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Bud Luckey
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American animator (1934–2018)
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William "Bud" Luckey (1934–2018) was an American animator, animation director, voice actor, and screenwriter. Born in Billings, Montana, he began his professional career in 1957. Luckey was educated at the University of Southern California and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he studied under Art Babbitt. He worked for Pixar and was recognized with an Annie Award and a Clio Award. Additionally, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Luckey died of a stroke in Newtown in 2018. He was a native English speaker and held United States citizenship.
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Film & TV
Acting · Billings, Montana, USA
Bud Luckey (July 28, 1934 – February 24, 2018) was an American cartoonist, animator, singer, musician, and composer. He was best known for his work at Pixar as a character designer for Toy Story, Boundin', Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille. He was also beloved by generations of Sesame Street viewers for his numerous short animated…
Known for
- Winnie the Pooh — Eeyore (voice)2011
- Hawaiian Vacation — Chuckles (voice)2011
- Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh — Eeyore (voice)2011
- Toy Story 3 — Chuckles (voice)2010
- Jack-Jack Attack — Agent Rick Dicker (voice)2005
- The Incredibles — Rick Dicker (voice)2004
- Boundin' — Narrator (voice)2003
- The Animators — Himself1982
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934
- Active to
- 2018
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 647
- Total plays
- 2,621
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,659x
- How do you feel — now? The anterior insula and human awareness
· 2009 · cited 5,426x
- Dulaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes (REWIND): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial
· 2019 · cited 2,657x
- Interoception: the sense of the physiological condition of the body
· 2003 · cited 2,086x
- Genetic and epigenetic fine mapping of causal autoimmune disease variants
· 2014 · cited 1,898x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Everett Luckey , ( 1934-07-28 ) July 28, 1934, Billings, Montana , U.S.
- Died
- February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24) (aged 83), Newtown, Connecticut , U.S.
- Resting place
- Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park, Billings, Montana, U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Southern California
- Occupations
- Animator artist cartoonist songwriter composer illustrator musician singer voice actor
- Years active
- 1961–2014
- Employer
- Pixar Animation Studios (1992–2014)
- Children
- Andy Luckey
- Awards
- Annie Award (2004), Clio Award (1966)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Air Force
- Service years
- 1953–1957
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Unit
- United States Air Force
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Encyclopedic overview
William Everett "Bud" Luckey (July 28, 1934 – February 24, 2018) was an American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, musician, singer and voice actor. He worked at the animation studio Pixar, where he worked as a character designer on a number of films, including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars and Ratatouille. Luckey was also the voice of Rick Dicker in The Incredibles, Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3 and Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh (2011).
In 2004, Luckey directed and wrote the Pixar short film Boundin', for which he also composed music and performed as the solo singer and narrator. It won the Annie Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
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