John Lasseter
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
Credits
- 2022 ·Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyearas Self (archive footage)
- 2019 ·Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Soundas Self
- 2017 ·Motori Ruggentias Self
- 2016 ·Bozzetto non troppoas
- 2016 ·Imagining Zootopiaas Self
- 2015 ·A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardmanas Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
- 2015 ·Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfsas Himself
- 2015 ·Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyondas Self
- 2015 ·Jay Leno's Garageas Self
- 2014 ·The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classicas Self
- 2013 ·Bloomberg Inside: Pixaras Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
- 2012 ·Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titanas Self
- 2011 ·Cars 2as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2011 ·These Amazing Shadowsas Self
- 2010 ·Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossibleas Self
- 2010 ·America: The Story of Usas Self
- 2010 ·Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princessas Self
- 2009 ·Waking Sleeping Beautyas Himself (archive footage)
- 2009 ·The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Storyas Self
- 2007 ·Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbitas Self
- 2007 ·The Pixar Shorts: A Short Historyas
- 2007 ·Fog City Mavericksas Self
- 2007 ·Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Projectas Self
- 2007 ·The Pixar Storyas Himself
- 2007 ·AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Editionas Self
- 2006 ·The Inspiration for 'Cars'as Self - Director
- 2006 ·Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UPas
- 2005 ·Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museumas Self
- 2005 ·The Making of 'The Incredibles'as Self
- 2003 ·Making 'Nemo'as Self - Executive Producer
- 2003 ·Lasseter-san, Thank Youas Himself
- 2003 ·The Art of 'Spirited Away'as Himself
- 2002 ·The Making of TRONas Himself
- 2000 ·The Beatles Revolutionas Self
- 2000 ·Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animationas Self
- 1999 ·Toy Story 2as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1999 ·The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Storyas Himself
- 1999 ·From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magicas Self
- 1998 ·A Bug's Lifeas Additional Voices (voice)
- 1996 ·The Story Behind 'Toy Story'as Self
- 1995 ·Making 'Toy Story'as Himself
- 1994 ·The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Bornas Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
- 1991 ·Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithmsas Self
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- Future ·Made in Point Richmondas