Chris Meledandri

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American film producer film producer human

Chris Meledandri is an American film producer best known as the founder and CEO of Illumination, the animation studio behind franchises like Despicable Me and Minions.

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Chris Meledandri canonical 19

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film producer ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived producers guild of america award nominee ⓘ
basedIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
businessModel low-cost high-grossing animated features ⓘ
collaboratesWith Nintendo ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
employer Illumination ⓘ
familyName Meledandri ⓘ
fieldOfWork animated feature production ⓘ
film production ⓘ
founded Illumination ⓘ
genre animated films ⓘ
givenName Chris ⓘ
hasEmployer Universal Pictures ⓘ
industry animation industry ⓘ
film industry ⓘ
knownFor CEO of Illumination ⓘ
Despicable Me ⓘ
surface form: Despicable Me franchise

Minions ⓘ
surface form: Minions franchise

founder of Illumination ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name Chris Meledandri self-link ⓘ
notableFor creating commercially successful animated franchises ⓘ
notableFranchise Despicable Me ⓘ
Minions ⓘ
Sing ⓘ
The Secret Life of Pets ⓘ
notableWork Despicable Me ⓘ
Despicable Me 2 ⓘ
Despicable Me 3 ⓘ
Minions ⓘ
Sing ⓘ
The Grinch (2018 film) ⓘ
The Secret Life of Pets ⓘ
The Super Mario Bros. Movie ⓘ
occupation film producer ⓘ
studio executive ⓘ
partnerStudio Universal Pictures ⓘ
positionHeld chief executive officer of Illumination ⓘ
founder of Illumination ⓘ
roleAtIllumination business strategist ⓘ
creative leader ⓘ
workLocation Los Angeles ⓘ

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Illumination Entertainment → foundedBy → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Illumination Entertainment → founder → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
The Lorax (2012 film) → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Chris Meledandri → name → Chris Meledandri self-link ⓘ
Illumination → foundedBy → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Illumination → keyPerson → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
The Secret Life of Pets → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Sing → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
The Grinch (2018 film) → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Sing 2 → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Hop (2011 film) → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Despicable Me 2 → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Despicable Me 3 → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
Meledandri → name → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
subject surface form: Chris Meledandri
Meledandri → founder → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
subject surface form: Illumination
Meledandri → chiefExecutiveOfficer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
subject surface form: Illumination
Meledandri → producer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ
subject surface form: Despicable Me
Meledandri → hasNotableBearer → Chris Meledandri ⓘ