John Lasseter
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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).
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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
Production Credits
Lava
Up
Mater the Greater
The Legend of Mor'du
Ponyo
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Bao
Knick Knack
Secret of the Wings
Get a Horse!
Ratatouille
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
John Carter
Tick Tock Tale
Light and Heavy
Tangled
Super Rhino
Luck
Tokyo Mater
Day & Night
Toy Story 3
Tinker Bell
Geri's Game
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Toy Story
La luna
Finding Dory
Hiccups
Partysaurus Rex
For the Birds
Big Hero 6
Frozen Fever
Meet the Robinsons
Air Mater
Time Travel Mater
Exploring the Reef
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
Moon Mater
Howl's Moving Castle
It's Tough to be a Bug
Luxo Jr. 3D
Mater Private Eye
Lightyear
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Frozen
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
A Bug's Life
Partly Cloudy
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
Beauty and the Beast
Riley's First Date?
Presto
The Princess and the Frog
Tales from Earthsea
Moana
Finding Nemo
Lifted
Prep & Landing
The Wonderful World of Disney
Burn-E
BURN·E
Brave
One Man Band
Cars 3
The Ballad of Nessie
Bugged
Up and Down
Cars 2
El Materdor
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Planes
Monsters University
Dug's Special Mission
Wreck-It Ralph
Young Sherlock Holmes
Surprise
WALL·E
Small Fry
Toy Story of Terror!
Hawaiian Vacation
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Toy Story That Time Forgot
Your Friend the Rat
Front and Back
Inner Workings
The Incredibles
Cars
Tangled Ever After
Feast
Monsters, Inc.
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Winnie the Pooh
Mike's New Car
Paperman
Pixar Short Films
Red's Dream
Tin Toy
The Adventures of André and Wally B.
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Emperor's New Throne
Unidentified Flying Mater
Monster Truck Mater
Party Central
The Good Dinosaur
The Blue Umbrella
Jack-Jack Attack
Zootopia
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy
Spellbound
Heavy Metal Mater
Toy Story 2
Incredibles 2
Lou
WondLa
Rescue Squad Mater
Spirited Away
Mater and the Ghostlight
Toy Story 4
Pixie Hollow Games
Piper
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Boundin'
Sanjay's Super Team
Spinning
Bolt
Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"
Inside Out
Coco
The Radiator Springs 500½
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