Chris Gifford (writer)

{{Short description|American screenwriter, former actor (b. 1959)}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Chris Gifford

| image = 63rd Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon Waldorf Astoria Hotel May 17, 2004 (8187267387).jpg

| caption = Gifford (right) at the 63rd Annual Peabody Awards on May 17, 2004

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|5|3}}

| birth_name = Chris Gifford

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/chris_gifford|title=Chris Gifford|access-date=February 11, 2023|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}

| education = Connecticut College

| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|executive producer}}

| known_for = Dora the Explorer

}}

Chris Gifford (born May 3, 1959) is an American writer and executive producer at Nickelodeon. He co-created the Peabody Award-winning children's series Dora the Explorer and its spin-offs Go, Diego, Go!, and Dora and Friends: Into the City!, and was the voice of some of the show's characters, including Big Red Chicken, the Grumpy Old Troll, and the Pirate Captain Pig. He was a cast member (playing "Danny") on the 1980s syndicated children's series The Great Space Coaster.

Gifford attended the Browning School and is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey.Faherty, Emily. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/new-faces-new-jersey/call-me-dora.html "Call Me Dora"], New Jersey Monthly, posted October 13, 2008. Accessed December 30, 2008.