FILM DIRECTOR

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 co-founding of the defunct animation studio Blue Sky Studios, including directing the short film Bunny (1998) and the feature films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005) and Epic (2013). Wedge has received two Academy Awards for winning Bunny and nominating Ice Age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Wedge has received more than 764,212 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Chris Wedge is the 1,007th most popular film director (down from 956th in 2019), the 6,430th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,301st in 2019) and the 239th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 760k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Wedge ranks 1,007 out of 2,041. Before him are Roy Ward Baker, Jean-Marie Poiré, Mike Figgis, Randal Kleiser, Barry Ackroyd, and Shinya Tsukamoto. After him are Preston Sturges, Ruth Orkin, Janusz Kamiński, Randall Wallace, Med Hondo, and Larry Cohen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Chris Wedge ranks 256. Before him are Léopold Eyharts, Dubravka Šuica, Patrik Ouředník, Hassoumi Massaoudou, Sima Samar, and Refat Chubarov. After him are Tony Martin, Steve Jordan, Reiner Knizia, Han Kuo-yu, Lyle Lovett, and Theresa Russell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Wedge ranks 6,430 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Sharman (1926), Jay Miner (1932), Russell M. Nelson (1924), Diana Muldaur (1938), Bob Sapp (1973), and Penelope Ann Miller (1964). After him are Eugene Burton Ely (1886), William Henry Conley (1840), Damon Knight (1922), Bobo Brazil (1924), Charles Bolden (1946), and Audrey Munson (1891).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Wedge ranks 239. Before him are Hamilton Luske (1903), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Harry Beaumont (1888), Stuart Gordon (1947), Joseph Sargent (1925), and Randal Kleiser (1946). After him are Preston Sturges (1898), Ruth Orkin (1921), Randall Wallace (1949), Larry Cohen (1936), Dominic Sena (1949), and Iwao Takamoto (1925).

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