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 directing the films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005), Epic (2013), and Monster Trucks (2016). He also wrote and directed the short film Bunny (1998), where he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Wedge has received more than 685,703 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

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chris Wedges by language

Over the past year Chris Wedge has had the most page views in the with 93,796 views, followed by French (8,090), and Spanish (7,605). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (140.78%), Malagasy (121.81%), and Tajik (91.67%)

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.

Others Born in 1957

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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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Filmography

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Director
Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.
Jun 26o 20096.744 / 10
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Director
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation.
Mar 29o 20066.696 / 10
Ice Age
Director
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. Along the way, the unlikely allies become friends but, when enemies attack, their quest takes on far nobler aims.
Mar 10o 20027.356 / 10