
John Lasseter
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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).
Known For

America: The Story of Us

Cars 2

A Bug's Life

Toy Story

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Toy Story 2

The Oscars

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

The Making of 'The Incredibles'

Making 'Nemo'

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms

The Making of Mater's Tall Tales

The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Production Credits

Small Fry

Toy Story 2

WALL·E

John Carter

Red's Dream

Tick Tock Tale

Moana

Planes: Fire & Rescue

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

Tokyo Mater

Toy Story

Burn-E

Unidentified Flying Mater

Toy Story That Time Forgot

For the Birds

Big Hero 6

Monsters, Inc.

Up and Down

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

Knick Knack

Partysaurus Rex

Prep & Landing

Luxo Jr. 3D

Luck

Zootopia

Secret of the Wings

Cars

Feast

Inner Workings

Super Rhino

Finding Nemo

Lifted

Spinning

Monsters University

The Incredibles

Party Central

Front and Back

Wreck-It Ralph

Sanjay's Super Team

Frozen

Inside Out

The Good Dinosaur

Partly Cloudy

Boundin'

Bugged

Winnie the Pooh

A Bug's Life

Cars 3

Light and Heavy

Hiccups

Toy Story 4

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Pixie Hollow Games

Pixar Short Films

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Toy Story of Terror!

Ralph Breaks the Internet

BURN·E

Mater and the Ghostlight

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Monster Truck Mater

Day & Night

Young Sherlock Holmes

Presto

Tales from Earthsea

Get a Horse!

Time Travel Mater

Mike's New Car

Bao

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Frozen Fever

One Man Band

Lava

La luna

Riley's First Date?

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

WondLa

Finding Dory

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

Tangled

Moon Mater

Jack-Jack Attack

Heavy Metal Mater

Surprise

It's Tough to be a Bug

Planes

The Princess and the Frog

Coco

The Radiator Springs 500½

The Wonderful World of Disney

Meet the Robinsons

The Legend of Mor'du

Rescue Squad Mater

Air Mater

Your Friend the Rat

Ratatouille

Brave

Geri's Game

Lightyear

Exploring the Reef

Tin Toy

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Emperor's New Throne

Incredibles 2

Hawaiian Vacation

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Up

Tangled Ever After

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Cars 2

Toy Story 3

Paperman

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy

The Blue Umbrella

Dug's Special Mission

Lou

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

Spellbound

El Materdor

Mater the Greater

Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"

The Ballad of Nessie

Mater Private Eye

Beauty and the Beast

Ponyo

Piper

Tinker Bell

Spirited Away

Howl's Moving Castle

Bolt
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