Chris Savino facts for kids
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Chris Savino
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Christopher Mason Savino
October 2, 1971 Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
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Christopher Mason Savino (born October 2, 1971) is an American comic book artist and writer. He is most famous for creating the popular animated series The Loud House for Nickelodeon. Before creating The Loud House, Savino worked on many other well-known animated shows. He was a storyboard artist or writer for cartoons like The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, and Johnny Test.
Savino has been nominated for several awards, including three Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2018, his animation career paused, and he began focusing on writing books instead.
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Early Life and Education
Christopher Savino was born and grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan. He went to Dondero High School. He is one of ten children in his family, with five sisters and four brothers. He has said that the cartoon Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures was a big influence on him. He liked how its animation style was different from other cartoons in the 1980s.
Artistic Influences and Inspirations
Savino has mentioned many artists and cartoonists who inspired his work. These include Cliff Sterrett, Charles M. Schulz (who created Peanuts), Jim Davis (who created Garfield), and Bill Watterson (who created Calvin and Hobbes). He also admired animation legends like Max Fleischer and Chuck Jones. While he enjoyed watching cartoons, he said that comic books were what truly captured his interest.
Career Highlights and New Ventures
Savino started working in the animation world in 1991. He has worked for major studios like Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network Studios, and Disney Television Animation. He was a main director for the later seasons of shows like Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls. He also wrote for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Mickey Mouse.
In June 2014, Nickelodeon decided to turn his short film The Loud House into a full TV series. The show first aired on May 2, 2016.
After his animation career, Savino moved into writing. On November 1, 2019, he released his first children's novel, Coal: A Cautionary Christmas Tale. In December of the same year, he published the first part of his graphic novel series called Bigfoot & Gray. On March 3, 2020, he released a non-fiction book. This book is a guide for writing cartoons and is titled Writing Cartoons in 4 Acts (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Midpoint). Since January 5, 2020, he also creates a Sunday comic strip called For Brothers.
Filmography
Television Work
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Animator | Notes |
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| 1991–1996 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | No | No | No | Yes | layout artist |
| 1993–1996 | Rocko's Modern Life | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard clean-up/prop designer/character designer |
| 1995 | The Baby Huey Show | No | No | No | Yes | layout artist/character prop designer (Season 2) |
| 1995 | Hate | No | No | No | Yes | layout artist |
| 1996 | The Mouse and the Monster | No | No | No | Yes | character designer |
| 1996–1997 | Hey Arnold! | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard director/prop designer/character designer |
| 1997–2001 | The Angry Beavers | Yes | No | No | No | character designer 5 episodes only |
| 1997 | Space Goofs | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard artist Episode: "Time for a Change" |
| Duckman | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard artist | |
| 1997–2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | storyboard artist/animation director |
| 1998 | Cow and Chicken | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard artist Episode: "Cow Fly" |
| I Am Weasel | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard artist Episodes: "I.R. in Wrong Cartoon" and "Unsinkable I.R." |
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| 1998–2005 | The Powerpuff Girls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | storyboard artist |
| 2000 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | No | No | Yes | Yes | creator/storyboard director/model designer/animation layout "Foe Paws" animation layout "Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Odor" |
| 2002–2003 | Samurai Jack | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | No | No | No | Yes | Character and Prop models |
| 2003 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard artist Episode: "To Eris Human" |
| 2004–2007 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Yes | No | Yes | No | animation director |
| 2005–2006 | Johnny Test | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | storyboard artist; season 1 |
| 2005–2008 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2007–2008 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard artist/sheet timer |
| 2008 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | No | No | No | Yes | storyboard artist/storybook artist |
| 2010–2012 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | executive producer |
| 2010–2011 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | No | No | Yes | No | writer Episodes: "Boast Busters" and "Stare Master" |
| 2013 | Mickey Mouse | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | storyboard artist Episode: "Bad Ear Day" |
| 2015 | Get Blake! | No | No | Yes | No | writer Episodes: "Get Snatched" and "Get Western" |
| 2016–2018 | The Loud House | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | creator/executive producer/storyboard artist |
| 2016 | All in with Cam Newton | No | No | No | No | Himself Episode: "All In with Josh" |
Film Work
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Animator | Notes |
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| 1999 | Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip | No | No | Story | Yes | storyboard artist |
| 2001 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | storyboard artist/art director |
Internet Appearances
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Cartoons VS Cancer | Episode 9: "The One with Chris Savino" | Podcast |
| 2016–2017 | Nickelodeon Animation Podcast | Episodes (2 & 40): "Chris Savino", "Inside the Loud House Writers' Room" | Podcast |
Awards and Nominations
| Date | Award | Category | Work | Shared with | Result |
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| 2000 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production | The Powerpuff Girls (for "Dream Scheme") | N/A | Nominated |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas | Craig McCracken, Brian A. Miller, Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Amy Keating Rogers, Robert Alvarez, John McIntyre, Randy Myers, James T. Walker, and Juli Murphy | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | My Life as A Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime | Rob Renzetti, Fred Seibert, Scott D. Peterson, Alex Kirwan, Brandon Kruse, Heather Martinez, Chris Reccardi, Bryan Andrews, and Robert Alvarez | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil: "Racing the Schoolbus" | Sandro Corsaro and Janelle Momary | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Sherm Cohen | Nominated |
| 2012 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Television Production | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Clayton Morrow | Nominated |
See also
In Spanish: Chris Savino para niños
