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John Lasseter

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69 Years Old

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).

Born

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA on 12th January 1957

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Toy Story 2 Image
Toy Story 2
Additional Voices (voice)
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Cars 2 Image
Cars 2
Additional Voices (voice)
A Bug's Life Image
A Bug's Life
Additional Voices (voice)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Image
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
Jay Leno's Garage Image
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
Imagining Zootopia Image
Imagining Zootopia
Self
America: The Story of Us Image
America: The Story of Us
Self
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar Image
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Fog City Mavericks Image
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Geared-Up Image
Geared-Up
The Pixar Story Image
The Pixar Story
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty Image
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear Image
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Self (archive footage)
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms Image
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
Self
Lasseter-san, Thank You Image
Lasseter-san, Thank You
Himself
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Image
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Image
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond Image
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum Image
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
Making 'Toy Story' Image
Making 'Toy Story'
Self
These Amazing Shadows Image
These Amazing Shadows
Self
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic Image
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Self
The Making of TRON Image
The Making of TRON
Himself
Making 'Nemo' Image
Making 'Nemo'
Self - Executive Producer
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story Image
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
The Inspiration for 'Cars' Image
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Self - Director
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Image
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' Image
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman Image
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History Image
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Image
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition Image
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Image
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story Image
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' Image
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
Bozzetto non troppo Image
Bozzetto non troppo
No Image
The Beatles Revolution
Self
The Art of 'Spirited Away' Image
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
Himself
Motori Ruggenti Image
Motori Ruggenti
Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess Image
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
Self
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Image
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Himself
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales Image
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
Self
No Image
Made in Point Richmond
The Making of 'The Incredibles' Image
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
Self
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born Image
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation