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
The Pixar Story
2007
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
The Making of Toy Story
1995
These Amazing Shadows
2011
Fog City Mavericks
2007
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
The Beatles Revolution
2000
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Geared-Up
2006
Lasseter-san, Thank You
2003
Imagining Zootopia
2016
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015
Bozzetto non troppo
2016
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013
The Making of TRON
2002
Motori Ruggenti
2017
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
1991
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
2010
Made in Point Richmond
A Day in the Life of John Lasseter
2011
Making 'Nemo'
2003
On the crew 138
Toy Story
1995
Swapped
2026
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Coco
2017
Toy Story 3
2010
WALL·E
2008
Zootopia
2016
Finding Nemo
2003
Big Hero 6
2014
The Incredibles
2004
Cars
2006
Inside Out
2015
Toy Story 2
1999
Frozen
2013
Cars 3
2017
Up
2009
Toy Story 4
2019
Cars 2
2011
Ratatouille
2007
Tangled
2010
Incredibles 2
2018
The Good Dinosaur
2015
Wreck-It Ralph
2012
Brave
2012
The Princess and the Frog
2009
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
Monsters University
2013
A Bug's Life
1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Finding Dory
2016
John Carter
2012
Luck
2022
Bolt
2008
Lightyear
2022
Meet the Robinsons
2007
WondLa
2024
Planes
2013
Secret of the Wings
2012
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Tinker Bell
2008
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2014
Moana
2016
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
Spellbound
2024
Small Fry
2011
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy
2014
Winnie the Pooh
2011
Frozen Fever
2015
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
2009
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
Riley's First Date?
2015
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
2010
Tangled Ever After
2012
Inner Workings
2016
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985
Toy Story Treats
1996
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
Party Central
2014
Jack-Jack Attack
2005
Ray Gunn
2026
One Man Band
2005
BURN·E
2008
Pixie Hollow Games
2011
Day & Night
2010
Geri's Game
1997
Mike's New Car
2002
For the Birds
2000
Presto
2008
Dug's Special Mission
2009
Paperman
2012
Piper
2016
Partysaurus Rex
2012
Your Friend the Rat
2007
Air Mater
2011
Boundin'
2003
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
Lifted
2006
Super Rhino
2009
Get a Horse!
2013
Blush
2021
Prep & Landing
2009
Tokyo Mater
2008
Partly Cloudy
2009
Time Travel Mater
2012
Lou
2017
Bao
2018
Luxo Jr.
1986
The Legend of Mor'du
2012
Feast
2014
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
2015
Unidentified Flying Mater
2009
Heavy Metal Mater
2010
Red's Dream
1987
Lava
2015
The Blue Umbrella
2013
Moon Mater
2010
Tin Toy
1988
Spinning
2013
Monster Truck Mater
2010
La luna
2012
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
Knick Knack
1989
Surprise
1991
Sanjay's Super Team
2015
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
2010
Gone Fishing
2017
Tick Tock Tale
2015
Rescue Squad Mater
2008
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
2017
The Adventures of André and Wally B.
1984
Mater the Greater
2008
Hiccups
2013
El Materdor
2008
Eddie and the Beanstalk
The Ballad of Nessie
2011
Mater Private Eye
2010
Bad Luck Spot!
2023
Tales from Radiator Springs
2008
Bugged
2013
Light and Heavy
1991
Up and Down
1991
Exploring the Reef
2003
Flink's Pigeon Problems
2025
Glago's Guest
2008
Luxo Jr. 3D
1989
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
2007
Front and Back
1991
Nitemare
1980
Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie
Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"
2021
Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2012
Tiny Toy Stories
1996
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
Toy Story Funday Football
2023
Lady and the Lamp
1979
Toy Story of Terror!
2013