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John Lasseter
Also Known As: John Alan Lasseter
Birth Date
January 12, 1957
(69 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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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).
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Toy Story 2
Additional Voices (voice)
1999
Cars 2
Additional Voices (voice)
2011
The Oscars
Self
1953 • 1 episode
A Bug's Life
Additional Voices (voice)
1998
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015 • 1 episode
America: The Story of Us
Self
2010 • 5 episodes
The Pixar Story
Self
2007
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2019
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Self (archive footage)
2022
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
2009
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
Geared-Up
2006
The Making of Toy Story
Self
1995
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
2000
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2015
These Amazing Shadows
Self
2011
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Self
2015