Chris Meledandri

Chris Meledandri

Birth : 1959-05-15, New York City, New York, USA

History

Christopher "Chris" Meledandri (born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer, and the founder and CEO of Illumination Entertainment.

Profile

Chris Meledandri

Movies

Despicable Me 4
Producer
Gru and Lucy and their girls — Margo, Edith and Agnes — welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Midnight Mission
Producer
A Minions Short
Mooned
Producer
Villainous Vector must figure out how to get off the moon and return to Earth.
Migration
Producer
After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
Trolls Band Together
Executive Producer
When Branch’s brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing and emotional journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Producer
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.
Minions & More Volume 2
Producer
Catch animated shorts like "Phil’s Dance Party" and "Binky Nelson Unpacified" in this compilation from the company behind the "Despicable Me" franchise.
Minions & More 1
Producer
This collection of Minions shorts from the "Despicable Me" franchise includes mini-movies like "Training Wheels," "Puppy" and "Yellow Is the New Black."
Post Modern Minion
Producer
When the critic moves onto the next new artist, our Minion tries everything to get back in the spotlight, which accidentally leads to his next unexpected career.
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Producer
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.
Sing 2
Producer
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
Minions: Holiday Special
Producer
Four mini-movie escapades starring the Minions, with various special guest appearances, all to celebrate the holidays!
The Secret Life of Pets 2
Producer
Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.
Santa's Little Helpers
Producer
The Minions, having been accidently dropped off at the North Pole, make the most of the situation by trying to become elves.
The Grinch Mini-Movies
Producer
From Illumination and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, three new mini-movies from The Grinch. Including "The Dog Days of Winter" starring the Grinch and his heroically loyal dog Max; and "Yellow is the New Black" and "Santa’s Little Helpers", both starring the lovable Minions.
The Grinch
Producer
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
Yellow Is the New Black
Producer
An adventure about two minions which try to escape from jail.
The Secret Life of Kyle
Producer
After the events of Despicable Me 3, we follow Kyle and his secret life when Gru and his family are gone.
Despicable Me 3
Producer
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
Eddie's Life Coach
Producer
Eddie's mom signs her slacker son up for a digital training seminar to get his life back on track.
Love at First Sight
Producer
During a piano lesson with Johnny, Miss Crawly becomes nostalgic about the dancing and romancing of her youth. Johnny convinces her that it's not too late to find someone and helps her setup a profile on a dating website.
Weenie
Producer
Weenie is a mini-movie that will be featured in DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Secret Life of Pets. It features the life of The Sausages. The Sausages live happily in Weenie Ville. Once, a sausage called Timmy is so sacred of diving, which results that he is teased as a "weenie". Leaving the diving pool, Timmy sits on a bench beside, sighing. Frank, the mayor of Weenie Ville, happens to see the desperate Timmy, so he takes Timmy, singing and traveling around Weenie Ville to see the fantastic life of sausages to comfort him. In the end, Timmy dares to dive from a higher place and he is quite proud about himself.
Norman Television
Producer
Norman, a lost guinea pig, wanders in the pipe through apartments in New York, and his main recreation during his adventure is to see how the apartment residents live - with popcorn and remote controls.
Sing
Producer
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.
The Secret Life of Pets
Producer
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Binky Nelson Unpacified
Producer
Little baby needs his pacifier, but loses it during a heist in a museum. What will he do?
Cro Minion
Producer
Two minions have to babysit a little Neanderthal baby.
Competition
Producer
Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive. Short #1 from the 'Minions: 3 Mini-Movie Collection'.
Minions
Producer
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Minions: Training Wheels
Producer
Margo, Edith, and Agnes spot an ice cream truck. The three of them go after the truck but Agnes falls as she attempts to pedal to the truck. The Minions, seeing her so upset by this, decide to build her a unicorn-themed motorcycle. Agnes goes for a little ride around town.
Minions: Puppy
Producer
A Minion, seeing many owners walk their dogs, wants a puppy of his own. He tries to leash a ladybug but fails. Luckily, a UFO that sweeps away the ladybug somehow agrees to become a Puppy.
Panic in the Mailroom
Producer
Two Minions are busy at work in the mailroom. One of them, bored, decides to throw a box of expired PX-41 samples into its designated chute.
Despicable Me 2
Producer
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Forces of Nature
Producer
Determined to scare The Once-ler out of Truffula Valley, The Lorax decides to create the illusion of ominous forces of nature.
The Lorax
Producer
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Brad & Gary
Producer
This short film created by director Pyer Coffin is the story of Brad and Gary, two creatures living in an unknown world. The plot revolves around the big idea that joining forces to overcome one's shortcomings really is the only way out. Or in. Or maybe out again? It's also a tale about friendship, its ups and downs, ins and outs... This fresh look on solidarity was brought to life by the Illumination Mac Guff Studio, the team behind the success of Despicable Me.
Hop
Producer
E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In L.A., he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.
Despicable Me
Producer
Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.
Horton Hears a Who!
Executive Producer
The classic and beloved story from Dr. Seuss is now a CG animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the Ice Age films. An imaginative elephant named Horton (Jim Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, which thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle! Jim Carrey and Steve Carell lead an all-star cast in bringing this wonderful family picture to life!
No Time for Nuts
Executive Producer
Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Executive Producer
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.
Robots
Executive Producer
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
Gone Nutty
Executive Producer
Scrat tries to finish his rather large collection of acorns when things start going nutty.
Ice Age
Executive Producer
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.
Trial by Jury
Producer
Valerie is a juror in the trail of a mob boss. When her young son's life is threatened, she has no option other than to see that justice isn't done.
Cool Runnings
Executive Producer
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
Swing Kids
Executive Producer
The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazi's begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
Opportunity Knocks
Producer
Eddie and Lou are a couple of two-bit con men on the lam from a loan shark. They hide out in someone's house and they hear on the answering machine that (A) the owner of the house is out of the country for a month or two and (B) the housesitter supposed to watch the house for the absent owner won't be able to watch the house due to a new job in another part of the country. This provides for a pretty nifty arrangement for Eddie and Lou...until the relatives of the house owner drop by to visit. Eddie quickly adopts the guise of the person supposedly housesitting for the owner, and the shenanigans start from there.
Brothers in Arms
Producer
Two brothers on a hike in the woods, one of them with a hidden motive, get in trouble with hillbillies, when they save a girl from rape.
Quicksilver
Associate Producer
Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?
Dard-e Hamsangaram
Producer
Directed by Essy Niknejad.
Come and See: Part 2
Producer
The sequel to the hit film "Come and See" (1985)
Shrek 5
Producer
A soft-reboot of the animated "Shrek" franchise.
Shrek 5
Story
A soft-reboot of the animated "Shrek" franchise.