Bob Peterson
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1961-01-18 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Wooster, Ohio, USA
Biography
Robert "Bob" Peterson (born January 1961) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor, who has worked for Pixar since 1994. His first job was working as a layout artist and animator on Toy Story. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Petersonis a co-director and the writer of Up, which gained him his second Oscar nomination. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug the dog and Alpha the dog in Up and in Dug's Special Mission, and the Janitor in Toy Story 3.
Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, his family moved to Dover, Ohio, where he graduated from Dover High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University, and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1986. While attending Purdue, he wrote and illustrated the comic strip Loco Motives for the Purdue Exponent. Prior to coming to Pixar, Peterson worked at Wavefront Technologies and Rezn8 Productions.
In 2008, Peterson played the part of Terry Cane, a puppeteer in Dan Scanlon's first feature film Tracy. He also played additional voices in Tokyo Mater in 2008, and the voice of Mr. Ray for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland Park in 2007. His most recent job at Pixar was voicing the Janitor at Sunnyside Daycare Center in Pixar's 11th film, Toy Story 3, which was released on June 18, 2010.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
The Oscars
1953
as Dug (voice)
Monsters at Work
2021
as Roze (voice) / Roz / Roze (voice) / Roz / Bob Peterson (voice) / Roze / Bob Peterson (voice) / Roz (voice)
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
2024
as Mr. Ray (voice)
Dug Days
2021
as Dug (voice)
Woody and Friends
2026
as Additional Voices
Cars: Lightning Racers
as Chick Hicks (voice)
Movies (36)
Hoppers
2026
as Additional Voices
Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Roz (voice)
Finding Nemo
2003
as Mr. Ray / Additional Voices (voice)
Toy Story 3
2010
as Additional Voices (voice)
Up
2009
as Dug / Alpha (voice)
The Incredibles
2004
as Additional Voices (voice)
Cars
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
Elio
2025
as Universal Users Manual (voice)
Cars 3
2017
as Chick Hicks (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)
Monsters University
2013
as Roz (voice)
Finding Dory
2016
as Mr. Ray (voice)
Carl's Date
2023
as Dug / Alpha (voice)
Dug's Special Mission
2009
as Dug / Alpha (voice)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Pixar Story
2007
as Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)
Geri's Game
1997
as Geri (voice)
Tokyo Mater
2008
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Making 'Nemo'
2003
as Self - Co-Writer
Rescue Squad Mater
2008
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
El Materdor
2008
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Mater the Greater
2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?
2020
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Cheese?
2020
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
2017
as Dr. Damage (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Pet?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Art?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Monsters Funday Football
2025
as Roz (Voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
George and A.J.
2009
as Dug (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Leader?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
2007
as Roz
Tracy
2009
as Terry Cane
About Bob Peterson
Robert "Bob" Peterson (born January 1961) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor, who has worked for Pixar since 1994. His first job was working as a layout artist and animator on Toy Story. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Petersonis a co-director and the writer of Up, which gained him his second Oscar nomination. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug the dog and Alpha the dog in Up and in Dug's Special Mission, and the Janitor in Toy Stor… With 42 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Bob Peterson has appeared in 36 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bob Peterson Movies
- Hoppers (2026) — as Additional Voices
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) — as Roz (voice)
- Finding Nemo (2003) — as Mr. Ray / Additional Voices (voice)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Up (2009) — as Dug / Alpha (voice)
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