Pete Docter

Pete Docter

October 9, 1968 (56 years old) in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Peter Hans "Pete" Docter is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter from Bloomington, Minnesota. He is best known for directing the films Monsters, Inc. and Up, and as a key figure and collaborator in Pixar Animation Studios. The A. V. Club has called him "almost universally successful". He has been nominated for eight Oscars (two wins thus far for Up & Inside Out -- Best Animated Feature), seven Annie Awards (winning five), a BAFTA Children's Film Award (which he won), and a Hochi Film Award (which he won). He has described himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons."

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Inside Out 2Inside Out 2
Inside OutInside Out
Monsters, Inc.Monsters, Inc.
UpUp
The IncrediblesThe Incredibles

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