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May 2016

31m 16s

Chris Savino

About this episode

Life changed forever for Chris Savino when barely out of high school, Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi made him an artist on the legendary series. So began a career that included gigs on Rocko's Modern Life, Dexter's Lab, Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, and now his own Nickelodeon series The Loud House.

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