My favorite Chris Reccardi fun fact is that he was such a great musician he fulfilled a dream by playing with Brian Wilson (ok— Paul Dano) in Love and Mercy. Nothing was more fun than sitting in riffing on ideas with Reccardi. RIP to a true talent and ace collaborator. ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/jEjyKrjnou — philip lord (@philiplord) May 2, 2019

Sad to hear Chris Reccardi, the man who designed Flint Lockwood’s flying car & the LEGO Movie’s Cloud Cuckoo Land, and was a sweet, wonderful human, has passed away. RIP. pic.twitter.com/XUeoaZzG8l — Chris Miller (@chrizmillr) May 2, 2019

Hard to grasp we lost such an inspirational animation artist like Chris Reccardi... I’m truly at a loss for words to know he has passed. Rest In Peace, Chris. Thank you for all you’ve contributed to this wonderful medium. — Arielle Phillips (@SprinkleM0nster) May 2, 2019

I had the pleasure of working with Chris Reccardi on Hotel Transylvania 3. His art was beautiful, but he was 100x kinder than his art beautiful.



A kind man, I will miss him. #RIPChrisReccardi — Steve Edwards (@stevendraws) May 2, 2019

I am gutted by the loss of Chris Reccardi. We met on Lego 2 and he was such a joy — funny, hard working and an utterly brilliant artist. My brother and I were huge fans of his even before… https://t.co/pHgRU7Jg2E — Rob Schrab (@RobSchrab) May 2, 2019

I just heard about the passing of Chris Reccardi. In 2008, after years of fanboying over his work I got to work alongside him on his pilot for "Meddlin Meadows." Thanks for everything sir. I'm shocked and heartbroken. RIP https://t.co/zfcaj1ZwJv — Eric J. Pringle (@EricJPringle1) May 2, 2019

Heartbroken. One of the greatest artists to ever work in animation. RIP #chrisreccardi https://t.co/xZ1izB28vZ — Zach Bellissimo (@CountZachulaaa) May 2, 2019

Shocked & sad to hear the news of Chris Reccardi's passing. I was not a close friend but I worked with him when I first became a storyboarder at CN (Secret Mountain Fort Awesome) and I got a real education from the fixes he did to my boards. A true artist. — ianjq (@ianjq) May 2, 2019

RIP #ChrisReccardi - I never knew him, but "Hermit Ren" (which he directed) is one of the most chilling, inspiring & formative cartoons from my youth. I specifically remember quoting it with friends once on the school bus, age 11 or 12. Unforgettable!! pic.twitter.com/Vm4eOWDenq — Stu Livingston (@stulivingston) May 2, 2019

Goodbye to Chris Reccardi, a singular talent and genuine nice guy. My thoughts go out to Lynne and his family. pic.twitter.com/D8PonP4aAT — Tim Rauch (@Tim_Rauch) May 2, 2019