John Lasseter
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Born January 12, 1957 (69 years old)·Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA·Male
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.
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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
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
230 credits across 183 titlesProduction
107 creditsActing
6 creditsCreator
2 creditsDirecting
27 creditsWriting
34 creditsArt
2 creditsVisual Effects
7 creditsCrew
3 creditsAs self
42 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
