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Charles Chiodo

Visual Effects · Born May 24, 1952

The Chiodo Brothers (Stephen, Charles & Edward Chiodo, all born in Bronx, New York) are a group of sibling special effects artists, best known for their film Killer Klowns from Outer Space and creating puppets and effects for films such as Critters, Ernest Scared Stupid, and Team America: World Police. They created the elaborate dioramas featured in the 2010 film Dinner for Schmucks. The post-hardcore band Chiodos (originally called The Chiodos Bros) is named after them as a tribute. Their studio made the Willice and Crimbles claymation segment on The Simpsons, a parody of Wallace and Gromit in the same style of animation. Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park voiced himself in the episode, as the creator of the fictional short. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Chiodo Brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Charles Chiodo movies and shows

  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space1988
  • Critters1986
  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us2020
  • Critters 31991
  • Critters 21988
  • History of the World: Part I1981
  • Critters 41992
  • The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys1992
  • Ernest Scared Stupid1991
  • Theodore Rex1995
  • Alien Abduction2014
  • Alien Xmas2020
  • RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008
  • Gila!2012
  • Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005
  • The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass2018
  • You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 32018
  • The Main Course: The Making of Critters 22018
  • Elf: Lights, Camera, Puffin!2004
  • Hell's Kitty2018
  • Mickey's Safety Club: Street Safe, Street Smart1989
  • Space Madness: The Making of Critters 42018
  • From Cheesecake to Cheesecake: The Joy Harmon Story2013
  • I Go Pogo1980