John Lasseter
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Born: 1957-01-12 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Toy Story 2
Additional Voices (voice)
Cars 2
Additional Voices (voice)
A Bug's Life
Additional Voices (voice)
The Oscars
Self
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
America: The Story of Us
Self
The Pixar Story
Self
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
Geared-Up
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
These Amazing Shadows
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
The Making of Toy Story
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Self
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself
Lasseter-san, Thank You
Himself
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
Bozzetto non troppo
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Himself
The Making of TRON
Himself
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
Imagining Zootopia
Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
Self
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Self - Director
Motori Ruggenti
Self