Chris Reccardi
Christopher Joseph Reccardi (November 24, 1964 – May 2, 2019) was an American animator, artist, writer, producer, director, and musician. He worked on numerous animated television series, including The Ren & Stimpy Show, Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls, and Tiny Toon Adventures, and had directing duties on Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! And SpongeBob SquarePants.
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Chris Reccardi
- Birth Name
- Christopher Joseph Reccardi
- Born
- 24 November 1964
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Died
- 2 May 2019
- Place of death
- Ventura, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Animator
- Known for
- * The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Sayville High School
- Languages
- English
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He was also the supervising producer for the first season of Regular Show and creative director for the short-lived Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.
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• Birth Name — Christopher Joseph Reccardi • Born — 24 November 1964 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 2 May 2019 • Place of death — Ventura, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Animator • artist • writer • producer • director • musician • Known for — * The Ren & Stimpy Show • The Powerpuff Girls • SpongeBob SquarePants • Samurai Jack • Tiny Toon Adventures • Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! • Regular Show • Secret Mountain Fort Awesome • Chowder • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack • Years Active — 1988–2019
Death
Death
On May 2, 2019, Reccardi died at the age of 54 after suffering a heart attack while surfing in Ventura, California. The 2019 film Lady and the Tramp and the 2020 documentary Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy Story were dedicated in his memory.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Notes • 1988 — The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil — Layout Artist • 1990–1991 — Tiny Toon Adventures — Character Layout Artist, Storyboard 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) Story (1993–1994) Background Designer (1994) • 1991; 1993 — The Simpsons — Character Layout Artist ("Bart's Dog Gets an "F"") Additional Character Layout Artist (uncredited, Brother from the Same Planet) • 1996 — The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper — Storyboard Artist • 1998 — Cow and Chicken • I Am Weasel • 1999 — Dilbert • 1999–2000 — The New Woody Woodpecker Show • 2000–2005 — The Powerpuff Girls — Storyboard Artist (Seasons 2–6) Modeler (Seasons 3–4) Writer (Seasons 3–6) Story ("West in Pieces") Character Supervisor (2004) Songwriter ("Nuthin' Special/Neighbor Hood") • 2001 — Samurai Jack — Writer & Storyboard Artist • IMP Inc. — Co-Creator, Background Artist, Layout Artist, Writer, Director, Modeler, & Composer • 2003 — Dexter's Laboratory — Storyboard Artist & Writer ("Faux Chapeau," "Comic Stripper", and "Dexter's Wacky Races") • Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? — Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Summer Camp/Rules of Dating") • 2004 — The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy — Story & Storyboard Artist ("Substitute Teacher") • 2004–2005 — Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends — Background Supervisor ("Busted") (2004) Background Painter ("Bye Bye Nerdy") (2005) Color Stylist ("Bye Bye Nerdy") (2005) • 2004–2006 — Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi — Layout Artist • Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! — Assistant Director (2004–2006) Director (Seasons 3-4) • 2007 — My Life as a Teenage Robot — Writer & Storyboard Artist • The Modifyers — Art Director, Executive Producer, Story, Additional Background Design, Character Design, Prop Design, Composer, & Co-creator; dropped pilot as of Shorts in a Bunch • 2007–2008 — SpongeBob SquarePants — Storyboard Director & Writer ("The Inmates of Summer," "20,000 Patties Under the Sea," and "A Life in a Day") Songwriter ("The Inmates of Summer") • 2009 — Chowder — Story & Storyboard Artist ("The Party Cruise") • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack — Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Please Retire") • Meddlen Meadows — Creator; failed pilot as part of The Cartoonstitute • 2010 — The Ricky Gervais Show — Storyboard Artist • Regular Show — Supervising Producer (Season 1) • 2011 — The Mighty B! — Storyboard Artist ("Irritable Bowling Syndrome" and "BESS-E") • Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil — Storyboard Artist ("Luigi Vendetta") • 2011–2012 — Secret Mountain Fort Awesome — Creative Director, Writer, & Storyboard Artist • 2012 — Tron: Uprising — Storyboard Artist ("Beck's Beginning"-0.04) • 2013 — Mickey Mouse — Location Designer ("Croissant de Triomphe") • Wander Over Yonder — Character Designer ("The Greatest/The Egg") • Uncle Grandpa — Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Mystery Noise") • 2017 — Samurai Jack — Storyboard Layout ("Episode XCIX," "Episode C," and "Episode CI") Character Designer ("Episode XCVI") Prop Designer ("Episode XCII") • Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer — Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Jared") • 2020 — The Mighty Ones — Storyboard Artist ("Naked Mole Wrath") (posthumous release)
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Video games
• Year — Title — Notes • 1993 — The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! — Music
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Film
• Year — Title — Notes • 1989 — Hound Town — Layout Artist & Storyboard Artist • The Butter Battle Book — Layout Artist • 1990 — Computer Warriors: The Adventure Begins • 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 • The Story of 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 • Love & Mercy — Musician (Upright Bass) • 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 — Title Animation Sequence Designer Storyboard Artist (uncredited) • 2019 — The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part — Visual Development Artist • Lady and the Tramp — Storyboard Artist (posthumous release) • 2020 — The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run • Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy Story — Himself (posthumous release)
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