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{{Infobox company|founded=January 17, 2007 ({{age|2007|1|17}} years ago)|country=United States|name=Illumination|image=Illumination_Entertainment_logo.svg|founder=Chris Meledandri|key people=Chris Meledandri (CEO)<br>Keith Feldman (COO)|predecessors=Universal Animation Studios|parent=Universal Pictures|subsidiaries=Illumination Studios Paris<br>Moonlight<br>[[Illumination Labs]]|formerly=Illumination Entertainment (2007–2017)}} | {{Infobox company|founded=January 17, 2007 ({{age|2007|1|17}} years ago)|country=United States|name=Illumination|image=Illumination_Entertainment_logo.svg|founder=Chris Meledandri|key people=Chris Meledandri (CEO)<br>Keith Feldman (COO)|predecessors=Universal Animation Studios|parent=Universal Pictures|subsidiaries=[[Illumination Studios Paris]]<br>Moonlight<br>[[Illumination Labs]]|formerly=Illumination Entertainment (2007–2017)}} | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Illumination''' (also known as '''Illumination Entertainment''') is an animation studio owned by [[Universal Pictures]], a division of NBCUniversal. It was founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, after leaving as president of [[20th Century Fox Animation]] and [[Blue Sky Studios]]. The company was originally announced as Universal's family entertainment arm which would produce one to two films a year, starting in 2010. In Summer 2011, the company acquired French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff to form Illumination Mac Guff (which was renamed to Illumination Studios Paris in 2021). | '''Illumination''' (also known as '''Illumination Entertainment''') is an animation studio owned by [[Universal Pictures]], a division of NBCUniversal. It was founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, after leaving as president of [[20th Century Fox Animation]] and [[Blue Sky Studios]]. The company was originally announced as Universal's family entertainment arm which would produce one to two films a year, starting in 2010. In Summer 2011, the company acquired French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff to form Illumination Mac Guff (which was renamed to [[Illumination Studios Paris]] in 2021). | ||
The studio is responsible for the ''Despicable Me'', ''The Secret Life of Pets'' and ''Sing'' franchises. The minions from the first title are the studio's mascots. | The studio is responsible for the ''Despicable Me'', ''The Secret Life of Pets'' and ''Sing'' franchises. The minions from the first title are the studio's mascots. | ||