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. 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. 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.
Filmography
Film Year Title Notes1989 Hound Town Layout Artist & Storyboard Artist The Butter Battle BookLayout 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 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 Artist2010 Shrek Forever After Storyboard Artist Megamind Character Designer 2011Open Season 3 Special thanks 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 DesignerStoryboard Artist (uncredited)2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Visual Development Artist Lady and the TrampStoryboard Artist (posthumous release)2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunHappy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren and Stimpy StoryHimself (posthumous release)
Television YearTitleNotes 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 Storyboard ArtistLayout Supervisor Art Director Character Designer Composer Songwriter Director Story Background Designer 1991; 1993 The Simpsons Character Layout Artist Additional Character Layout Artist 1996 The Spooktacular New Adventures of CasperStoryboard Artist1998 Cow and Chicken I Am Weasel 1999 Dilbert 1999–2000 The New Woody Woodpecker Show 2000–2005 The Powerpuff Girls Storyboard Artist Modeler Writer Story Character Supervisor Songwriter 2001 Samurai Jack Writer & Storyboard Artist IMP Inc. Co-Creator, Background Artist, Layout Artist, Writer, Director, Modeler, & Composer2003 Dexter's Laboratory Storyboard Artist & Writer Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? Writer & Storyboard Artist 2004 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Story & Storyboard Artist 2004–2005 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Background Supervisor Background Painter Color Stylist 2004–2006 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Layout Artist Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Assistant Director Director 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 Songwriter 2009 Chowder Story & Storyboard Artist The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Writer & Storyboard Artist Meddlen Meadows Creator; failed pilot as part of The Cartoonstitute2010 The Ricky Gervais Show Storyboard Artist Regular Show Supervising Producer 2011 The Mighty B! Storyboard Artist Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Storyboard Artist 2011–2012 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Creative Director, Writer, & Storyboard Artist 2012 Tron: Uprising Storyboard Artist 2013 Mickey Mouse Location Designer Wander Over Yonder Character Designer Uncle Grandpa Writer & Storyboard Artist 2017 Samurai Jack Storyboard Layout Character Designer Prop Designer Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer Writer & Storyboard Artist 2020 The Mighty Ones Storyboard Artist
Video games Year Title Notes 1993 The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! Music
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