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John Lasseter
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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, Ca…
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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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Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
Motori Ruggenti
as Self
Bozzetto non troppo
as Self (archive footage)
Imagining Zootopia
as Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Himself
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
as Self
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
as Self
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
A Day in the Life of John Lasseter
as Self
Cars 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
The Pixar Story
as Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self
Geared-Up
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
as Self - Director
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
as Self
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
as Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
as Self
Lasseter-san, Thank You
as Self
Making 'Nemo'
as Self - Executive Producer
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
as Self
The Making of TRON
as Himself
No Poster
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Toy Story 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
A Bug's Life
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
The Making of Toy Story
as Self
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
as Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
as Self
No Poster