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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