Chris Meledandri
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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.
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
American film producer
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film producer → human → |
| awardReceived |
producers guild of america award nominee
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| basedIn |
United States
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| businessModel |
low-cost high-grossing animated features
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| collaboratesWith |
Nintendo
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Universal Pictures NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| employer |
Illumination
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| familyName |
Meledandri
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| fieldOfWork |
animated feature production
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film production → |
| founded |
Illumination
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| genre |
animated films
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| givenName |
Chris
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| hasEmployer |
Universal Pictures
NERFINISHED
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| industry |
animation industry
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film industry → |
| knownFor |
CEO of Illumination
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Despicable Me franchise → Minions franchise → founder of Illumination → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| name |
Chris Meledandri
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| notableFor |
creating commercially successful animated franchises
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| notableFranchise |
Despicable Me
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Minions → Sing → The Secret Life of Pets → |
| notableWork |
Despicable Me
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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
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studio executive → |
| partnerStudio |
Universal Pictures
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| positionHeld |
chief executive officer of Illumination
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founder of Illumination → |
| roleAtIllumination |
business strategist
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creative leader → |
| workLocation |
Los Angeles
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Referenced by (7)
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Illumination
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Illumination Entertainment → |
foundedBy |
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The Lorax (2012 film)
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie → |
producer |
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Illumination Entertainment
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founder |
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Illumination
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Chris Meledandri
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