
John Lasseter
Known for Production · 48 credits
- Born
- 1957-01-12 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- John Alan Lasseter
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (45)

Toy Story 2
1999
as Additional Voices (voice)

Cars 2
2011
as Additional Voices (voice)

A Bug's Life
1998
as Additional Voices (voice)

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self

The Pixar Story
2007
as Self

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Self

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
as Self (archive footage)

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self

The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
as Himself

Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self

Making 'Nemo'
2003
as Self - Executive Producer

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
as Self

These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
as Self

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
as Self

Making 'Toy Story'
1995
as Self

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015
as Self

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015
as Himself
The Beatles Revolution
2000
as Self

Imagining Zootopia
2016
as Self

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
as Self

Lasseter-san, Thank You
2003
as Himself

Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013
as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
as Himself

Geared-Up
2006

The Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005
as Self

The Making of TRON
2002
as Himself

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007

Motori Ruggenti
2017
as Self

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994
as Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
as Self

The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
as Self - Director
Made in Point Richmond

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
1991
as Self

Bozzetto non troppo
2016

The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
2010
as Self
About 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… With 48 credits spanning from 1953 to 2022, John Lasseter has appeared in 45 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Lasseter Movies
- Toy Story 2 (1999) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Cars 2 (2011) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- A Bug's Life (1998) — as Additional Voices (voice)
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — as Self
- The Pixar Story (2007) — as Self
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