John Lasseter
Personal Info
Production
January 11, 1957 (69 years old)
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
John Alan Lasseter
John Lasseter
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.
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
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
Motori Ruggenti
2017
as Self
Bozzetto non troppo
2016
Imagining Zootopia
2016
as Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015
as Himself
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
as Self
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013
as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self
Cars 2
2011
as Additional Voices (voice)
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
2010
as Self
America: The Story of Us
2010
as Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self