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Chris Wedge

1957 - Today

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John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He is best known for being the lead animator of the sci-fi action film Tron (1982), co-founding the now defunct animation studio Blue Sky Studios, and directing the short film Bunny (1998) and the feature films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005) and Epic (2013). Wedge has received two Academy Awards nominations: one for Bunny, for which he won Best Animated Short; and Ice Age, nominated for Best Animated Feature. He also created and voiced the character Scrat in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2022). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Wedge is the 1,053rd most popular film director (down from 1,007th in 2019), the 7,440th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,429th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Wedge ranks 1,053 out of 2,041. Before him are Moufida Tlatli, Cameron Crowe, Josef von Báky, Dennis Dugan, Hal Needham, and Frederic Zelnik. After him are Abram Room, Mike Figgis, Joseph Sargent, Leopold Lindtberg, Ruth Orkin, and Stanislav Rostotsky.

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Among people born in 1957, Chris Wedge ranks 297. Before him are Roberto Rojas, John Kassir, Cameron Crowe, Andrei Kolkoutine, Steve Porcaro, and Lisa Murkowski. After him are LeVar Burton, Jon Lovitz, Mario Van Peebles, Evangelos Venizelos, Ian Stuart Donaldson, and Jon Gries.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Wedge ranks 7,442 out of 20,380. Before him are James Darren (1936), Bill Smitrovich (1947), Hassler Whitney (1907), George Ord (1781), Mary Watson Whitney (1847), and Robert Durst (1943). After him are Joseph Sargent (1925), Bobby Jones (1902), William H. Crawford (1772), Jeff Sessions (1946), Aria Giovanni (1977), and Steve Di Giorgio (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Wedge ranks 273. Before him are Greg Nicotero (1963), Taylor Sheridan (1970), Iwao Takamoto (1925), Cameron Crowe (1957), Dennis Dugan (1946), and Hal Needham (1931). After him are Joseph Sargent (1925), Ruth Orkin (1921), Harry Beaumont (1888), Irwin Winkler (1931), Aaron Norris (1951), and John Lee Hancock (1956).

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