · Producer

2016
Sing poster

Sing

Movie · Producer

2016
Norman Television poster

Norman Television

Movie · Producer

2016
Weenie poster

Weenie

Movie · Producer

2015
Minions poster

Minions

Movie · Producer

2015
Cro Minion poster

Cro Minion

Movie · Producer

2015
Competition poster

Competition

Movie · Producer

2015
Binky Nelson Unpacified poster

Binky Nelson Unpacified

Movie · Producer

2013
Despicable Me 2 poster

Despicable Me 2

Movie · Producer

2013
Panic in the Mailroom poster

Panic in the Mailroom

Movie · Producer

2013
Puppy poster

Puppy

Movie · Producer

2013
Training Wheels poster

Training Wheels

Movie · Producer

2012
Serenade poster

Serenade

Movie · Producer

2012
The Lorax poster

The Lorax

Movie · Producer

2012
Forces of Nature poster

Forces of Nature

Movie · Producer

2011
Brad & Gary poster

Brad & Gary

Movie · Producer

2011
Hop poster

Hop

Movie · Producer

2010
Despicable Me poster

Despicable Me

Movie · Producer

2008
Horton Hears a Who! poster

Horton Hears a Who!

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
No Time for Nuts poster

No Time for Nuts

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown poster

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Movie · Executive Producer

2005
Robots poster

Robots

Movie · Executive Producer

2005
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story poster

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Movie · Executive Producer

2004
Gone Nutty poster

Gone Nutty

Movie · Executive Producer

2002
Ice Age poster

Ice Age

Movie · Executive Producer

1994
Trial by Jury poster

Trial by Jury

Movie · Producer

1993
Swing Kids poster

Swing Kids

Movie · Executive Producer

1993
Cool Runnings poster

Cool Runnings

Movie · Executive Producer

1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit poster

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Movie · Co-Executive Producer

1991
The Lightning Incident poster

The Lightning Incident

Movie · Executive Producer

1990
Opportunity Knocks poster

Opportunity Knocks

Movie · Producer

1988
Brothers in Arms poster

Brothers in Arms

Movie · Producer

1986
Quicksilver poster

Quicksilver

Movie · Associate Producer

1983
The Pain of My Fellow Trench Man

The Pain of My Fellow Trench Man

Movie · Producer