John Lasseter
Known for ProductionBorn 1957-01-12Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.
Lasseter's first job was with The Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After Lucasfilm became Pixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2".
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He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (Toy Story).
Known for
Toy Story 2
1999 · as Additional Voices (voice)
Cars 2
2011 · as Additional Voices (voice)
A Bug's Life
1998 · as Additional Voices (voice)
The Pixar Story
2007 · as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · as Self
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022 · as Self (archive footage)
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · as Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · as Self
Geared-Up
2006
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015 · as Self
Making 'Toy Story'
1995 · as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · as Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · as Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015 · as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005 · as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009 · as Self