Chris Savino

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Chris Savino
Born
Christopher Mason Savino

(1971-10-02) October 2, 1971 (age 52) [1]
Occupation(s)Comic book artist, writer, animator (formerly)
Years active
  • 1991–2017 (animator)
  • 2019–present (writer)
Known for
Children3
Website chrissavinoauthor.com

Christopher Mason Savino (born October 2, 1971) is an American writer, comic book artist, and former animator. He is well-known as the creator of the animated series The Loud House . Savino has also worked on The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rocko's Modern Life , Dexter's Laboratory , Cow and Chicken , I Am Weasel , The Powerpuff Girls , Samurai Jack , My Gym Partner's a Monkey , Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil , My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic , Mickey Mouse and Johnny Test.

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Savino has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Annie Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. In May 2018, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 gave him a one year suspension due to sexual harassment allegations from Nickelodeon (which he was fired from in October 2017), leading to his animation career being put on halt. Since then, he moved on to literature.

Early life

Savino was born and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan, where he attended Dondero High School. [2] He is the ninth of ten children, having five sisters and four brothers. [3] His biggest influence in the animation world was Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures because of the way its animation style differed from that of the other 1980s animated series. [4]

Career

He began his career in the animation industry in 1991 and has worked for Spümcø, Joe Murray Studio, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network Studios and Disney Television Animation. He was originally the showrunner for the last two seasons of Dexter's Laboratory , The Powerpuff Girls , and My Gym Partner's a Monkey . [5] He was also previously a writer for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil , and Mickey Mouse . In June 2014, his short for Nickelodeon, The Loud House , was greenlit for a full series, and debuted on May 2, 2016. [6]

On November 1, 2019, Savino released his debut children's novel, Coal: A Cautionary Christmas Tale, through Amazon Publishing. Later on December of the same year he published the first installment of his graphic novel duology Bigfoot & Gray.

On March 3, 2020, he published his first non-fiction book, a guide to write cartoons entitled Writing Cartoons in 4 Acts (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Midpoint).

Since January 5, 2020, he also publishes the Sunday strip For Brothers. [7]

Sexual harassment allegations

On October 17, 2017, Cartoon Brew reported that Nickelodeon had suspended Savino from their studio due to multiple allegations of sexual harassment against him; rumors of Savino's inappropriate behavior had existed for "at least a decade". [8] [9] As many as a dozen women accused Savino of sexual harassment, unwanted sexual advances, and threats of blacklisting female colleagues who no longer agreed to consensual relationships with him. [8] [10] On October 19, a Nickelodeon spokesperson confirmed that they fired Savino, and that The Loud House would continue production without him. [10] [11]

On October 23, Savino spoke for the first time since the allegations first appeared, saying he was "deeply sorry" for his actions. [12] On May 30, 2018, he was given a one-year suspension from The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839. As part of his plea bargain with The Animation Guild, Savino was ordered to donate $4,000 to a charity chosen by the guild, complete 40 hours of community service, undergo counseling, and obtain a certificate of sexual harassment training. [13]

The allegations and his union suspension process were featured in a March 2019 segment on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee titled "#MeToon" that was produced and animated by a crew of all women, and featured interviews with a few of the female animators that were involved in his successful union suspension campaign along with one of his alleged victims. [14]

Personal life

In October 2019, Savino stated to be a born-again Christian. [15]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterAnimatorNotes
1991–1996 The Ren & Stimpy Show NoNoNoYeslayout artist
1993–1996 Rocko's Modern Life NoNoNoYesstoryboard clean-up/prop designer/character designer
1995 The Baby Huey Show NoNoNoYeslayout artist/character prop designer (Season 2)
1995 Hate NoNoNoYeslayout artist
1996 The Mouse and the Monster NoNoNoYescharacter designer
1996–1997 Hey Arnold! NoNoNoYesstoryboard director/prop designer/character designer
1997–2001 The Angry Beavers YesNoNoNocharacter designer
5 episodes only
1997 Space Goofs NoNoNoYesstoryboard artist
Episode: "Time for a Change"
Duckman NoNoNoYesstoryboard artist
1997–2003 Dexter's Laboratory YesYesYesYesstoryboard artist/animation director
1998 Cow and Chicken NoNoNoYesstoryboard artist
Episode: "Cow Fly"
I Am Weasel NoNoNoYesstoryboard artist
Episodes: "I.R. in Wrong Cartoon" and "Unsinkable I.R."
1998–2005 The Powerpuff Girls YesYesYesYesstoryboard artist
2000 The Cartoon Cartoon Show NoNoYesYescreator/storyboard director/model designer/animation layout "Foe Paws"
animation layout "Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Odor"
2002–2003 Samurai Jack YesNoNoNo
2002 Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? NoNoNoYesCharacter and Prop models
2003 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy NoNoNoYesstoryboard artist
Episode: "To Eris Human"
2004–2007 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends YesNoYesNoanimation director
2005–2006 Johnny Test YesYesNoYesstoryboard artist; season 1
2005–2008 My Life as a Teenage Robot YesNoNoNo
2007–2008 My Gym Partner's a Monkey NoNoNoYesstoryboard artist/sheet timer
2008 Ni Hao, Kai-Lan NoNoNoYesstoryboard artist/storybook artist
2010–2012 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil YesYesYesNoexecutive producer
2010–2011 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic NoNoYesNowriter
Episodes: "Boast Busters" and "Stare Master"
2013 Mickey Mouse YesNoYesYesstoryboard artist
Episode: "Bad Ear Day"
2015 Get Blake! NoNoYesNowriter
Episodes: "Get Snatched" and "Get Western"
2016–2018 The Loud House YesYesYesYescreator/executive producer/storyboard artist
2016 All in with Cam Newton NoNoNoNoHimself
Episode: "All In with Josh"

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterAnimatorNotes
1999 Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip NoNoStoryYesstoryboard artist
2001 The Flintstones: On the Rocks YesNoYesYesstoryboard artist/art director

Internet

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Cartoons VS Cancer [16] 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

DateAwardCategoryWorkShared withResult
2000 Annie Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production The Powerpuff Girls (for "Dream Scheme") [17] Nominated
2004 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas [18] [19] Craig McCracken, Brian A. Miller, Lauren Faust, Craig Lewis, Amy Keating Rogers, Robert Alvarez, John McIntyre, Randy Myers, James T. Walker, and Juli MurphyNominated
2006Outstanding 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
2010Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Sandro Corsaro and Janelle MomaryNominated
2011 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Sherm Cohen Nominated
2012 Annie Awards Directing in a Television Production Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil [20] Clayton Morrow Nominated

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