John Lasseter
Known for Production
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
1999
as Additional Voices (voice)
Cars 2
2011
as Additional Voices (voice)
A Bug's Life
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
as Self (archive footage)
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
Making 'Toy Story'
1995
as Self
Lasseter-san, Thank You
2003
as Himself
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
as Self
Geared-Up
2006