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Alvin and the Chipmunks

2007

A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.

Nelson Wong

Nelson Wong is known for his work on American Mary (2012), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) and Ice Blues (2008).

Jon Vitti

Writer · Known for Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Angry Birds Movie

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jon Vitti is an American writer best known for his work on the television series The Simpsons. He has also written for the King of the Hill and The Critic series, and has served as a consultant for several animated movies, including Ice Age (2002) and Robots (2005). He is one of the eleven writers of The Simpsons Movie and also responsible for the film adaptation of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Vitti is a graduate of Harvard University, where he wrote for and was president with Mike Reiss of the Harvard Lampoon. He was also very close with Conan O'Brien while at Harvard. Prior to joining The Simpsons, he had a brief stint with Saturday Night Live. He described his experiences on a DVD commentary as "a very unhappy year". After leaving The Simpsons' writing staff in its fourth season, Vitti wrote for the HBO series The Larry Sanders Show. He is now working on The Office in the seventh season and has written the episode, Viewing Party. He is the second most prolific writer for The Simpsons; his 25 episodes place him after John Swartzwelder, who wrote 59 episodes. Vitti has also used the pseudonym Penny Wise. Vitti used the pseudonym for episodes "Another Simpsons Clip Show" and "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" because he did not want to be credited for writing a clip show as expressed on Simpsons DVD commentaries (though his name was credited for writing the first Simpsons clip show "So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show"). On the season four Simpsons episode "The Front," Jon Vitti is caricatured as a Harvard graduate who gets fired from I&S Studios for penning mediocre episodes and gets hit on the head with a name plate by his boss, Roger Meyers. His wife, Ann, is the sister of fellow The Simpsons writer George Meyer (who was also a Saturday Night Live writer-turned-Simpsons writer who did not like working on SNL). He is a distant cousin of Los Angeles Lakers trainer Gary Vitti, award-winning author Jim Vitti, and actor Michael Dante (the stage name of Ralph Vitti). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Vitti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mike Mitchell

Cast · Executive Producer · Director · Known for Puss in Boots, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 3

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Mike Mitchell (born October 18, 1970) is an American film director, writer, producer, actor and animator. He directed the films Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), Surviving Christmas (2004), Sky High (2005), Shrek Forever After (2010), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), Trolls (2016), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024).

Beth Riesgraf

Cast · Known for Alvin and the Chipmunks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bethany Jean "Beth" Riesgraf (born August 24, 1978, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is an American actress, mainly known as Parker in the series Leverage. Originally from Belle Plaine, Minnesota - Riesgraf is the youngest of six girls. She attended Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas where she was student body president, voted "Most Admired Senior", senior prom queen, a member of the Photography club and graduated with Honors.[citation needed] She was formerly engaged to the actor Jason Lee, with whom she has a son, Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf-Lee. She appeared with Lee as the character Natalie Duckworth on the show My Name is Earl in 2005 and 2007, and in Alvin and The Chipmunks as a mother in the supermarket in 2007. In 2008, Riesgraf played the unnamed bride (though presumed to be Cathrine) in the official music video for "Cath", by Death Cab for Cutie. Also in 2008, she became the co-star of the TV show Leverage.

Brando Eaton

Executive Producer · Known for Solo Mio, The Get Out

Brando Eaton is an American actor known for his work in film and television. He was born on July 17, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. Eaton began his acting career at a young age and has since appeared in various notable projects. Eaton's first significant role came in 2002 when he portrayed the character of Griffin Lowe in the film "The Powder Puff Principle." He gained further recognition for his role as Drummer Hoffenbacker in the comedy film "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" in 2009. His portrayal of the mischievous drummer added a comedic element to the popular family franchise. In addition to his film work, Brando Eaton has made appearances on numerous television shows. He has had guest roles on series such as "CSI: Miami," "The Mentalist," and "Dexter." He also appeared in the medical drama series "Chicago Med" as the recurring character of Bertram "Bernie" Caffrey. One of Eaton's notable roles was on the TV series "Dexter," where he played the character Jonah Mitchell, the troubled son of a murderer, in the show's fourth season. His performance garnered praise for its complexity and emotional depth. Eaton has also taken part in independent film projects, showcasing his range as an actor. Some of his independent film credits include "Bloomington" and "Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach." Aside from acting, Brando Eaton is involved in other creative pursuits. He is a musician and singer-songwriter, displaying his musical talents outside of his acting career.

Karen Rosenfelt

Producer · Executive Producer · Known for Me Before You, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Summer I Turned Pretty

Karen Rosenfelt is American media proprietor, film producer and television producer. She received production credits on the Twilight and Percy Jackson film franchises, as well as the 2008 film The Devil Wears Prada. She has also served as a studio executive for films including Book Thief and Me Before You, as well as the Max and Alvin and the Chipmunks film franchises. She is the daughter of Frank Edward Rosenfelt, who was the CEO of MGM in the 1970s–80s and United Artists after the acquisition by MGM. She is the cousin of ex Tri-Star Pictures president of marketing turned book author David Rosenfelt. Her films in total have grossed over $6.48 billion at the worldwide box office as of 2023. In September 2022, her and John Goldwyn formed the company Goldwyn/Rosenfelt Productions to sign a first-look television deal with Warner Bros Television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karen Rosenfelt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Josh Green

Josh Green was born on February 28, 1992. He is an actor and writer, known for Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), Secondary Education (2013) and Fair Haven (2017).

Tony Hale

Cast · Known for Toy Story 4, Inside Out 2, Harley Quinn

Tony Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He had a leading role in the Fox series Arrested Development as Buster Bluth from 2003 to 2019. He portrayed Gary Walsh on the HBO series Veep from 2012 to 2019. For the latter, Hale won the 2013 and 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Hale has appeared in feature films including Because I Said So (2007), The Informant! (2009), In My Sleep (2010), The Heat (2013), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021), Hocus Pocus 2 (2022), and Quiz Lady (2023). He has provided voice acting work for The Tale of Despereaux (2008), The Angry Birds Movie (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), the Toy Story franchise (2019–26) as Forky, Lego Star Wars: Terrifying Tales (2021) as Vaneé, and Inside Out 2 (2024) as Fear, replacing Bill Hader from the first film. Hale also created the Netflix and Peacock original series Archibald's Next Big Thing and voiced the titular character. He plays twin brothers Nicholas Benedict and L.D. Curtain in the Disney+ original The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Hale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Tim Hill

Director · Known for Alvin and the Chipmunks

Tim Hill (born May 31, 1958) is an American film director and television writer. He began his career in 1993 as a writer and storyboard artist for Rocko's Modern Life, he also created the Kablam! skit Action League Now!. He has been active as an episode writer for SpongeBob SquarePants since 1999. Hill directed the live-action family films Muppets from Space, Max Keeble's Big Move, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop and Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends: The Movie. He is the nephew of director George Roy Hill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Hill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Christopher Lennertz

Composer · Known for Alvin and the Chipmunks, Back in Action, Gen V

Christopher Joseph Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy. His musical scores have appeared in Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop, Think Like a Man, and Horrible Bosses, and the video game series Medal of Honour, created by Steven Spielberg. He composed the score for Supernatural, Revolution, and The Boys, all television series created by Eric Kripke. He has collaborated with film directors Tim Hill, Matthew O'Callaghan, Seth Gordon, Tim Story, Tyler Perry, Josh Greenbaum, and Kelly Asbury. He has also appeared in Galavant and Sausage Party with Alan Menken and Marvel's Agent Carter, including a first-ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award-winning lyricist David Zippel. He wrote the songs for UglyDolls with Glenn Slater. He composed the score for the Netflix series Lost in Space and the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys from Kripke, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Lennertz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Bella Thorne

Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, director, singer, and model. She played Ruthy Spivey in the television series My Own Worst Enemy (2008) and Tancy Henrickson in the fourth season of Big Love (2010), before gaining prominence for her role as CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up (2010–2013). She also portrayed Paige Townsen in the Freeform drama series Famous in Love (2017–2018). She has appeared in 38 feature films, including Blended (2014), The DUFF (2015), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), You Get Me (2017), Amityville: The Awakening (2017), The Babysitter (2017), Midnight Sun (2018), Assassination Nation (2018), and Infamous (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bella Thorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jackie Burch

Casting · Known for Beverly Hills Cop III, Die Hard, Judge Dredd

Jackie Burch (March 25, 1951 — October 12, 2025) was an American producer and casting director, best known for Psycho II (1983), Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club, Weird Science (both 1985), Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), Hudson Hawk (1991), and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015).

Janice Karman

Producer · Known for Alvin and the Chipmunks

Janice Felice Karman (born May 21, 1954) is an American actress, film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologist Harvey Leroy Karman (born Harvey Walters). Her mother, Felice Karman, was also a psychologist. Karman played the role of Bunny in the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters (alternate title: The Jezebels), and Hank in the 1976 exploitation film Slumber Party '57. The focus of Bagdasarian Productions company is on creating albums, cartoons, and other products based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, who were created by Bagdasarian's father Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., besides helping to produce the records and cartoons. Karman provides the singing voices of Theodore and the members of the female spin-off group The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor (Dody Goodman also did the voice of Miss Beatrice Miller as well). In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Janice also got to play the role of La-Lu. She originally voiced Theodore in the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, but for promotional reasons Theodore was re-recorded by the singer and actor Jesse McCartney. However, her singing was kept in. Karman and her husband have two children, a daughter Vanessa (1986) and a son Michael (b. January 18, 1990).

Jason Lee

Cast · Known for Alvin and the Chipmunks, My Name Is Earl, The Incredibles

Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, singer, photographer, and former professional skateboarder. He's known for his role as Earl Hickey on the NBC television series My Name Is Earl, Dwight Hendricks in Memphis Beat (2010–2011), voice of Syndrome in the film The Incredibles, Dave Seville in the Alvin and the Chipmunks films, and his work with director Kevin Smith. His roles in Kevin Smith films include Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, Clerks II, and Cop Out. Lee won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in Chasing Amy. His other notable film roles include starring in Enemy of the State, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, Stealing Harvard, A Guy Thing and The Ballad of Jack and Rose. His voice acting credits include Syndrome in The Incredibles, Bones in Monster House and the title character in Underdog. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV series in 2005 and 2006 by The Golden Globe for his role as Earl Hickey in the series My Name is Earl. A former professional skateboarder, Lee is the co-founder and co-owner of Stereo Skateboards, founding the company in 1992 with fellow skateboarder Chris "Dune" Pastras. Since 1992, Stereo manufactures and distributes skateboard decks, equipment and apparel, as well as producing skate videos.

Tucker Albrizzi

Tucker Albrizzi is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tyler Duncan on Big Time Rush, Jake on Good Luck Charlie, Randall Snyder on American Vandal and Colin McConnell on A.P. Bio. He has appeared in such movies as I Am Number Four, Bridesmaids, Sicko, and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Matthew Gray Gubler

Cast · Known for Criminal Minds, Alvin and the Chipmunks

Matthew Gray Gubler (born March 9, 1980) is an American actor, director, fashion model and painter. He is best known for his role as criminal profiler Dr. Spencer Reid in the CBS television show Criminal Minds (2005–present), of which he has also directed ten episodes. Gubler has appeared in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, (500) Days of Summer, Life After Beth, Suburban Gothic, and as the voice of Simon in Alvin and the Chipmunks and its three sequels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matthew Gray Gubler, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Justin Long

Cast · Known for Barbarian, Live Free or Die Hard, Stranglehold

Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He is known for his work in comedies (like Accepted and Dodgeball) and horror films (like Jeepers Creepers, Barbarian, and Weapons). In recent years, he has been labeled a scream king. He has done voice roles as well, including as Alvin Seville in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film series. He is also known for his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign (2006–2009), and appeared as himself in Intel's "Go PC" campaign.

Michael Bruno

Cast · Known for Iron Man 2

Michael Bruno was born on August 11, 1979 in Rockland, New York, USA as Michael Anthony Bruno. He is an actor and writer, known for Iron Man 2 (2010) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009).

Dody Goodman

Cast · Known for Grease

Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 – June 22, 2008) was an American character actress. She played the mother of the title character in the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, her distinctive high-pitched voice announcing the show's title at the beginning of each episode. She was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show in the 1950s, and cast member of The Mary Tyler Moore Hour in 1979. Aside from film and television appearances, she also voiced Miss Miller in the television series Alvin and the Chipmunks and the film spin-off The Chipmunk Adventure. She also played on Punky Brewster, as Punky's teacher.

Ross Bagdasarian

Producer · Known for Alvin and the Chipmunks

Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian (January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David Seville, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Isabelle Adriani

Isabelle Adriani is an Italian actress, singer, dancer, fairy tale author and journalist. Isabelle also has a unique talent for whistling in an operatic style. She has a Phd in History and speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Italian fluently. She has starred in more than 35 movies in Italy in the last 4 years. She published 10 books of fairy tales and 2 historical novels ('The Garden of Power' and 'The True Story of Cinderella'). Isabelle was born in Perugia, Italy, to 2 neurologists known for research in brain disease. Isabelle Adriani has a sister named Alexandra. Her parents sent her abroad to study in several countries such as : England, Germany,France, America and Argentina, so she's fluent in English, French,German and Spanish. Isabelle showed a deep passion for fairy tales and for acting at a very young age and began to write fables and to star in many plays at school. She began her acting career at 7 dreaming of Broadway. After studying classical ballet for seven years at Royal ballet of Dancing and attending acting schools in her home town, she went to Rome to study opera singing with Edda Dell'Orso (Oscar prize Ennio Morricone's chorister). At 19 she published her first book of Fairy Tales 'The Blue Butterfly' and met Susan Strasberg who believed in her and in her passion for acting and advised her to move to the United States. She took her PHD in History at the University of Perugia at 22 and wrote her final works on the DNA of Fairy Tales. In the meantime she won a scholarship and attended C.U.T. Theatre Drama University School in Perugia. She earned a Master in journalism and worked for the major TV channels in Italy such as Rai and Mediaset and also for Newspaper magazines such as 'Il Messaggero' and 'La Nazione'. In the last 4 years she played in some of the most successful movies in Italy such as 'What a beautiful Day' (52 millions of euros, very unusual for the Italian market), 'Men against Women'(15 millions euros) and 'The First Beautiful Thing'also presented in the US. She also appears briefly in 'The American' with George Clooney and in 'Twice Born' with Penelope Cruz. She presented the daily Tv Show 'Moviestar' for Canale 5, Mediaset, (2010-2013) She did the voice over for 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' and sang the Rihanna song: 'Help' in the Italian version of the cartoon and did the voice of the lead, "Peaches" in Ice Age 4 for XX Century Fox In 2011 she performed for Al Pacino and for Woody Allen at New Year's Eve. She also whistled for the soundtrack of 'Baharia', directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. From that moment she began her transition in the US. She got her green card as 'Talent' . She just came back from Puerto Rico where she played Esmeralda in 'Reclaim' directed by Alan White with John Cusack and Jacki Weaver. The multi-talented actress now lives between Rome and Los Angeles. IMDb Mini Biography

Jake Zyrus

Jake Zyrus (known as Charice Pempengco prior to his gender transition) was born in Cabuyao, Philippines. When he was three years old, he witnessed his abusive father point a gun at his mom during an episode of domestic violence. Along with his mother and younger brother Carl, they left their father in search of a better life. At the age of seven, with money hard to come by and with little food to put on the table, Zyrus urged his mother to teach him how to sing and let him join singing contests to help support their family. He went around the provinces of Laguna and Batangas, joining amateur singing contests in town fiestas and later, on little-known shows on television. He started winning most of the contests he joined, often borrowing money from friends and neighbors for the bus fare then paying them back after he had won. He estimates he joined 80-100 singing contests all in all. In May 2008, Zyrus was invited to guest on Oprah, for a themed show called World's Smartest Kids. She sang I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston and bought the audience to their feet, giving him another standing ovation. No one was more impressed than Oprah Winfrey herself though, incredulously asking him, "Girl, that was fantastic! Who are you?!" The next day, Charice and his mother were already on a plane waiting to take off for the Philippines when Oprah called to stop the plane and bring them back to her office. Oprah had been so impressed with the child and couldn't get him off her mind. He listened to Zyrus' story and told him, "Don't lose hope. I promise you something big will happen." She then called legendary music producer David Foster who took Zyrus on under his wing. Zyrus, as David Foster's protégé, suddenly found himself singing duets with Andrea Bocelli in Italy and with his idol Celine Dion in Madison Square Garden. He also shared the stage with other big names such as Michael Buble and Josh Groban. He performed at three of President Barack Obama's pre-inauguration galas and made a cameo appearance as himself in 2009's Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. He also went on to appear on the Oprah show three more times after his initial appearance, the most recent one being last May 11, 2010, a day after his 18th birthday, to debut his international album CHARICE. His single Pyramid with singer Iyaz topped the Billboard Dance chart at #1. His album sales during its first week landed him in the #8 spot on the US Billboard Hot 200 chart, making him the first ever Asian artist in history to enter the Billboard top 10. In June 2017, Zyrus came out as a trans-man and announced that he underwent gender transition. He dropped his old name "Charice Pempengco" and adopted his current name.

Ronald Ogden

Ron Ogden (he/him) is a producer, actor, host, voice actor, professional TTRPG player, and mini-painter. Ron has four years of experience creating live studio TTRPG actual play shows as a show producer. His film and television credits include Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip (FOX), Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell (Adult Swim), Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies (Asylum), and new media, including The Dungeon Run, and Live from the 8th Dimension. His commercial credits are vast, and you've probably seen him a few times without realizing it. You can find Ron on any given day at his painting desk, hanging with his amazing wife, or online everywhere you find people on the internet.