Chris Wedge

Born: 1957-03-20

Birthplace: Binghamton, New York, USA

Biography

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).

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Known For

Ice Age
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Rio
Ferdinand
Alien Resurrection
Horton Hears a Who!
Ice Age: Boiling Point

Top Movie Credits

Ice Age Director
Ice Age: Collision Course Executive Producer
Ice Age: Continental Drift Executive Producer
Ice Age: The Meltdown Executive Producer
Rio Executive Producer
Ferdinand Executive Producer
Alien Resurrection Visual Effects
Horton Hears a Who! Executive Producer
Ice Age: Boiling Point Executive Producer