John Lasseter

Also known as John Alan Lasseter, John A. Lasseter

American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer (born 1957)

Film & TV

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…

Known for

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear — Self (archive footage)2022
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound — Self2019
Motori Ruggenti — Self2017
Imagining Zootopia — Self2016
Bozzetto non troppo — Self (archive footage)2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman — Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer2015
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — Himself2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond — Self2015
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman — Self2015
Jay Leno's Garage — Self2015

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Key facts

Born: John Alan Lasseter , ( 1957-01-12 ) January 12, 1957 (age 69) , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts ( BFA )
Occupations: Film director producer screenwriter animator voice actor
Years active: 1978–present
Employers: Walt Disney Animation Studios (1979–1983, 2006–2018) Lucasfilm (1983–1986) Pixar Animation Studios (1986–2018) Skydance Animation (2019–present)
Title: Head of Skydance Animation
Spouse: Nancy Lasseter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1988 )
Awards: Academy Award (1989, 1996), Golden Globe Award (2007), Inkpot Award (2009) , Emmy Award (2010–2011)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Hollywood
Occupation: director
Employer: Skydance Media
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Inkpot Award
Notable work: Emperor Zurg
Student of: Eric Larson
Image: Annie Awards John Lasseter with Cars tie.jpg
Residence: Glen Ellen

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date of birth: 1957-01-12
Commons category: John Lasseter
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
start of work period: 1978-00-00
has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art
influenced by: Preston Sturges
topic has template: Template:John Lasseter

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Encyclopedic overview

John Alan Lasseter (/ˈlæsətər/ LASS-ə-tər; born January 12, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. 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, and has served as the head of animation at Skydance Animation since 2019.

Lasseter began his career as an animator with the Walt Disney Company. After being fired from Disney for promoting computer animation, he joined Lucasfilm, where he collaborated on the then-groundbreaking usage of CGI animation. The Graphics Group of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm was sold to Steve Jobs and became Pixar in 1986. Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects. He personally directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011), and executive-produced all other Pixar films through 2018. From 2006 to 2018, Lasseter also oversaw all of Walt Disney Animation Studios' (and its division Disneytoon Studios') films and associated projects as executive producer.

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