# 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. 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 | Notes |
| 1989 | Hound Town | Layout Artist & Storyboard Artist |
| 1989 | The Butter Battle Book | Layout Artist |
| 1990 | Computer Warriors: The Adventure Begins | Layout Artist |
| 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 |
| 2009 | The Story of Walls | Background Artist |
| 2009 | The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Storyboard Artist |
| 2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Visual Development Artist |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Storyboard Artist |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2019 | Lady and the Tramp | Storyboard Artist (posthumous release) |
| 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Storyboard Artist (posthumous release) |
| 2020 | 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, Brother from the Same Planet) |
| 1996 | Casper | Storyboard Artist |
| 1998 | Cow and Chicken | Storyboard Artist |
| 1998 | I Am Weasel | Storyboard Artist |
| 1999 | Dilbert | Storyboard Artist |
| 1999–2000 | The Woody Woodpecker Show | Storyboard Artist |
| 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 |
| 2001 | 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") |
| 2003 | 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 |
| 2004–2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Assistant Director (2004–2006) Director (Seasons 3-4) |
| 2007 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Writer & Storyboard Artist |
| 2007 | 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") |
| 2009 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Please Retire") |
| 2009 | Meddlen Meddows | Creator; dropped pilot as part of The Cartoonstitute |
| 2010 | The Ricky Gervais Show | Storyboard Artist |
| 2010 | Regular Show | Supervising Producer (Season 1) |
| 2011 | The Mighty B! | Storyboard Artist ("Irritable Bowling Syndrome" and "BESS-E") |
| 2011 | 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") |
| 2013 | Wander Over Yonder | Character Designer ("The Greatest/The Egg") |
| 2013 | 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") |
| 2017 | 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 |