Chris Reccardi
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Christopher Reccardi (November 24, 1964 – May 2, 2019) was an American cartoon director, graphic designer, animator, character designer, producer, writer and storyboard artist. He is best known for his work on the Nickelodeon animated series The Ren & Stimpy Show, and storyboarded many shows, including Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, Tiny Toon Adventures, and had directing duties on Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! and SpongeBob SquarePants. He was also the supervising producer for the first season of Regular Show and creative director for the short-lived Secret Mountain Fort Awesome. In 2007, he co-created and developed a pilot for Nickelodeon called The Modifyers alongside Lynne Naylor, to whom he had been married to since 1994.
On May 2, 2019, Reccardi died at the age of 54 after suffering a heart attack while surfing in Ventura, California.
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Filmography
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Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hound Town | Layout Artist & Storyboard Artist |
| The Butter Battle Book | Layout Artist | |
| 1990 | Computer Warriors | |
| 1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | Character Layout Artist, Posing Artist, & Storyboard Artist |
| 1994 | The Flintstones | Songwriter |
| 1996 | Buy One, Get One Free | Additional Layout Artist & Animation Director |
| 1998 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | Layout Artist, Effects Designer, Storyboard Artist, & Assistant Director |
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Additional Storyboard Artist |
| 2005 | Escape from Cluster Prime | Writer & Storyboard Artist |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Additional Storyboard Artist (Uncredited) |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Additional Character Designer |
| Story of the Walls | Background Artist | |
| The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Storyboard Artist | |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Visual Development Artist | |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Storyboard Artist |
| Megamind | Character Designer | |
| 2011 | Open Season 3 | Special thanks (as "Chris Riccardi") |
| 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Visual Development Artist |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Concept Artist & Designer |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Storyboard Artist |
| 2016 | Storks | Production Artist & Designer |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Additional Concept Artist & Designer |
| The Lego Ninjago Movie | Story Artist | |
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Storyboard Artist |
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Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Beany and Cecil | Layout Artist |
| 1990–1991 | Tiny Toon Adventures | Character Layout Artist & Model Designer |
| 1990–1995 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Bass Guitarist ("Big House Blues") Storyboard Artist Layout Supervisor (1991–1993) Art Director ("Marooned") Character Designer (1992–1993) Composer (1992; 1994) Songwriter (1992; 1995) Director (1992–1995) Writer (1993–1994) Background Designer (1994) |
| 1991; 1993 | The Simpsons | Character Layout Artist (1991) Additional Character Layout Artist (uncredited, 1993) |
| 1996 | Casper | Storyboard Artist |
| 1998 | Cow and Chicken | |
| I Am Weasel | ||
| 1999 | Dilbert | |
| 1999–2000 | The Woody Woodpecker Show | |
| 2000–2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Storyboard Artist (2000–2004) Writer (2000–2001; 2003–2004) Modeler ("Forced Kin") Songwriter (2004) Story ("West in Pieces") Character Supervisor (2004) |
| 2001 | Samurai Jack | Writer & Storyboard Artist |
| IMP Inc. | Co-Creator, Background Artist, Layout Artist, Writer, Director, Modeler, & Composer | |
| 2003 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Storyboard Artist & Writer |
| Dexter's Laboratory | ||
| 2003–2008 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Substitute Teacher") |
| 2004–2005 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Background Supervisor (2004) Background Painter ("Bye Bye Nerdy") Color Stylist (2005) |
| 2004–2006 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Layout Artist |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Assistant Director (2004–2006) Director (2005–2006) | |
| 2007 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Storyboard Artist |
| The Modifyers | Creator, Story, Composer, Additional Background Designer, Character Designer, Prop Designer, Producer, Executive Producer, Art Director<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdLy583rVgs</ref> | |
| 2007–2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Storyboard Director & Writer |
| 2009 | Chowder | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("The Party Cruise") |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Please Retire") | |
| Meddlen Meadows | Creator; dropped pilot as part of The Cartoonstitute | |
| 2010 | The Ricky Gervais Show | Storyboard Artist |
| Regular Show | Supervising Producer | |
| 2011 | The Mighty B! | Storyboard Artist ("Irritable Bowling Syndrome") |
| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Storyboard Artist ("Luigi Vendetta") | |
| 2011–2012 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Creative Director, Writer, & Storyboard Artist |
| 2013 | Mickey Mouse | Location Designer |
| Wander Over Yonder | Character Designer | |
| Uncle Grandpa | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Mystery Noise") | |
| 2017 | Samurai Jack | Storyboard Artist, Storyboard Layout, Character Design, & Prop Designer |
| Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Writer & Storyboard Artist |
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Web series
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2010 | Atop the Fourth Wall | Songwriter |
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Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! | Music |
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