Chris Wedge

Born: 1957-03-20

Birthplace: Binghamton, New York, USA

Biography

John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He is best known for being the lead animator of the sci-fi action film Tron (1982), co-founding the now defunct animation studio Blue Sky Studios, and directing the short film Bunny (1998) and the feature films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005) and Epic (2013). Wedge has received two Academy Awards nominations: one for Bunny, for which he won Best Animated Short; and Ice Age, nominated for Best Animated Feature. He also created and voiced the character Scrat in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2022).

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Known For

Ice Age
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Rio
Ice Age: Collision Course
Robots
Ferdinand
Epic
Horton Hears a Who!

Top Movie Credits

Ice Age Director
Ice Age: The Meltdown Executive Producer
Ice Age: Continental Drift Executive Producer
Rio Executive Producer
Ice Age: Collision Course Executive Producer
Robots Director
Ferdinand Executive Producer
Epic Story
Horton Hears a Who! Executive Producer