John Lasseter
Production
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).
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Toy Story 2
1999
Cars 2
2011
A Bug's Life
1998
The Oscars
1953
Jay Leno's Garage
2015
America: The Story of Us
2010
Geared-Up
2006
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
The Pixar Story
2007
The Making of Toy Story
1995
Lasseter-san, Thank You
2003
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010
These Amazing Shadows
2011
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Fog City Mavericks
2007
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
Bozzetto non troppo
2016
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
1991
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
2010
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
Made in Point Richmond
The Beatles Revolution
2000
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015
The Making of TRON
2002
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
A Day in the Life of John Lasseter
2011
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005
Motori Ruggenti
2017
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
Making 'Nemo'
2003
Imagining Zootopia
2016
On the crew 139
Coco
2017
Zootopia
2016
Swapped
2026
Inside Out
2015
Toy Story
1995
Toy Story 2
1999
Ratatouille
2007
Big Hero 6
2014
Finding Nemo
2003
Monsters, Inc.
2001
WALL·E
2008
Up
2009
Frozen
2013
Tangled
2010
The Incredibles
2004
Toy Story 3
2010
Brave
2012
Cars 2
2011
Wreck-It Ralph
2012
Toy Story 4
2019
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Cars 3
2017
The Princess and the Frog
2009
Monsters University
2013
The Good Dinosaur
2015
Incredibles 2
2018
A Bug's Life
1998
Cars
2006
Secret of the Wings
2012
Luck
2022
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
WondLa
2024
Bolt
2008
John Carter
2012
Meet the Robinsons
2007
Finding Dory
2016
Lightyear
2022
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2009
Winnie the Pooh
2011
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2014
Tinker Bell
2008
Planes
2013
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy
2014
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Toy Story Treats
1996
Spellbound
2024
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
Moana
2016
Ray Gunn
2026
Tangled Ever After
2012
Frozen Fever
2015
Inner Workings
2016
Party Central
2014
Luxo Jr.
1986
Day & Night
2010
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
Lou
2017
Spinning
2013
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
Tin Toy
1988
Paperman
2012
Riley's First Date?
2015
Small Fry
2011
Pixie Hollow Games
2011
Mike's New Car
2002
Geri's Game
1997
Partysaurus Rex
2012
Dug's Special Mission
2009
Time Travel Mater
2012
Jack-Jack Attack
2005
Piper
2016
Blush
2021
Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film
Your Friend the Rat
2007
For the Birds
2000
Cosmic Motors
Surprise
1991
Partly Cloudy
2009
Air Mater
2011
Unidentified Flying Mater
2009
Tokyo Mater
2008
Feast
2014
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
2015
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011
Red's Dream
1987
The Legend of Mor'du
2012
BURN·E
2008
Bao
2018
The Adventures of André and Wally B.
1984
Boundin'
2003
Get a Horse!
2013
One Man Band
2005
Monster Truck Mater
2010
Heavy Metal Mater
2010
Lifted
2006
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
Prep & Landing
2009
Presto
2008
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
2010
Super Rhino
2009
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
2017
La luna
2012
Lava
2015
Moon Mater
2010
Knick Knack
1989
Sanjay's Super Team
2015
The Blue Umbrella
2013
The Ballad of Nessie
2011
Tales from Radiator Springs
2008
Rescue Squad Mater
2008
El Materdor
2008
Mater Private Eye
2010
Hiccups
2013
Mater the Greater
2008
Glago's Guest
2008
Light and Heavy
1991
Front and Back
1991
Bad Luck Spot!
2023
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
2007
Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"
2021
Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2012
Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie
Toy Story Funday Football
2023
Bugged
2013
Up and Down
1991
Gone Fishing
2017
Lady and the Lamp
1979
Tick Tock Tale
2015
Exploring the Reef
2003
Luxo Jr. 3D
1989
Flink's Pigeon Problems
2025
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
Tiny Toy Stories
1996
Nitemare
1980
Toy Story of Terror!
2013