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