 His most popular work is the "Despicable Me" franchise, including "Despicable Me" and "Despicable Me 2", which he co-directed with Pierre Coffin.Along with Coffin, he also co-created and lent his voice to the Minions from "Despicable Me".Chris Renaud was born in 1966 in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, when he was 15, because his father worked for Bethlehem Steel and was transferred to their main office.