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. They also created the
elaborate mouse dioramas and "mouseterpieces" featured in the 2010
film Dinner for Schmucks, 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 40-minute
stop-motion special adaptation of the book Alien Xmas for Netflix with
Jon Favreau. It was set to be released on Netflix on November 20,
2020.Their studio has made clay animation segments for five episodes
of The Simpsons:
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. They also created the
elaborate mouse dioramas and "mouseterpieces" featured in the 2010
film Dinner for Schmucks, 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 40-minute
stop-motion special adaptation of the book Alien Xmas for Netflix with
Jon Favreau. It was set to be released on Netflix on November 20,
2020.Their studio has made clay animation segments for five episodes
of The Simpsons:
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