FILM DIRECTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Renaud has received more than 376,704 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Chris Renaud is the 1,788th most popular film director (down from 1,577th in 2019), the 14,091st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,276th in 2019) and the 529th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

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  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Renaud ranks 1,788 out of 2,041. Before him are Greg Berlanti, John Moore, Oliver Parker, Michel Franco, Bud Yorkin, and Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi. After him are Gary Trousdale, Darren Lynn Bousman, Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Mark Pellington, J. C. Chandor, and Samira Makhmalbaf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Chris Renaud ranks 598. Before him are José María Olazábal, Yoshiyuki Matsuyama, Justine Bateman, Marat Khusnullin, Joakim Nilsson, and Stefan Rehn. After him are Dafna Dekel, Fatma Şahin, Andrei Olhovskiy, Jean-Luc Crétier, Albeiro Usuriaga, and Ann Leckie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Renaud ranks 14,091 out of 20,380. Before him are Angela Ahrendts (1960), Brian Dietzen (1977), Clement Comer Clay (1789), Kiko Mizuhara (1990), Julia Duffy (1951), and Jonathan Lethem (1964). After him are Tina Majorino (1985), Michael Weston (1973), U-God (1970), Michael Jace (1962), Shannon Walker (1965), and Bryan Greenberg (1978).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Renaud ranks 529. Before him are Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Drew Goddard (1975), Morgan Spurlock (1970), Jon Watts (1981), Greg Berlanti (1972), and Bud Yorkin (1926). After him are Gary Trousdale (1960), Darren Lynn Bousman (1979), Mark Pellington (1962), J. C. Chandor (1973), Billy Ray (2000), and Stephen Gaghan (1965).

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