John Lasseter
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).
Acting
Movie
Toy Story 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
1999
Movie
A Bug's Life
as Additional Voices (voice)
1998
Movie
Cars 2
as Additional Voices (voice)
2011
Movie
The Pixar Story
as Self
2007
Movie
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019
Movie
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012
Movie
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
2009
Movie
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Movie
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
as Self
2014
Movie
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
Movie
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2015
Movie
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
as Self
2015
Movie
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
Movie
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
1996
Movie
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
2015
Movie
Imagining Zootopia
as Self
2016
TV
Jay Leno's Garage
as Self
2015
Movie
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2013
Movie
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
1999
Movie
Making 'Toy Story'
as Self
1995
Crew
Movie
Inside Out
Executive Producer
2015
Movie
Up
Executive Producer
2009
Movie
Coco
Executive Producer
2017
Movie
Finding Nemo
Executive Producer
2003
Movie
WALL·E
Executive Producer
2008
Movie
Toy Story
Director
1995
Movie
Monsters, Inc.
Executive Producer
2001
Movie
The Incredibles
Executive Producer
2004
Movie
Ratatouille
Executive Producer
2007
Movie
Zootopia
Executive Producer
2016
Movie
Frozen
Executive Producer
2013
Movie
Big Hero 6
Executive Producer
2014