Eben Ostby
Known for Visual Effects · 4 credits
- Born
- 1955-02-24 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Hampton, Connecticut, USA
- Also known as
- Eben Fiske Ostby
Biography
Eben Fiske Ostby (born February 24, 1955) is a pioneer computer graphics software developer, animator, and technical director for motion pictures.
Ostby was born in Hampton, Connecticut, United States. He graduated from Pomfret School and Vassar College, where he was its "first computer science major". He joined Pixar when the company was a garage start-up, as one of the first four employees of its animation department along with John Lasseter. There, he worked on early breakthrough animation shorts such as Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, Tin Toy, Knick Knack, and For the Birds. He became Vice President for Software. In 1998, he shared the Academy Award, Scientific and Engineering with three other people for the development of the Marionette 3-D Computer Animation System. He has served as Computer Animation, Technical and Modeling Director on Cars 2005, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Young Sherlock Holmes and many other motion pictures.
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About Eben Ostby
Eben Fiske Ostby (born February 24, 1955) is a pioneer computer graphics software developer, animator, and technical director for motion pictures. Ostby was born in Hampton, Connecticut, United States. He graduated from Pomfret School and Vassar College, where he was its "first computer science major". He joined Pixar when the company was a garage start-up, as one of the first four employees of its animation department along with John Lasseter. There, he worked on early breakthrough animation shorts such as Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, Tin Toy, Knic… With 4 credits spanning from 1995 to 2015, Eben Ostby has appeared in 4 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eben Ostby Movies
- The Pixar Story (2007) — as Self (archive footage)
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015) — as Self
- Making 'Toy Story' (1995) — as Self
- The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (2007)
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