John Lasseter

Producer

1957-01-12 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

• Inside Out (2015) — Executive Producer
• Up (2009) — Executive Producer
• Coco (2017) — Executive Producer
• Finding Nemo (2003) — Executive Producer
• WALL·E (2008) — Executive Producer
• Toy Story (1995) — Director, Original Story
• Monsters, Inc. (2001) — Executive Producer
• The Incredibles (2004) — Executive Producer
• Ratatouille (2007) — Executive Producer
• Zootopia (2016) — Executive Producer
• Frozen (2013) — Executive Producer
• Big Hero 6 (2014) — Executive Producer
• Toy Story 3 (2010) — Executive Producer, Story
• Cars (2006) — Screenplay, Director, Original Story
• Toy Story 2 (1999) — Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story
• Brave (2012) — Executive Producer
• Moana (2016) — Executive Producer
• Incredibles 2 (2018) — Executive Producer
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012) — Executive Producer
• Finding Dory (2016) — Executive Producer
• Tangled (2010) — Executive Producer
• Monsters University (2013) — Executive Producer
• Toy Story 4 (2019) — Original Story, Storyboard Assistant
• A Bug's Life (1998) — Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story