Chris Wedge

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Chris Wedge
Born	March 20, 1957 (1957-03-20) (age 51) Binghamton, New York
Years active	1982-present
Awards won Academy Awards Best animated short subject, Bunny (1998)

John Christian "Chris" Wedge (born March 20, 1957 in Binghamton, New York) is an American film director, best known for the films Ice Age and Robots.

Contents 1 Education and career 2 Major credits 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Education and career

Wedge attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, graduating in 1975.^[1] He received his BFA in Film from State University of New York at Purchase in Purchase, New York in 1981, and subsequently earned his MA in computer graphics and art education at the Ohio State University.^[2] He has taught animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Wedge is co-founder and Vice President of Creative Development at Blue Sky Studios, one of the premier computer animation studios and producer of Wedge's films.

[edit] Major credits

In 1982 Wedge worked for MAGI/SynthaVision, where he was a principal animator on the Disney film Tron, credited as an image choreographer. Some of his other works include Where the Wild Things Are (1983), Dinosaur Bob, George Shrinks, and Santa Calls. In 1998 he won an Academy Award for the short animated film, Bunny. He is also the voice of Scrat in the Ice Age film series, performing the character's "squeaks and squeals".^[3]

Wedge will direct the upcoming animated film The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs for 20th Century Fox Animation, which is based on a William Joyce book.^[4]

[edit] See also

• Blue Sky Studios

[edit] References

• IGN interview
• Fayetteville-Manlius Hall of Distinction

[edit] External links

• Chris Wedge at the Internet Movie Database
• BBC interview