John Lasseter

Production·Jan 12, 1957·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).

Film	Credit
Ray Gunn2026 · Producer	Producer
Swapped2026 · Producer	Producer
Flink's Pigeon Problems2025 · Producer	Producer
Spellbound2024 · Producer	Producer
Toy Story Funday Football2023 · Writer	Writer
Luck2022 · Producer	Producer
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear2022 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019 · Self	Self
Motori Ruggenti2017 · Self	Self
Bozzetto non troppo2016 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Imagining Zootopia2016 · Self	Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman2015 · Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer	Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs2015 · Himself	Himself
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond2015 · Self	Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman2015 · Self	Self
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic2014 · Self	Self
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar2013 · Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer	Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan2012 · Self	Self
Time Travel Mater2012 · Writer	Writer
Air Mater2011 · Writer	Writer
Cars 22011 · Additional Voices (voice), Director	Additional Voices (voice), Director
These Amazing Shadows2011 · Self	Self
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa2010 · Producer	Producer
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible2010 · Self	Self
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales2010 · Self	Self
Mater Private Eye2010 · Writer	Writer
Moon Mater2010 · Writer	Writer
Heavy Metal Mater2010 · Director	Director
Monster Truck Mater2010 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess2010 · Self	Self
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation2009 · Actor	Actor
Unidentified Flying Mater2009 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story2009 · Self	Self
Tokyo Mater2008 · Director	Director
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales2008 · Director	Director
El Materdor2008 · Director	Director
Mater the Greater2008 · Director	Director
Rescue Squad Mater2008 · Director	Director
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History2007 · Actor	Actor
Fog City Mavericks2007 · Self	Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project2007 · Self	Self
The Pixar Story2007 · Self	Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition2007 · Self	Self
The Inspiration for 'Cars'2006 · Self - Director	Self - Director
Geared-Up2006 · Actor	Actor
Mater and the Ghostlight2006 · Director	Director
Cars2006 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay