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 Lightyear as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
- 2017 · Motori Ruggenti as Self
- 2016 · Bozzetto non troppo as
- 2016 · Imagining Zootopia as Self
- 2015 · A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
- 2015 · Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Himself
- 2015 · Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond as Self
- 2015 · Jay Leno's Garage as Self
- 2014 · The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic as Self
- 2013 · Bloomberg Inside: Pixar as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
- 2012 · Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2011 · Cars 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2011 · These Amazing Shadows as Self
- 2010 · Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
- 2010 · America: The Story of Us as Self
- 2010 · Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess as Self
- 2009 · Waking Sleeping Beauty as Himself (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story as Self
- 2007 · Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit as Self
- 2007 · The Pixar Shorts: A Short History as
- 2007 · Fog City Mavericks as Self
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · The Pixar Story as Himself
- 2007 · AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition as Self
- 2006 · The Inspiration for 'Cars' as Self - Director
- 2006 · Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP as
- 2005 · Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum as Self
- 2003 · Making 'Nemo' as Self - Executive Producer
- 2003 · Lasseter-san, Thank You as Himself
- 2003 · The Art of 'Spirited Away' as Himself
- 2002 · The Making of TRON as Himself
- 2000 · The Beatles Revolution as Self
- 2000 · Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self
- 1999 · Toy Story 2 as Blue Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot (voice)
- 1999 · The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself
- 1999 · From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
- 1998 · A Bug's Life as Bug Zapper Bug #1 (voice)
- 1996 · The Story Behind 'Toy Story' as Self
- 1995 · Making 'Toy Story' as Himself
- 1995 · Toy Story as Commercial Chorus #1 (voice) (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born as Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
- 1991 · Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self