
John Lasseter
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Biography
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".
He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (Toy Story).
Known For

The Oscars

America: The Story of Us

Cars 2

A Bug's Life

Toy Story

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Toy Story 2

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

The Making of 'The Incredibles'

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

Making 'Nemo'

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms

The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Production Credits

Mater and the Ghostlight

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Pixie Hollow Games

Cars 2

Front and Back

Presto

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

The Good Dinosaur

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Princess and the Frog

Finding Nemo

Toy Story 3

Day & Night

Finding Dory

El Materdor

Dug's Special Mission

The Ballad of Nessie

The Radiator Springs 500½

Lou

Toy Story 2

For the Birds

Cars

Meet the Robinsons

Howl's Moving Castle

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Prep & Landing

Cars 3

Up and Down

Up

Luxo Jr. 3D

Feast

Frozen

Tokyo Mater

Air Mater

Rescue Squad Mater

Ratatouille

Secret of the Wings

Tin Toy

Monsters University

Red's Dream

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy

Tinker Bell

Sanjay's Super Team

Young Sherlock Holmes

It's Tough to Be a Bug!

Unidentified Flying Mater

Small Fry

Incredibles 2

The Incredibles

Ponyo

Tangled Ever After

Coco

A Bug's Life

Party Central

Bugged

Exploring the Reef

Brave

Tales from Earthsea

Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"

Knick Knack

Bolt

Mater the Greater

The Legend of Mor'du

Toy Story 4

Big Hero 6

Jack-Jack Attack

One Man Band

Partysaurus Rex

BURN·E

Luck

Mike's New Car

Get a Horse!

Lava

Beauty and the Beast

Winnie the Pooh

Boundin'

Lifted

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Emperor's New Throne

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Geri's Game

Light and Heavy

Inside Out

La luna

Burn-E

Frozen Fever

Planes

Mater Private Eye

Monsters, Inc.

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Toy Story of Terror!

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Hawaiian Vacation

Partly Cloudy

Your Friend the Rat

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

Heavy Metal Mater

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

Moana

Paperman

Piper

The Blue Umbrella

WondLa

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

Super Rhino

Toy Story

Spirited Away

Zootopia

Riley's First Date?

Tangled

Spellbound

Moon Mater

Inner Workings

Surprise

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

John Carter

Tick Tock Tale

Wreck-It Ralph

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

WALL·E

Monster Truck Mater

Time Travel Mater

Bao

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Hiccups

Spinning
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