Chris Meledandri

 is an American film producer and the founder and chief executive officer of Illumination, an animation studio division of, as well as the producer of every film released by the studio to date. Additionally, he serves as a senior adviser for following Universal's acquisition of them in 2016. Prior to founding Illumination, Meledandri was president of and served as executive producer for several films released by the now-defunct.

Meledandri served as co-producer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie alongside Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. In 2018, he stated that Miyamoto would be "front and center" in the creation of the film. In 2021, he was appointed the role of Outside Director on Nintendo's board of directors, and is expected to assist Nintendo in their further endeavors into visual content.