| Birth Name: | Christopher Joseph Reccardi |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1964 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Ventura, California, U.S. |
| Known For: | |
| Years Active: | 1988–2019 |
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.
On May 2, 2019, Reccardi died at the age of 54 after suffering a heart attack while surfing in Ventura, California.[2] The 2019 film Lady and the Tramp and the 2020 documentary were dedicated in his memory.
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hound Town | Layout Artist & Storyboard Artist |
| The Butter Battle Book | Layout Artist | |
| 1990 | Computer Warriors: The Adventure Begins | |
| 1992 | Character Layout Artist, Posing Artist, & Storyboard Artist | |
| 1994 | The Flintstones | Songwriter |
| 1996 | Buy One, Get One Free | Additional Layout Artist & Animation Director |
| 1998 | 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 Artist | |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Storyboard Artist |
| Megamind | Character Designer | |
| 2011 | Open 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 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2016 | Storks | Production Artist & Designer |
| 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Additional Concept Artist & Designer |
| The Lego Ninjago Movie | Story Artist | |
| 2018 | Title Animation Sequence Designer Storyboard Artist (uncredited) | |
| 2019 | Visual Development Artist | |
| Lady and the Tramp | Storyboard Artist (posthumous release) | |
| 2020 | ||
| Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story | Himself (posthumous release) |
| 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 Storyboard Artist Layout Supervisor Art Director Character Designer Composer Songwriter Director Story Background Designer | |
| 1991; 1993 | The Simpsons | Character Layout Artist Additional Character Layout Artist | |
| 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 Modeler Writer Story Character Supervisor Songwriter | |
| 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 | |
| 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; dropped pilot as part of The Cartoonstitute | ||
| 2010 | The Ricky Gervais Show | Storyboard Artist | |
| Regular Show | Supervising Producer | ||
| 2011 | The Mighty B! | Storyboard Artist | |
| Storyboard Artist | |||
| 2011–2012 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Creative Director, Writer, & Storyboard Artist | |
| 2012 | 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 |