John Christian Wedge (born March 20, 1957)[2] is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor.

[3] During his teenage years, Wedge lived in Watertown, New York which was rumored to be the inspiration for the town where his film Robots takes place, however he later dismissed this in an interview.

It was so simple, effective and magical in outcome and I stuck with creating things throughout my childhood, teenage years and then college.

He has taught animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he met his future film directing partner, Carlos Saldanha.

Wedge later directed Blue Sky Studios' first computer-animated film, 2002's Ice Age , and served as executive producer for its sequels.

In 2013 followed Epic, loosely based on Joyce's book, The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs.