John Lasseter
Known for department: Production
Birthday: 1957-01-12
Place of birth: 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
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006Self - Director
Making 'Nemo'
2003Self - Executive Producer
The Pixar Story
2007Self
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
1991Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007SelfThe Beatles Revolution
2000Self
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009Self (archive footage)
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014Self
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999Himself
Toy Story 2
1999Additional Voices (voice)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007Self
Geared-Up
2006
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer