The Chiodo Brothers

The Chiodo Brothers (Stephen, Charles & Edward Chiodo; /kiˈoʊdoʊ/; born in Bronx, New York) are an American trio of sibling special effects artists, specializing in clay modeling, creature creation, stop motion and animatronics. Known for their film Killer Klowns from Outer Space as well as creating puppets and effects for films such as Critters, Ernest Scared Stupid, and Team America: World Police. The Chiodo brothers created the claymation sequence for the Large Marge scene from Pee-wee's Big Adventure, as well as the stop-motion elements in the North Pole scenes from Elf.[1] They also created the elaborate mouse dioramas and "mouseterpieces" featured in the 2010 film Dinner for Schmucks,[2] as well as the stop motion Stone Age creatures in the Cup Noodles ads from the mid 90s and were puppeteers on The Thundermans. In addition, they produced a puppet segment for the episode of The Simpsons "The Fight Before Christmas" (2010). The band Chiodos was originally named "The Chiodos Bros." after them, before modifying their title slightly. On August 23, 2019, it was announced that the Chiodo Brothers were developing the 30-minute stop-motion special adaptation of the book Alien Xmas for Netflix with Jon Favreau. It was set to be released on Netflix in late 2020.

The Chiodo Bros.
Born
Charles Anthony Chiodo
(1952-05-24) May 24, 1952
Stephen Joseph Chiodo
(1954-03-02) March 2, 1954
Edward Michael Chiodo
(1960-08-25) August 25, 1960

Bronx, New York City, New York
OccupationSpecial Effects Artists
Years active1982-present

Their studio has made clay animation segments for five episodes of The Simpsons:

References
  1. "Horror Movie News: Chiodo Bros. Team with Netflix and Jon Favreau for Alien Xmas". Joblo. August 23, 2019.
  2. "Working Hollywood: Making mice for 'Dinner for Schmucks'". Los Angeles Times. July 25, 2010.
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