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