Charles Chiodo

Personal Info

Know For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-05-24 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Charles Chiodo

Biography

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...

Production

2012

Gila!

as Creature Design

1988

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

as Production Design

1981

2018

Hell's Kitty

as Property Master

1968

The Beast from the Egg

as Visual Effects

1968

The Beast from the Egg

as Camera Operator

1968

The Beast from the Egg

as Storyboard Artist

1968

1970

Africa Danny

as Animation

1970

Africa Danny

as Creator

1968

1968

The Beast from the Egg

as Lighting Director

1970

Africa Danny

as Art Designer

1970

Africa Danny

as Modeling

1970

Africa Danny

as Set Designer

1972

Sludge Grubs

as Modeling

1972

Sludge Grubs

as Sound Recordist

1971

Eskimo

as Set Designer

1971

Eskimo

as Modeling

1971

Eskimo

as Sound Recordist

1974

Free Inside

as Animation

1974

Free Inside

as Director

2020

Alien Xmas

as Executive Producer

2014

Alien Abduction

as Creature Design

1991

Ernest Scared Stupid

as Creature Design

1988

Critters 2

as Creature Design

1986

Critters

as Creature Design

1991

Critters 3

as Creature Design

1992

Critters 4

as Creature Design

1980

I Go Pogo

as Production Designer

1980

I Go Pogo

as Art Direction

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