Search

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit animated movie Ice Age. This time around, the deep freeze is over, and the ice-covered earth is starting to melt, which will destroy the trio's cherished valley. The impending disaster prompts them to reunite and warn all the other beasts about the desperate situation.

Carlos Saldanha

Director · Executive Producer · Known for 100 Days, Ice Age: Collision Course, Ice Age: Continental Drift

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carlos Saldanha (born July 20, 1968) is a Brazilian director of animated films. He was the director of Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), and the co-director of Ice Age (2002) and Robots (2005). Saldanha was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He left his hometown in 1991 to follow his artistic instinct and passion for animation. With a background in computer science and a natural artistic sensibility, he found New York City the perfect locale to merge these skills and become an animator. He attended the MFA program at New York's School of Visual Arts, where he graduated with honors in 1993, after completing two animated shorts, The Adventures of Korky, the Corkscrew (1992) and Time For Love (1993). The shorts have been screened at animation festivals around the world. At SVA, Saldanha met Chris Wedge, one of the cofounders of Blue Sky Studios, who invited him to join their growing team of artists. He also worked as animator on Wedge's short film Bunny. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos Saldanha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Matt Romano

Matt Romano was born on January 12, 1993. He is an actor, known for Up in the Air (2009), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and Made for Love (2021). He has been married to Erica Markle since April 6, 2024. Matt is also the son of comedian/actor Ray Romano and his wife Anna Romano.

Chris Renaud

Cast · Executive Producer · Producer · Known for The Secret Life of Pets 2, Despicable Me 2, Minions & Monsters

Chris Renaud is an American illustrator and film-maker. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short No Time for Nuts, which featured the character Scrat from the computer animated Ice Age films. Most recently, he directed Despicable Me, starring the voice of Steve Carell, which debuted #1 at the U.S. box office on July 9th, 2010. After graduating from Syracuse University with an illustration degree, Renaud began work as a graphic designer in the sports entertainment industry. He has created logo designs and mascot characters for NFL Properties, the NBA, and Foot Locker, among others. After working as a designer and illustrator for a variety of publications and agencies, Chris began drawing and writing comic books. Working for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics, his notable projects include illustrating Marvel's Starfleet Academy and pitching the original story concept that evolved into Batman: Cataclysm. This yearlong tale across all Batman-related comics resulted in increased sales and visibility for the renowned character. As the production designer on the Disney Channels’ The Book of Pooh, Renaud transitioned into the world of children’s television. Since that groundbreaking project, he has been able to design virtual sets and puppet characters for Bear in the Big Blue House, Lazy Town, Curious Pictures, Sony Animation, and many more. With the new show It's a Big Big World, currently airing on PBS, he took the lead role in the visual development and design of every aspect of this Emmy-nominated children’s program. Renaud worked for Blue Sky Studios as a story artist on such films as Robots, Ice Age: The Meltdown, and the Dr. Seuss classic Horton Hears A Who!. He also wrote and co-directed the animated short No Time for Nuts, which received an Annie Award and a 2007 Oscar nomination within the animated short films category. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2006. Renaud works for Illumination Entertainment and lives in Paris, France. He directed Despicable Me, starring Steve Carell, which was released in the U.S. on July 9, 2010.

Josh Peck

Cast · Known for Ice Age: Continental Drift, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: The Meltdown

Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. Peck began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on The Amanda Show from 2000 to 2002. Peck rose to prominence for his role as Josh Nichols alongside Drake Bell's character in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007, and in its two television films in 2006 and 2008. He then acted in films such as Mean Creek (2004), Drillbit Taylor (2008), The Wackness (2008), ATM (2012), Red Dawn (2012), Battle of the Year (2013), Danny Collins (2015), and Take the 10 (2017). Peck provided the voice of Eddie in the Ice Age franchise since Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), and voiced Casey Jones in the Nickelodeon animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017). He also starred with John Stamos in the Fox comedy series Grandfathered (2015–2016). In 2017, Peck started a comedic lifestyle YouTube channel, Shua Vlogs, featuring his wife Paige O'Brien, David Dobrik, and many of the vlogsquad members. He is currently a main role in the Disney+ original series Turner & Hooch a continuation of the 1989 movie Turner & Hooch.

Jansen Panettiere

Jansen Panettiere (September 25, 1994 – February 19, 2023) was an actor and the younger brother of Hayden Panettiere. He was known for his roles in the films The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Perfect Game, Ice Age: The Meltdown, The Martial Arts Kid and How High 2.

Will Arnett

Cast · Known for BoJack Horseman, The Lego Movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

William Emerson Arnett (/ɑːrˈnɛt/; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the titular character in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman (2014–2020). He has received nominations for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Arnett was Emmy-nominated for his recurring role as Devon Banks in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2007–2013). He starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night (2011–2012), the CBS sitcom The Millers (2013–2014), and the Netflix mystery series Murderville. He has also starred, co-created, and executive produced the Fox sitcom Running Wilde (2010–2011) and the Netflix comedy-drama series Flaked (2016–2017). Arnett has acted in films such as Let's Go to Prison (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Semi-Pro (2008), G-Force (2009), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014). Known for his deep baritone voice, Arnett also took roles in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ratatouille (2007), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Despicable Me (2010), The Nut Job film franchise (2014–2017), The Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019), Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), and Twisted Metal (2023–).  Arnett has been Primetime Emmy Award-nominated for Arrested Development, 30 Rock, and BoJack Horseman. Since 2020, he has hosted the Fox reality series Lego Masters. Arnett began co-hosting the comedy podcast SmartLess (2020–) alongside Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Arnett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Clea Lewis

Cast · Known for Best Medicine, Ice Age: The Meltdown

Clea Lewis (born July 19, 1965) is an American actress, best known for her television role as Ellen's annoying friend Audrey Penney in Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom Ellen. Lewis was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio to a writer mother and a former vaudeville performer and lawyer father. Lewis graduated from Brown University in 1987. She and her husband, Peter Ackerman, have two sons, Stanley born in 2002 and Alvin born in 2005. Lewis has also appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Flying Blind. She also appeared in the first episode of Friends, in which she played Frannie. She has appeared in numerous films, including Scotch & Milk, The Rich Man's Wife, andDiabolique. In 2000 she did the voice of Amy Lawrence in Tom Sawyer. Lewis played Gina, a chatty ad agency worker, in 2007's Perfect Stranger. She also voiced various characters in the Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants. She also appeared on the short-lived Andy Barker, P.I. as Jenny Barker, the wife of the title character. Her somewhat nasal, squeaky voice has meant a great deal of animation voice-over work for Lewis, including in both television (ABC's Saturday morning cartoon, Pepper Ann) and film (Ice Age: The Meltdown). She also recorded the book-on-CD for The Princess Diaries.

Eden Gamliel

Cast · Known for We Bare Bears

Eden began her acting career at the age of 14 in Israel. Her voice is a well known in more than 150 movies and cartoons in Hebrew such as Toy Story, Ice Age, Maleficent, Fairy Odd Parents, Barbie, My First Dragon, The Good Dinosaur, Tarzan, King Kong, Arthur, Franklin, Fuller House, Ben10, Curious George.

Goran Višnjić

Cast · Known for Ice Age, Practical Magic, ER

Goran Višnjić (born September 9, 1972) is a Croatian-born American actor who has appeared in American and British films and TV. He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač on the hit television series ER. He's also known for his roles as Erik the Red on the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla, Garcia Flynn on NBC's Timeless, John Woods on CBS's Extant, Marco Costanteon NBC's Crossing Lines, Nicholae Schiller on ABC's Red Widow, Dragan Armansky in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), voice of Soto in Ice Age, Jimmy Angelo in Practical Magic, and Bazta Sergeant in The Peacemaker. He grew up in Sibenik, Croatia (then Yugoslavia), a port town on the Adriatic Sea, where he decided at an early age that he wanted to be an actor. He first performed in local theater groups and then entered the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Goran gained popularity in Croatia when, at the age of 21, he was cast as Hamlet in the prestigious Dubrovnik Summer Festival’s staging of Shakespeare’s play. His performance earned him three national Best Actor awards, including an Orlando (the Croatian equivalent of a Tony). He made his American motion-picture debut in the "Welcome to Sarajevo," drama, directed by Michael Winterbottom. In his leisure time, he enjoys fencing, swimming and diving. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Eva, and their three children.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2009

Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.

Lori Forte

Producer · Writer · Known for Ice Age, Ice Age: Collision Course, Ice Age: Continental Drift

Lori Forte is one of the main producers of the Ice Age franchise.

Lucas Leguizamo

Cast · Known for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Lucas Leguizamo (born Ryder Lee Leguizamo) is the son of Actor John Leguizamo. Lucas is an actor, known for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).

Allegra Leguizamo

Allegra Leguizamo (born Allegra Sky Leguizamo) is the Daughter of Actor John Leguizamo. She is an actress, known for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).

Michael Thurmeier

Director · Known for Ice Age: Collision Course, Ice Age: Continental Drift

Michael Thurmeier is a Canadian animator and film director, best known for his work in the Ice Age franchise.

Peter de Sève

Cast · Known for Ice Age: The Meltdown

Peter de Sève (born 1958) is an American artist who has worked in the illustration and animation fields. He has drawn many covers for the magazine The New Yorker. As a character designer, he worked on the characters of A Bug's Life, Finding Nemo, Robots, the Ice Age franchise, and on the main animal character E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand) in the 2011 Easter-themed comedy film Hop. de Sève designed the characters for Arthur Christmas, for which he was nominated for Annie Award. He received the National Cartoonists Society Magazine Illustration Award for 2000. He is also a recipient of the Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators, a Clio Award for a Nike television commercial, and a Visual Effects Society Award nomination for Outstanding Animated Character Design for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. de Sève won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Design for his work on the Sesame Street segment Abby Cadabby's Flying Fairy School. He is part of the Directors Collective Hornet Incorporated company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter de Sève, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chris Meledandri

Producer · Known for Despicable Me 2, Migration, Minions: The Rise of Gru

Christopher Meledandri (/mɛləˈdɑːndri/; born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. He previously served as president of 20th Century Fox Animation and has worked as the producer for the film series  Ice Age, Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets and Sing. In 2021, he joined Nintendo's board of directors after working with the video game company on The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Meledandri also collaborates with Illumination's corporate sibling, DreamWorks Animation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Meledandri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Michael A. Levine

Composer · Known for Cold Case

Michael A. Levine is a Governor of the Television Academy (Emmys) Music peer group. He has eight ASCAP awards for his work on the Jerry Bruckheimer/CBS dramas 'Cold Case' and 'Close to Home'. Levin scored the 'Lego DC Supergirls' film, 'Brain Drain', the not-yet-released George Lucas-produced Star Wars Detours animated Star Wars parody, and the award-winning documentary, 'Landfill Harmonic', for which he wrote its Oscar-shortlisted song, 'Cateura - Vamos a Soñar'. His theme song (Go Tell Aunt Rhody/Everybody’s Dead) for Resident Evil VII Biohazard VR - the first VR game in the RE series – has become a viral hit as was Lorde's version of Everybody Wants to Rule the World which he produced along with chart-topping records for Nat and Alex Wolff. Michael also composed the theme for 'Scrat', the sabertooth squirrel featured in the 'Ice Age' shorts. He provided additional music and violin on a number of Hans Zimmer scores, including 'Dunkirk', 'The Simpsons Movie', 'Batman: The Dark Knight', 'Megamind', and 'Rango'. Michael's choir arrangement of 'Spider Pig' was conducted by Hans at the Hollywood Bowl in 2015. Levine’s concert music includes Anthem, performed by piano virtuoso Lang Lang in 2014 in Beijing. An upcoming album features duets with percussionist great Evelyn Glennie on mallets and Michael on electric violin. March 2018, he just finished recording his song 'Running' with legendary vocalist Roberta Flack for the feature film '3100'.

John Donkin

Producer · Known for Ice Age: Continental Drift, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

John Donkin received an Academy Award nomination in 2003 as producer of Gone Nutty, an animated short created at Blue Sky Studios featuring the popular character Scrat from the “Ice Age” films. Donkin joined Blue Sky Studios in 1998 as a technical and administrative director. One of his first projects was helping to complete the Oscar-winning short film Bunny. He developed the production line for Blue Sky's first feature-length animated film project, Ice Age, before becoming an associate producer on the film. Donkin went on to produce several other Blue Sky Studios projects, including Rio and Rio 2, which became a globally successful franchise, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, which grossed over $887 million worldwide, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Robots, and the Oscar-nominated short Blue Sky No Time for Nuts. Donkin began his career in computer animation in 1983, where he studied with the world-renowned CGRG (Computer Graphics Research Group) at Ohio State University. He went on to become a senior animator at the pioneering computer graphics company Cranston/Csuri Productions.

Michael J. Wilson

Writer · Known for Ice Age, Ice Age: Collision Course

Michael J. Wilson (born January 13, 1966) is an American screenwriter best known as the creator of the Ice Age movie franchise for 20th Century Fox. He became the second sole-creator of an animated movie franchise that went on to generate over $1 billion from theatrical and ancillary markets after only one sequel.

Mike Reiss

Writer · Known for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Michael "Mike" Reiss (born September 15, 1959) is an American television comedy writer. He served as a runner, writer, and producer on the animated series The Simpsons and co-created the animated series The Critic. He created and wrote the online cartoon Queer Duck and also worked on screenplays that include: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Horton Hears a Who!, The Simpsons Movie, and My Life in Ruins!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Reiss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Ray Romano

Cast · Known for Everybody Loves Raymond, Ice Age, Ice Age: Collision Course

Ray Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American film and television actor, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. He best known for his television leading roles on the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" as the title character and on the series "Men of a Certain Age", as well as for providing his voice to the Mammoth Manny in the "Ice Age" film franchise and starring in the mafia film "The Irishman" (2019).

Chris Wedge

Cast · Executive Producer · Known for Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age

John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He is best known for being the lead animator of the sci-fi action film Tron (1982), co-founding the now defunct animation studio Blue Sky Studios, and directing the short film Bunny (1998) and the feature films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005) and Epic (2013). Wedge has received two Academy Awards nominations: one for Bunny, for which he won Best Animated Short; and Ice Age, nominated for Best Animated Feature. He also created and voiced the character Scrat in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Wedge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jesús Ochoa

Cast · Known for The Legend of the Nahuala, Quantum of Solace

Jesús María Ochoa Domínguez is a Mexican film actor, screenwriter, film, theater, television, comedy and dubbing director. Winner of several awards for his great artistic career. He is Secretary General of ANDA, in the dubbing he is known as the voice of Manny the Mammoth in the Ice Age franchise.