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Chris Renaud -LRB- born December 1966 -RRB- is an American illustrator and filmmaker .. 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 .. Academy Award. Academy Award. No Time for Nuts. No Time for Nuts. Ice Age. Ice Age ( franchise ). His most notable work is the Despicable Me franchise , including Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 , which he co-directed with Pierre Coffin .. Despicable Me. Despicable Me. Despicable Me 2. Despicable Me 2. Pierre Coffin. Pierre Coffin. Along with Coffin , he also co-created and lent his voice to the Minions from Despicable Me .. Despicable Me. Despicable Me. Minions. Minions ( Despicable Me )