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Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American illustrator and filmmaker. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which featured the character Scrat from the computer animated ''Ice Age'' films. His most notable work is the ''Despicable Me'' franchise, including ''Despicable Me'' and ''Despicable Me 2'', which he co-directed with Pierre Coffin. Along with Coffin, he also co-created and lent his voice to The Minion characters. ==Life and career== Chris Renaud was born in 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania when he was 15, because his father worked for Bethlehem Steel and was transferred to their main office. Renaud has said he had mixed feelings with the move, saying it upset him but it was also one of the best things in his life because it showed him "that there was a great, big world out there". He was the artist for the high school yearbooks and newspaper and had aspirations of creating comic books.〔 He graduated Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1985 and attended Baum School of Art where he received a $1,000 scholarship. After graduating from Syracuse University with an illustration degree in 1989,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alumni )〕 Renaud began work as a graphic designer in the sports entertainment industry. He has created logo designs and mascot characters for NFL Properties, the NBA, and Foot Locker, among others. After working as a designer and illustrator for a variety of publications and agencies, Chris began drawing and writing comic books. Working for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics, his notable projects include illustrating Marvel's ''Starfleet Academy'' and pitching the original story concept that evolved into ''Batman: Cataclysm'' which depicted a devastating earthquake hitting Gotham City. This yearlong tale across all Batman-related comics resulted in increased sales and visibility for the renowned character and set up the acclaimed "''No Man's Land''" storyline that followed. As the production designer on the Disney Channel's ''The Book of Pooh'', Renaud transitioned into the world of children’s television. Since that groundbreaking project, he has been able to design virtual sets and puppet characters for ''Bear in the Big Blue House'', ''LazyTown'', Curious Pictures, and Sony Pictures Animation. With ''It's a Big Big World'', which aired from 2006 to 2010 on PBS, he took the lead role in the visual development and design of every aspect of this Emmy-nominated children’s program. Renaud worked for Blue Sky Studios as a story artist on such films as ''Robots'', ''Ice Age: The Meltdown'', and the Dr. Seuss adaptation ''Horton Hears A Who!''. He also wrote and co-directed the animated short ''No Time for Nuts'', which received an Annie Award and a 2007 Oscar nomination within the animated short films category.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://animatedviews.com/2007/co-director-chris-renaud-on-no-time-for-nuts/ )〕 It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2006. Renaud has moved to Paris, France, to work for Illumination Entertainment.〔 As part of four-picture directing deal, he directed ''Despicable Me'' (2010), ''Dr. Seuss' The Lorax'' (2012), and ''Despicable Me 2'' (2013).〔 For 2016, he is directing an untitled animated film, in which two pet dogs have to put their quarrels behind when they found out that a bunny is building an army of abandoned pets to take revenge on all pet owners and their pets.〔 Renaud has already signed a new contract with Illumination Entertainment, saying: "I love working with Illumination. They've given me an unparalleled opportunity to keep directing one movie after another. Very often animation directors make one movie and then spend the next five years developing another one. But I'm in the unique position of being able to keep working and keep making movies... So I feel very fortunate."〔 In a 2012 interview, he mentioned that he read Dr. Seuss books as a child and this influenced his work with films such as ''The Lorax''. When asked if he would shift towards live action movies, he said that he has thought about it and it may happen in the future but he feels comfortable with animation for now.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Renaud (animator)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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