Chris Reccardi
Born
Christopher Joseph Reccardi

(1964-11-24)November 24, 1964
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 2, 2019(2019-05-02) (aged 54)
Ventura, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Animator
  • writer
  • director
  • producer
  • artist
  • composer
  • musician
Years active1988–2019
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 1994)​

Christopher Joseph Reccardi (November 24, 1964 - May 2, 2019) was an American animator, cartoon director, writer, storyboard artist, character designer, graphic designer, musician, and producer.[1] 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. He was also the supervising producer for the first season of Regular Show and creative director for the short-lived Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.

Death

On May 2, 2019, Reccardi died at the age of 54 after suffering a heart attack while surfing in Ventura, California.[2] The 2020 documentary Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy Story was dedicated in his memory.

Filmography

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 & Stimpy Story Himself (posthumous release)

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, 1993)
1996 Casper Storyboard Artist
1998 Cow and Chicken
I Am Weasel
1999 Dilbert
1999–2000 The 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; dropped 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)

Video games

Year Title Notes
1993 The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! Music

References

  1. ^ Dixon, Wheeler W. (2001). Collected Interviews: Voices from Twentieth-century Cinema. SIU Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 9780809324071. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Chris Reccardi, Leading Animation Industry Artist, Dies At 54". Cartoon Brew. May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.

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