John Lasseter
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).
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-01-12
Place of birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Images
Cast
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
5.70
Making 'Nemo'
2003
0.00
The Pixar Story
2007
7.60
These Amazing Shadows
2011
7.38
Fog City Mavericks
2007
8.50
The Beatles Revolution
2000
0.00
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
7.20
Toy Story 2
1999
7.60
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013
7.00
Imagining Zootopia
2016
7.40
Bozzetto non troppo
2016
9.50
Cars 2
2011
6.15
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
7.90
Motori Ruggenti
2017
0.00
A Bug's Life
1998
6.97
The Making of TRON
2002
6.30
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
8.70
Lasseter-san, Thank You
2003
0.00
Making 'Toy Story'
1995
6.80
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005
6.30