John Lasseter
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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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).
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
