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 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 | 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 Template:Small |
| 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 Template:Small |
| 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 Template:Small Storyboard Artist Layout Supervisor Template:Small Art Director Template:Small Character Designer Template:Small Composer Template:Small Songwriter Template:Small Director Template:Small Story Template:Small Background Designer Template:Small |
| 1991; 1993 | The Simpsons | Character Layout Artist Template:Small Additional Character Layout Artist Template:Small |
| 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 Template:Small Modeler Template:Small Writer Template:Small Story Template:Small Character Supervisor Template:Small Songwriter Template:Small |
| 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 Template:Small |
| Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Writer & Storyboard Artist Template:Small | |
| 2004 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Story & Storyboard Artist Template:Small |
| 2004–2005 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Background Supervisor Template:Small Background Painter Template:Small Color Stylist Template:Small |
| 2004–2006 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Layout Artist |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Assistant Director Template:Small Director Template:Small | |
| 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 Template:Small Songwriter Template:Small |
| 2009 | Chowder | Story & Storyboard Artist Template:Small |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer & Storyboard Artist Template:Small | |
| Meddlen Meadows | Creator; dropped pilot as part of The Cartoonstitute | |
| 2010 | The Ricky Gervais Show | Storyboard Artist |
| Regular Show | Supervising Producer Template:Small | |
| 2011 | The Mighty B! | Storyboard Artist Template:Small |
| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Storyboard Artist Template:Small | |
| 2011–2012 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Creative Director, Writer, & Storyboard Artist |
| 2012 | TRON: Uprising | Storyboard Artist Template:Small |
| 2013 | Mickey Mouse | Location Designer Template:Small |
| Wander Over Yonder | Character Designer Template:Small | |
| Uncle Grandpa | Writer & Storyboard Artist Template:Small | |
| 2017 | Samurai Jack | Storyboard Layout Template:Small Character Designer Template:Small Prop Designer Template:Small |
| Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Writer & Storyboard Artist Template:Small | |
| 2020 | The Mighty Ones | Storyboard Artist Template:Small |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots! | Music |