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Chris Renaud

1966 - Today

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Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American filmmaker, designer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known for his work at Illumination, including directing the company's animated films such as the first, second, and fourth films in the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present), the first two of which he co-directed with Pierre Coffin, The Lorax (2012), The Secret Life of Pets (2016) and its sequel The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019). He also voiced the Minions in the first two films in the Despicable Me franchise and Norman in The Secret Life of Pets franchise, the former which he co-created with Coffin. Renaud received nominations for two Academy Awards for the Ice Age short film No Time for Nuts (2006) and Despicable Me 2 (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Chris Renaud is the 1,147th most popular film director (up from 1,789th in 2024), the 8,057th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,086th in 2019) and the 300th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Renaud ranks 1,147 out of 2,041. Before him are Gordon Parks, John Flynn, Zhang Shichuan, Zalman King, Hany Abu-Assad, and Jon Amiel. After him are John Musker, Roman Viktyuk, Cristina Comencini, Richard Williams, Vladimir Naumov, and Konstantin Lopushansky.

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Among people born in 1966, Chris Renaud ranks 249. Before him are Chiaki Yamada, Karin Viard, Polly Walker, Scott Derrickson, Derek Sherinian, and François Omam-Biyik. After him are Tamlyn Tomita, Atsushi Sakurai, Betinho, Oh Eun-sun, Najwa Karam, and Aminatou Haidar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Renaud ranks 8,059 out of 20,380. Before him are James Smith McDonnell (1899), Duane Eddy (1938), Milton S. Hershey (1857), Daniel Bashiel Warner (1815), Michael J. Anderson (1953), and Walter Johnson (1887). After him are John Musker (1953), Chester Himes (1909), Edward Burns (1968), Albert Dekker (1905), Bill Walton (1952), and Steve Miller (1943).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Renaud ranks 300. Before him are David R. Ellis (1952), Aaron Russo (1943), Scott Derrickson (1966), Gordon Parks (1912), John Flynn (1932), and Zalman King (1941). After him are John Musker (1953), David Ayer (1968), Pete Docter (1968), Bill Condon (1955), David Hand (1900), and Steve Kloves (1960).

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