John Lasseter
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
as Self - Director
2006
Making 'Nemo'
as Self - Executive Producer
2003
The Pixar Story
as Self
2007
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
as Self
1991
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
2007
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
2000
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
as Self
2014
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
as Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
1994
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
1999
Toy Story 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
1999
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self
2007
Geared-Up
2006
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2013
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2015
Imagining Zootopia
as Self
2016
