John Lasseter
Production • Born 1957-01-12
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).
Filmography
47 credits
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
Movie • 2006
Self - Director
Making 'Nemo'
Movie • 2003
Self - Executive Producer
The Pixar Story
Movie • 2007
Self
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
Movie • 1991
Self
These Amazing Shadows
Movie • 2011
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Movie • 2010
Self
Fog City Mavericks
Movie • 2007
Self
The Beatles Revolution
Movie • 2000
Self
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Movie • 2014
Self
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
Movie • 1994
Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Movie • 1999
Himself
Toy Story 2
Movie • 1999
Additional Voices (voice)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Movie • 2007
Self
Geared-Up
Movie • 2006
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
Movie • 2013
Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
Movie • 2007
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Movie • 2015
Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Imagining Zootopia
Movie • 2016
Self
Bozzetto non troppo
Movie • 2016
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Cars 2
Movie • 2011
Additional Voices (voice)
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Movie • 1996
Self
Motori Ruggenti
Movie • 2017
Self
A Bug's Life
Movie • 1998
Additional Voices (voice)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Movie • 2009
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Movie • 2012
Self
The Making of TRON
Movie • 2002
Himself
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Movie • 1999
Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Movie • 2019
Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Movie • 2000
Self
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
Movie • 2003
Himself
Lasseter-san, Thank You
Movie • 2003
Himself
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
Movie • 2005
Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
Movie • 2010
Self
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Movie • 2015
Himself
Making 'Toy Story'
Movie • 1995
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Movie • 2015
Self
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
Movie • 2005
Self
Made in Point Richmond
Movie
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
Movie • 2010
Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Movie • 2004
Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
Movie • 2015
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
America: The Story of Us
TV • 2010
Self
Jay Leno's Garage
TV • 2015
Self