Christopher Meledandri
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About
American film producer who is best known as the founder and CEO of Illumination and as the producer of the Despicable Me franchise and the Sing franchise. He was an executive producer of the popular 2022 animated feature Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Before Fame
He graduated from Dartmouth College.
Trivia
When he worked at Blue sky studios, he supervised and executive produced films including Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: The Meltdown, and Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who! He has produced over 60 movies throughout his ongoing career.
Family Life
He was married to Leslie Benziger from 2002 to 2016. They have two children, James Meledandri and Nicholas Meledandri.
Associated With
He was placed in charge of 20th Century Fox Animation, after a series of collaborations with filmmaker John Hughes.
