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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, 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).

Films Featuring John Lasseter

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Films Featuring John Lasseter

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

Making 'Nemo'

The Pixar Story

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms

These Amazing Shadows

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Fog City Mavericks

The Beatles Revolution

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

Waking Sleeping Beauty

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

Toy Story 2

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

Geared-Up

Bloomberg Inside: Pixar

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Imagining Zootopia

Bozzetto non troppo

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Cars 2

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

Motori Ruggenti

A Bug's Life

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

The Making of TRON

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

Lasseter-san, Thank You

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess

The Making of Toy Story

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

The Making of 'The Incredibles'

Made in Point Richmond

The Making of Mater's Tall Tales

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation