Chris Viscardi is a multifaceted creative force in the entertainment industry, with a career spanning screenwriting, television series creation, production, writing, and executive leadership.
As a screenwriter, Chris has co-written feature films such as Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Tale of Despereaux, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Snow Day, and The Loud House Movie, in collaboration with longtime partner Will McRobb.
Their screenplays have been developed for Paramount, Dreamworks Animation, Blue Sky Studios, Universal Pictures, Mir Filmsamax, and Warner Brothers, and include titles like The Cricket in Times Square, Artemis Fowl, Dinosaur Bob, Big Brave Brian, Thomas The Tank Engine, and Measle and the Wrathmonk.
In television, Chris is the co-creator, writer, and producer of the beloved Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete and Pete, which ran from 1991-1995 and was praised by the Los Angeles Times as "as good as television has ever been and great in ways few shows ever attempt."
He is also the co-creator, writer, and producer of the innovative animated series Kablam, which aired on Nickelodeon for five seasons, and the live-action comedies The War Next Door for USA Television and The Assistants for Teen Nick.
Chris has served as the executive producer of Nickelodeon's Sanjay and Craig, the animated Christmas movie Albert, and the digital animated series Bravest Warriors from Frederator Studios. He has also worked as a consulting producer and writer for the USA Television series Necessary Roughness, and has written episodes for Nickelodeon's Sanjay and Craig, The Naked Brothers, NBC's Ed, and ABC's Brutally Normal.
From 2015-2018, Chris held the position of Senior Vice President of Nickelodeon Animation Studios, overseeing the development, current series, and production of all animated kid-content at the studio. During his tenure, he worked on projects such as the Netflix animated movies Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie, Invader Zim: Enter The Florpus, and the award-winning Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling.
Chris currently resides in Santa Monica, California with his family.
