
John Lasseter
1 FOLLOWER • 144 CREDITS • JAN 12, 1957 • 68
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 Oscars

America: The Story of Us

Cars 2

A Bug's Life

Toy Story

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Toy Story 2

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 Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

The Making of 'The Incredibles'

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

Making 'Nemo'

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
Production Credits

Heavy Metal Mater

Up

Ratatouille

Unidentified Flying Mater

Tales from Earthsea

Toy Story 4

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy

Frozen

Moana

Jack-Jack Attack

Front and Back

For the Birds

Tangled Ever After

Dug's Special Mission

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Surprise

Presto

Monsters, Inc.

Tangled

Party Central

Cars 3

Toy Story of Terror!

Cars 2

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

A Bug's Life

BURN·E

John Carter

Partly Cloudy

The Ballad of Nessie

Time Travel Mater

Exploring the Reef

Beauty and the Beast

Finding Nemo

Tinker Bell

Sanjay's Super Team

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

Burn-E

The Blue Umbrella

Wreck-It Ralph

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Prep & Landing

Toy Story 3

Piper

Red's Dream

Big Hero 6

Feast

Monsters University

Bao

Day & Night

Spinning

Boundin'

Inside Out

The Legend of Mor'du

One Man Band

The Radiator Springs 500½

Frozen Fever

Knick Knack

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

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

Lifted

Mike's New Car

Planes

Lou

Inner Workings

La luna

Mater and the Ghostlight

Coco

Light and Heavy

Lava

Finding Dory

Winnie the Pooh

Air Mater

Rescue Squad Mater

Bolt

Hiccups

It's Tough to Be a Bug!

Get a Horse!

El Materdor

Pixie Hollow Games

Super Rhino

Zootopia

Small Fry

The Princess and the Frog

Luxo Jr. 3D

WondLa

Up and Down

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

Toy Story 2

Mater the Greater

Howl's Moving Castle

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Brave

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

Riley's First Date?

Cars

Geri's Game

Ponyo

The Incredibles

Moon Mater

Bugged

The Wonderful World of Disney

Tick Tock Tale

Partysaurus Rex

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

The Good Dinosaur

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Luck

WALL·E

Paperman

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Young Sherlock Holmes

Secret of the Wings

Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"

Incredibles 2

Meet the Robinsons

Tin Toy

Toy Story

Tokyo Mater

Your Friend the Rat

Monster Truck Mater

Spellbound

Hawaiian Vacation

Spirited Away

Mater Private Eye
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