John Lasseter
Born
January 12, 1957 (68 years old)
Known For
Production
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Self (archive footage)
2022
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2019
Motori Ruggenti
Self
2017
Bozzetto non troppo
2016
Imagining Zootopia
Self
2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2015
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Himself
2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015
Jay Leno's Garage
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Self
2014
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2013
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
Cars 2
Additional Voices (voice)
2011
These Amazing Shadows
Self
2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
2010
America: The Story of Us
Self · (5 episodes)
2010
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
Self
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
2009
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
2007
The Pixar Story
Self
2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
2007
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Self - Director
2006
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
2006
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Self
2005
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
Self
2005
Lasseter-san, Thank You
Himself
2003
Making 'Nemo'
Self - Executive Producer
2003
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
Himself
2003
The Making of TRON
Himself
2002
The Beatles Revolution
Self
2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
2000
Toy Story 2
Additional Voices (voice)
1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself
1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
1999
A Bug's Life
Additional Voices (voice)
1998
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996
Making 'Toy Story'
Self
1995
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
1994
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
Self
1991
Made in Point Richmond
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953