John Lasseter
Director
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).
Filmography
Toy Story 2
as Additional Voices (voice) 1999
A Bug's Life
as Additional Voices (voice) 1998
Cars 2
as Additional Voices (voice) 2011
The Pixar Story
as Self 2007
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Self (archive footage) 2022
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self 2019
These Amazing Shadows
as Self 2011
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self 2012
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self 2009
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self 2010
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
as Self 2014
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer 2015
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self 2007
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self 1996
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self 2015