
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

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

The Making of 'The Incredibles'

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

Making 'Nemo'

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms

The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Production Credits

Spirited Away

BURN·E

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Mater the Greater

The Incredibles

Light and Heavy

Inner Workings

Brave

Riley's First Date?

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Cars

Frozen Fever

Lifted

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Red's Dream

The Legend of Mor'du

Frozen

Party Central

Piper

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

It's Tough to Be a Bug!

WALL·E

Partysaurus Rex

Tin Toy

Planes

Sanjay's Super Team

Rescue Squad Mater

Exploring the Reef

A Bug's Life

Howl's Moving Castle

Surprise

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy

Luxo Jr. 3D

Zootopia

The Wonderful World of Disney

WondLa

Toy Story of Terror!

Unidentified Flying Mater

Time Travel Mater

Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

The Princess and the Frog

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Boundin'

Feast

Tales from Earthsea

Small Fry

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

John Carter

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Bao

Beauty and the Beast

Toy Story

Hawaiian Vacation

Bugged

La luna

The Ballad of Nessie

Your Friend the Rat

Tokyo Mater

Secret of the Wings

Geri's Game

Ponyo

Spellbound

Moana

Finding Nemo

Incredibles 2

Bolt

Winnie the Pooh

Air Mater

Monsters University

Up

Tinker Bell

Lou

Coco

Monsters, Inc.

Dug's Special Mission

Toy Story 2

Partly Cloudy

Get a Horse!

Big Hero 6

Finding Dory

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 4

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Meet the Robinsons

Luck

Up and Down

El Materdor

Front and Back

Tangled

Lava

The Blue Umbrella

The Good Dinosaur

Prep & Landing

Heavy Metal Mater

Super Rhino

Ratatouille

Day & Night

Monster Truck Mater

The Radiator Springs 500½

Knick Knack

Presto

For the Birds

Mater and the Ghostlight

Cars 2

Young Sherlock Holmes

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Cars 3

Spinning

Inside Out

Tangled Ever After

Mike's New Car

Mater Private Eye

Paperman

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

One Man Band

Hiccups

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

Moon Mater

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

Jack-Jack Attack

Pixie Hollow Games

Tick Tock Tale

Wreck-It Ralph

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
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