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Bob Peterson

Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born January 18, 1961 (63 years)
Robert "Bob" Peterson (born January 1961) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor, who has worked for Pixar since 1994. His first job was working as a layout artist and animator on Toy Story. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Petersonis a co-director and the writer of Up, which gained him his second Oscar nomination. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug the dog and Alpha the dog in Up and in Dug's Special Mission, and the Janitor in Toy Story 3.

Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, his family moved to Dover, Ohio, where he graduated from Dover High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University, and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1986. While attending Purdue, he wrote and illustrated the comic strip Loco Motives for the Purdue Exponent. Prior to coming to Pixar, Peterson worked at Wavefront Technologies and Rezn8 Productions.

In 2008, Peterson played the part of Terry Cane, a puppeteer in Dan Scanlon's first feature film Tracy. He also played additional voices in Tokyo Mater in 2008, and the voice of Mr. Ray for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland Park in 2007. His most recent job at Pixar was voicing the Janitor at Sunnyside Daycare Center in Pixar's 11th film, Toy Story 3, which was released on June 18, 2010.

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Known For
  • Up
  • Finding Nemo
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • The Good Dinosaur
  • Finding Dory
  • Cars 3
  • Geri's Game
  • Dug's Special Mission
  • Dug Days
  • Forky Asks a Question
  • Carl's Date
  • Monsters at Work
  • George and A.J.
  • Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews
  • Exploring the Reef

Filmography

2024
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons (TV Series) · as Mr. Ray
2023
Carl's Date · as Dug / Alpha (voice)
2021
Dug Days (TV Series) · as Dug (voice)
2021
Monsters at Work (TV Series) · as Roze (voice)
2020
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2020
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Cheese? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Pet? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Leader? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Art? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money? · as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
2019
Forky Asks a Question (TV Series) · as Voice Over Announcer
2017
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool · as Dr. Damage (voice)
2017
Cars 3 · as Chick Hicks (voice)
2016
Finding Dory · as Mr. Ray (voice)
2013
Monsters University · as Roz (voice)
2012
2010
Toy Story 3 · as Additional Voices (voice)
2010
2009
George and A.J. · as Dug (voice)
2009
Dug's Special Mission · as Dug / Alpha (voice)
2009
Up · as Dug / Alpha (voice)
2008
Tokyo Mater · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2008
El Materdor · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2008
Mater the Greater · as Additional Voices (voice)
2008
Rescue Squad Mater · as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2008
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales · as Additional Voices
2008
Cars Toons (TV Series) · as Additional Voice Talent
2007
E:60 (TV Series) · as Rookie
2007
The Pixar Story · as Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive Footage)
2006
2006
Cars · as Additional Voices (voice)
2004
The Incredibles · as Additional Voices (voice)
2003
Finding Nemo · as Mr. Ray / Additional Voices (voice)
2001
Monsters, Inc. · as Roz (voice)
1997
Geri's Game · as Geri (voice)
1994

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