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Chris Meledandri

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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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Minions & Monsters

Producer

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Producer

Cool Runnings

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Producer

Despicable Me

Producer

Despicable Me 4

Producer

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Executive Producer

Ice Age

Executive Producer

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Finishing Beats Winning

A chain of films where the protagonist loses the official contest but achieves a deeper, personal victory, redefining what it means to go the distance.

8 films

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