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Chris Savino

Chris Savino

Writer, director and producer · Born October 2, 1971 (55) · Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Christopher Mason Savino (born October 2, 1971) is an American writer, comic book artist, and former animator. He is well-known as the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series The Loud House. Savino has also worked on multiple other animated cartoons throughout the 90s and 2000s. Savino has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Annie Awards, and a Daytime Emmy Award. In May 2018, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 gave him a one-year suspension due to sexual harassment allegations from Nickelodeon (which he was fired from in October 2017), leading to his animation career being put on halt. Since then, he has moved on to literature.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 2, 1971 (55)
From
Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
Works as
Writer, director and producer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Chris Savino's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
33%
Morality
13%
Society
6%
Survival
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
16
Thrilling
8
Warm
8
Absurd
6
Manic
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chris Savino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (8).

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Savino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice(2025)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie(2024)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Casagrandes Movie(2024)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Really Haunted Loud House(2023)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Dereck & Friends Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Co-Producer

  • The Really Loud House(2022)

    Show 40 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • A Loud House Christmas(2021)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Loud House Movie(2021)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Loud House: Schooled! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Creator

  • The Casagrandes(2019)

    Show 112 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Cans Without Labels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Storyboard Artist

  • The Loud House(2015)

    Show 108 episodes · Director · Creator · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Tech Oddity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Creative Consultant

  • Get Blake!(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Monster Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Creative Consultant

  • The Loud House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Mickey Mouse(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Bigfoot and Gray on the run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil(2010)

    Show 103 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Deer Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Ni Hao, Kai-Lan(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • My Gym Partner's a Monkey(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Johnny Test(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Producer · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • My Life as a Teenage Robot(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Flintstones: On the Rocks(2001)

    Director · Art Direction · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Samurai Jack(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Foe Paws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip(1999)

    Story · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Powerpuff Girls(1998)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Cow and Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard

  • I Am Weasel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard

  • Hey Arnold!(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter's Laboratory(1996)

    Show 72 episodes · Director · Storyboard · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • What a Cartoon! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Tonk's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Creative Consultant

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles, 39 of them dated from 1995 to 2025.

Highest rated

Samurai Jack (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Dexter's Laboratory (1996)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 40: 6 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thWriting24 of 40: 14 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing4 of 40: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew13 of 40: 7 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

40 titles, 11 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s9 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2004–2010.

  1. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  2. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More)
  3. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Chris Savino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer

A Loud House Christmas (2021)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Samurai Jack (2001)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chris Savino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles20–59 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles16–37 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles20–35 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles3–22 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles23–59 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chris Savino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Savino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeff Bennett shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Jeff Bennett9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Jeff Bennett
  • Tom Kenny7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Tom Kenny
  • Grey DeLisle6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Grey DeLisle
  • Brian Stepanek5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Brian Stepanek

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles