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| Born | John Christian Wedge March 20, 1957 Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Purchase Ohio State University |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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| Spouse | Jeanne Markel[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Bunny (1998) |
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John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957)[2] is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He is best known for being the lead animator of the sci-fi action film Tron (1982), co-founding the now defunct animation studio Blue Sky Studios, and directing the short film Bunny (1998) and the feature films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005) and Epic (2013). Wedge has received two Academy Awards nominations: one for Bunny, for which he won Best Animated Short; and Ice Age, nominated for Best Animated Feature. He also created and voiced the character Scrat in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2022).
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TNYTBunnyOscarwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557836717. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2023.