Chris Gifford (writer)

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Chris Gifford
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Gifford (right) at the 63rd Annual Peabody Awards on May 17, 2004
Born
Chris Gifford

(1959-05-03) May 3, 1959 (age 63) [1]
Education Connecticut College
Occupations
  • Writer
  • executive producer
Known for Dora the Explorer

Chris Gifford (born May 3, 1959) [1] is an American writer and executive producer at Nickelodeon. He co-created the Peabody Award-winning children's series Dora the Explorer and its spin-offs Go, Diego, Go! , and Dora and Friends: Into the City! , and was the voice of the shows' Big Red Chicken, the Grumpy Old Troll, the Pirate Captain Pig, etc. He was a cast member (Danny) on the 1980s syndicated children's series The Great Space Coaster .

Gifford attended the Browning School and is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chris Gifford". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. Faherty, Emily. "Call Me Dora", New Jersey Monthly , posted October 13, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2008.