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John Lasseter

Production · Born 1957-01-12 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

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Filmography

2026Ray GunnProducer
2026SwappedProducer
2025Flink's Pigeon ProblemsProducer
2024SpellboundProducer
2024WondLaExecutive Producer
2023Toy Story Funday FootballWriter
2023Bad Luck Spot!Executive Producer
2022LuckProducer
2022LightyearThanks
2022Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to LightyearSelf (archive footage)
2021Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"Original Story
2021BlushExecutive Producer
2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic SoundSelf
2019Toy Story 4Original Story
2018Ralph Breaks the InternetExecutive Producer
2018BaoExecutive Producer
2018Incredibles 2Executive Producer
2017Olaf's Frozen AdventureExecutive Producer
2017CocoExecutive Producer
2017Miss Fritter's Racing SkooolExecutive Producer
2017Motori RuggentiSelf
2017LouExecutive Producer
2017Cars 3Executive Producer
2017Gone FishingExecutive Producer
2016Inner WorkingsExecutive Producer
2016Bozzetto non troppoSelf (archive footage)
2016MoanaExecutive Producer
2016Finding DoryExecutive Producer
2016PiperExecutive Producer
2016Imagining ZootopiaSelf
2016ZootopiaExecutive Producer
2015A Grand Night In: The Story of AardmanSelf - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2015Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven DwarfsHimself
2015Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and BeyondSelf
2015Sanjay's Super TeamExecutive Producer
2015The Good DinosaurExecutive Producer
2015Riley's First Date?Executive Producer
2015Jay Leno's GarageSelf
2015Tick Tock TaleExecutive Producer
2015Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films CollectionExecutive Producer
2015LavaExecutive Producer
2015Inside OutExecutive Producer
2015Winning: The Racing Life of Paul NewmanSelf
2015Frozen FeverExecutive Producer
2014Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeastExecutive Producer
2014Toy Story That Time ForgotExecutive Producer
2014FeastExecutive Producer
2014Big Hero 6Executive Producer
2014The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated ClassicSelf
2014Planes: Fire & RescueExecutive Producer
2014The Radiator Springs 500½Executive Producer
2014Party CentralExecutive Producer
2014Tinker Bell and the Pirate FairyStory
2013Get a Horse!Executive Producer
2013FrozenExecutive Producer
2013Toy Story of Terror!Executive Producer
2013PlanesExecutive Producer
2013Monsters UniversityExecutive Producer
2013SpinningExecutive Producer
2013HiccupsExecutive Producer
2013BuggedExecutive Producer
2013The Blue UmbrellaExecutive Producer
2013Bloomberg Inside: PixarSelf - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2012The Legend of Mor'duExecutive Producer
2012Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel CollectionExecutive Producer
2012PapermanExecutive Producer
2012Wreck-It RalphExecutive Producer
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf
2012Partysaurus RexStory
2012Secret of the WingsExecutive Producer
2012BraveExecutive Producer
2012Time Travel MaterWriter
2012John CarterThanks
2012La lunaExecutive Producer
2012Tangled Ever AfterExecutive Producer
2011Pixie Hollow GamesExecutive Producer
2011Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. NiceExecutive Producer
2011Small FryStory
2011Air MaterWriter
2011Hawaiian VacationExecutive Producer
2011Cars 2Additional Voices (voice)
2011The Ballad of NessieExecutive Producer
2011Winnie the PoohExecutive Producer
2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf
2010Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret SantaProducer
2010TangledExecutive Producer
2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelf
2010The Making of Mater's Tall TalesSelf
2010Mater Private EyeWriter
2010Moon MaterWriter
2010Heavy Metal MaterDirector
2010Monster Truck MaterDirector
2010Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy RescueExecutive Producer
2010Day & NightExecutive Producer
2010Toy Story 3Executive Producer
2010America: The Story of UsSelf
2010Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a PrincessSelf
2009Prep & LandingExecutive Producer
2009The Princess and the FrogExecutive Producer
2009Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009Unidentified Flying MaterWriter
2009Dug's Special MissionExecutive Producer
2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
2009Tinker Bell and the Lost TreasureExecutive Producer
2009UpExecutive Producer
2009Partly CloudyExecutive Producer
2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StorySelf
2009Super RhinoExecutive Producer
2008Tokyo MaterDirector
2008BoltExecutive Producer
2008BURN·EExecutive Producer
2008Cars Toon Mater's Tall TalesDirector
2008El MaterdorDirector
2008Mater the GreaterDirector
2008Rescue Squad MaterDirector
2008Tales from Radiator SpringsCreator
2008Tinker BellExecutive Producer
2008PrestoExecutive Producer
2008WALL·EExecutive Producer
2008Glago's GuestExecutive Producer
2007How to Hook Up Your Home TheaterExecutive Producer
2007The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007Your Friend the RatExecutive Producer
2007Fog City MavericksSelf
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectSelf
2007The Pixar StorySelf
2007RatatouilleExecutive Producer
2007AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary EditionSelf
2007Meet the RobinsonsExecutive Producer
2006LiftedExecutive Producer
2006The Inspiration for 'Cars'Self - Director
2006Geared-Up
2006Mater and the GhostlightDirector
2006CarsScreenplay
2005One Man BandExecutive Producer
2005Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli MuseumSelf
2005The Making of 'The Incredibles'Self
2005Jack-Jack AttackExecutive Producer
2004The IncrediblesExecutive Producer
2004The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'Self
2003Lasseter-san, Thank YouHimself
2003Making 'Nemo'Self - Executive Producer
2003Exploring the ReefExecutive Producer
2003Boundin'Executive Producer
2003Finding NemoExecutive Producer
2003The Art of 'Spirited Away'Himself
2002Mike's New CarExecutive Producer
2002The Making of TRONHimself
2001Monsters, Inc.Executive Producer
2000The Beatles RevolutionSelf
2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf
2000For the BirdsExecutive Producer
1999Toy Story 2Additional Voices (voice)
1999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryHimself
1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf
1998A Bug's LifeAdditional Voices (voice)
1997Geri's GameExecutive Producer
1997The Wonderful World of DisneyDirector
1996The Story Behind 'Toy Story'Self
1996Tiny Toy StoriesDirector
1996Toy Story TreatsCreator
1995Making 'Toy Story'Self
1995Toy StoryDirector
1994The Making of Bambi: A Prince is BornSelf - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
1991Up and DownDirector
1991SurpriseDirector
1991Light and HeavyDirector
1991Front and BackDirector
1991Tin Toys Knick Knacks & AlgorithmsSelf
1989Knick KnackProducer
1989Luxo Jr. 3DDirector
1988Tin ToyDirector
1987Red's DreamWriter
1986Luxo Jr.Producer
1985Young Sherlock HolmesAnimation
1984The Adventures of André and Wally B.Modeling
1980NitemareWriter
1979Lady and the LampProducer
1953The OscarsSelf
—Made in Point Richmond
—Untitled Nathan Greno Animated MovieExecutive Producer

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