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John Lasseter

Producer, Director, Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn January 12, 1957 (68 years)
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).

Known For

  • Toy Story
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Incredibles
  • Cars
  • Toy Story 2
  • Big Hero 6
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Wreck-It Ralph
  • Ratatouille
  • Inside Out
  • Moana
  • Monsters University
  • Toy Story 3
  • Incredibles 2
  • Frozen
  • A Bug's Life
  • Finding Dory
  • WALL·E
  • Monsters, Inc.
  • Up
  • Zootopia
  • Bolt
  • Cars 2
  • Coco

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2024
    2024
    WondLa (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2023
    Bad Luck Spot · as Executive Producer
    2022
    2021
    Blush · as Executive Producer
    2018
    Ralph Breaks the Internet · as Executive Producer
    2018
    Bao · as Executive Producer
    2018
    Incredibles 2 · as Executive Producer
    2017
    Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool · as Executive Producer
    2017
    Coco · as Executive Producer
    2017
    Olaf's Frozen Adventure · as Executive Producer
    2017
    Cars 3 · as Executive Producer
    2017
    Lou · as Executive Producer
    2017
    Gone Fishing · as Executive Producer
    2016
    Inner Workings · as Executive Producer
    2016
    Moana · as Executive Producer
    2016
    Piper · as Executive Producer
    2016
    Finding Dory · as Executive Producer
    2016
    Zootopia · as Executive Producer
    2015
    The Good Dinosaur · as Executive Producer
    2015
    Sanjay's Super Team · as Executive Producer
    2015
    Riley's First Date? · as Executive Producer
    2015
    2015
    Tick Tock Tale · as Executive Producer
    2015
    Inside Out · as Executive Producer
    2015
    Frozen Fever · as Executive Producer
    2014
    2014
    Toy Story That Time Forgot · as Executive Producer
    2014
    Feast · as Executive Producer
    2014
    Big Hero 6 · as Executive Producer
    2014
    Lava · as Executive Producer
    2014
    Planes: Fire & Rescue · as Executive Producer
    2014
    Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular · as Executive Producer
    2014
    The Radiator Springs 500½ · as Executive Producer
    2014
    The Pirate Fairy · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Party Central · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Get a Horse! · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Frozen · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Toy Story of Terror · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Planes · as Executive Producer
    2013
    The Blue Umbrella · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Monsters University · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Hiccups · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Spinning · as Executive Producer
    2013
    Bugged · as Executive Producer
    2012
    The Legend of Mor'du · as Executive Producer
    2012
    2012
    Paperman · as Executive Producer
    2012
    Wreck-It Ralph · as Executive Producer
    2012
    Secret of the Wings · as Executive Producer
    2012
    Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex · as Executive Producer
    2012
    Brave · as Executive Producer
    2012
    Tangled Ever After · as Executive Producer
    2011
    Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice · as Executive Producer
    2011
    Toy Story Toons: Small Fry · as Executive Producer
    2011
    Pixie Hollow Games · as Executive Producer
    2011
    Air Mater · as Executive Producer
    2011
    Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation · as Executive Producer
    2011
    Cars 2 · as Executive Producer
    2011
    The Ballad of Nessie · as Executive Producer
    2011
    Winnie the Pooh · as Executive Producer
    2011
    La Luna · as Executive Producer
    2010
    2010
    Tangled · as Executive Producer
    2010
    Mater Private Eye · as Executive Producer
    2010
    Moon Mater · as Executive Producer
    2010
    2010
    Day & Night · as Executive Producer
    2010
    Toy Story 3 · as Executive Producer
    2010
    Disney Fairies (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2009
    Prep & Landing · as Executive Producer
    2009
    The Princess and the Frog · as Executive Producer
    2009
    Dug's Special Mission · as Executive Producer
    2009
    Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure · as Executive Producer
    2009
    Partly Cloudy · as Executive Producer
    2009
    Up · as Executive Producer
    2009
    Super Rhino · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Bolt · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Tokyo Mater · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Burn-E · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Tinker Bell · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Cars Toons (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Ponyo · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Presto · as Executive Producer
    2008
    WALL·E · as Executive Producer
    2008
    Glago's Guest · as Executive Producer
    2007
    How to Hook Up Your Home Theater · as Executive Producer
    2007
    Your Friend the Rat · as Executive Producer
    2007
    Ratatouille · as Executive Producer
    2007
    Meet the Robinsons · as Executive Producer
    2006
    2006
    Lifted · as Executive Producer
    2006
    The Wild · as Executive Producer
    2005
    Valiant · as Executive Producer
    2005
    One Man Band · as Executive Producer
    2005
    Jack-Jack Attack · as Executive Producer
    2004
    Howl's Moving Castle · as Executive Producer
    2004
    The Incredibles · as Executive Producer
    2003
    Exploring the Reef · as Executive Producer
    2003
    Boundin' · as Executive Producer
    2003
    Finding Nemo · as Executive Producer
    2002
    Mike's New Car · as Executive Producer
    2001
    Monsters, Inc. · as Executive Producer
    2001
    2000
    For the Birds · as Executive Producer
    1998
    It's Tough to Be a Bug · as Executive Producer
    1997
    Geri's Game · as Executive Producer
    1991
    Beauty and the Beast · as Executive Producer
    1989
    1988
    1987
    1986

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