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John Lasseter

John Lasseter

Birthday: 1957-01-12 | Place of Birth: Hollywood, 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". 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

as    Self (archive footage)

2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

as    Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer

2013
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar

as    Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer

2007
Fog City Mavericks

as    Himself

2007
The Pixar Story

as    Self

2003
Lasseter-san, Thank You

as    Himself