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Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan, known as Renaud (French pronunciation: [ʁəno]; born in Paris on 11 May 1952), is a popular French singer, songwriter and actor. His characteristically 'broken' voice makes for a very distinctive vocal style. Several of his songs are popular classics in France, including the sea tale "Dès que le vent soufflera", the irreverent "Laisse béton", the ballad "Morgane de toi" and the nostalgic "Mistral gagnant". However, with the exception of a recording of "Miss Maggie" in English and a franglais recording of It is not because you are, his work is almost unknown outside the French-speaking world.
Fresh out of school, Renaud was determined to become an actor. By chance he met the actor Patrick Dewaere and was invited to join the company of the comedy theatre Café de la Gare, which had recently been founded by Patrick Dewaere, Coluche, and Miou Miou.
His early work is characterized by a volatile temperament, innovative use of French, and edgy, dark, left-wing social and political themes.[citation needed] Raised in an educated milieu, the son of an intellectual, Renaud adopted the looks and attitude of working-class youth in the 1970s, and reflected this in his lyrics. A recurrent theme is his disgust for the average French people with petit-bourgeois preoccupations and right-wing leanings (see beauf). His music focuses on the disparity between classes, the abuse of political power, overbearing authority and disgust for the military, with rare glimpses of tenderness for his fellow humans, the planet earth, and art.
Chris Renaud (born 29 August 1976 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. His highlights include setting a world record in the short course 50 backstroke in 1997, and several Canadian titles. He is an alumnus of Bishop Carroll High School.
Renaud was the first Canadian to break the two minute barrier in the 200 m Backstroke, clocking 1:59.81 at the national championships in 1996, held just after the 1996 Summer Olympics. He temporarily retired in 1997 to re-examine his career options, however he returned to Canada in 1998 and competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. His father Raymond Renaud played hockey for the Montreal Junior Canadiens in 1967.
Pierre Coffin (born in 1967) is a French animator and director. He was trained at the Gobelins in Paris and started to work at Amblimation, the 2D London based facility, where he worked on the Steven Spielberg-executive-produced We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. He then started as a freelance animator in the French CGI studio Ex Machina where he worked as animator, animation supervisor, and eventually director. Afterwards, he started to collaborate with Passion Pictures Paris and Mac Guff where in 2010 he completed, with Chris Renaud, the feature CGI animated movie Despicable Me for Universal. He also provided voices for a few of the minor characters. Pierre Coffin has created animations named Pings (animations of penguins being hurt or killed).
Coffin is currently developing Flanimals (an adaptation of the children's book series) and Bones.
Interview with directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin for Despicable Me
Minions Trailer (2015) - Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, Sandra Bullock
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"Amazed" performed by Chris Renaud
Minions - Official Trailer (HD) - Illumination
Annecy 2013 Chris Renaud Pierre Coffin
Chris Renaud HD Interview - The Lorax
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Despicable Me 2: Chris Renaud On Gru Joining The AVL 2013 Movie Behind the Scenes
Ich - Einfach Unverbesserlich 2 - Trailer (Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud)
Despicable Me - Chris Renaud Interview