Chris Wedge
| Chris Wedge | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1957 Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Animator |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Chris Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director of animation, best known for the films Ice Age and Robots.
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[edit] Early life and career
Wedge was born in Binghamton, New York. He attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, graduating in 1975.[1] He received his BFA in Film from State University of New York at Purchase in Purchase, New York in 1981, and subsequently earned his MA in computer graphics and art education at the Ohio State University.[2] He has taught animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he met his future film directing partner, Carlos Saldanha. Wedge is co-founder and Vice President of Creative Development at Blue Sky Studios, one of the premier computer animation studios and producer of Wedge's films. He is the owner of WedgeWorks, a film production company founded by Wedge.
[edit] Major credits
In 1982, Wedge worked for MAGI/SynthaVision, where he was a principal animator on the Disney film Tron, credited as a scene programmer. Some of his other works include Where the Wild Things Are (1983), Dinosaur Bob, George Shrinks, and Santa Calls. In 1998, he won an Academy Award for the short animated film, Bunny. He is also the voice of Scrat in the Ice Age film series, performing the character's "squeaks and squeals".[3]
Wedge is currently directing a 2013 computer-animated film Leaf Men for 20th Century Fox Animation, which is based on a William Joyce book, The Legend of the Leaf Men.[4]
He is set to direct the upcoming film adaptation of Will Wright's Spore.[5]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Tuber's Two-Step | Short film |
| 1987 | Balloon Guy | Short film |
| 1998 | Bunny | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Also writer |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature |
| 2005 | Robots | |
| 2013 | Leaf Men | in production[6] |
[edit] Producer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Mind's Eye | Short film |
| 2002 | Gone Nutty | Executive producer |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Executive producer |
| No Time for Nuts | Executive producer | |
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Executive producer |
| Surviving Sid | Short film Executive producer |
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| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Executive producer |
| 2010 | Scrat's Continental Crack-up | Short film Executive producer |
| 2011 | Rio | Executive producer |
[edit] Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ice Age | Scrat, Dodo | |
| Gone Nutty | Scrat | Short film | |
| 2005 | Robots | Wonderbot, Phone Booth | |
| Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty | Hacky | Short film | |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Scrat | |
| No Time for Nuts | Scrat | Short film | |
| Family Guy | Scrat | "Sibling Rivalry" Season 4, Episode 22 |
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| 2008 | Surviving Sid | Scrat | Short film |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Scrat | |
| 2010 | Scrat's Continental Crack-up | Scrat | Short film |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Scrat | TV Special |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Scrat |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Chris Wedge, Class of 1975, Inducted in 2000". Fayetteville-Manlius Hall of Distinction. Fayetteville-Manlius Schools. http://www.fmschools.org/community.cfm?subpage=16023. Retrieved 2011-05-29.
- ^ "Chris Wedge". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/fulldetail/id/195432. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ LaRue, William (2006-11-02). "'Ice Age' director gives students a look into animation". The Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse.com). http://www.syracuse.com/living/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/living-2/1162461401265550.xml&coll=1. Retrieved 2007-01-27.[dead link]
- ^ Schneider, Karl (2006-08-24). "Chris Wedge to direct THE LEAF MEN AND THE BRAVE GOOD BUGS". Movie News, Mania.com (Mania Entertainment, LLC., citing The Hollywood Reporter). http://www.mania.com/52071.html. Retrieved 2007-01-27.
- ^ Graser, Marc (2009-10-01). "EA sets up 'Spore' at Fox". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009454.html. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ "Leaf Men Heads to May 17, 2013". ComingSoon.net. 2011-07-29. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=80481. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
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