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John Lasseter

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John Lasseter

EN, IT, JA cinema · 177 credits

Born

12 January 1957 (age 69)

Birthplace

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as John Alan Lasseter

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).

Known for

Filmography

Made in Point Richmond

Made in Point Richmond

ENNot rated

Actor

Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie

Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie

ENNot rated

Executive Producer

Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film

Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film

ENNot rated

Producer

Cosmic Motors

Cosmic Motors

ENNot rated

Director, Producer

Super Rhino poster

Super Rhino

ENNot rated

Executive Producer

Swapped poster

Swapped

EN · 20268.8

Producer

Ray Gunn poster

Ray Gunn

EN · 2026Not rated

Producer

Flink's Pigeon Problems poster

Flink's Pigeon Problems

EN · 2025Not rated

Producer

Spellbound poster

Spellbound

EN · 20246.6

Producer

Bad Luck Spot! poster

Bad Luck Spot!

EN · 20235.8

Executive Producer

Toy Story Funday Football poster

Toy Story Funday Football

EN · 2023Not rated

Writer

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear poster

Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

EN · 20227.0

as Self (archive footage)

Luck poster

Luck

EN · 20227.8

Producer

Lightyear poster

Lightyear

EN · 20226.9

Thanks

Blush poster

Blush

EN · 20217.8

Executive Producer

Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road" poster

Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"

EN · 2021Not rated

Original Story

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound poster

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

EN · 20196.9

as Self

Toy Story 4 poster

Toy Story 4

EN · 20197.5

Original Story, Storyboard Assistant

Ralph Breaks the Internet poster

Ralph Breaks the Internet

EN · 20187.1

Executive Producer

Incredibles 2 poster

Incredibles 2

EN · 20187.5

Executive Producer

Bao poster

Bao

EN · 20187.6

Executive Producer

Motori Ruggenti poster

Motori Ruggenti

IT · 2017Not rated

as Self

Gone Fishing poster

Gone Fishing

EN · 20176.4

Executive Producer

Cars 3 poster

Cars 3

EN · 20176.9

Executive Producer

Lou poster

Lou

EN · 20177.5

Executive Producer

Olaf's Frozen Adventure poster

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

EN · 20176.5

Executive Producer

Coco poster

Coco

EN · 20178.2

Executive Producer

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool poster

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

EN · 20174.7

Executive Producer

Imagining Zootopia poster

Imagining Zootopia

EN · 20167.1

as Self

Bozzetto non troppo poster

Bozzetto non troppo

EN · 20169.5

as Self (archive footage)

Moana poster

Moana

EN · 20167.6

Executive Producer

Zootopia poster

Zootopia

EN · 20167.8

Executive Producer

Finding Dory poster

Finding Dory

EN · 20167.0

Executive Producer

Piper poster

Piper

EN · 20168.1

Executive Producer

Inner Workings poster

Inner Workings

EN · 20167.8

Executive Producer

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman poster

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

EN · 20157.1

as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

EN · 20156.3

as Himself

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond poster

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

EN · 20157.2

as Self

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman poster

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman

EN · 20157.6

as Self

Inside Out poster

Inside Out

EN · 20157.9

Executive Producer

Frozen Fever poster

Frozen Fever

EN · 20156.8

Executive Producer

Sanjay's Super Team poster

Sanjay's Super Team

EN · 20156.4

Executive Producer

Tick Tock Tale poster

Tick Tock Tale

EN · 20157.4

Executive Producer

Riley's First Date? poster

Riley's First Date?

EN · 20157.2

Executive Producer

Lava poster

Lava

EN · 20157.2

Executive Producer

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection poster

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

EN · 20157.8

Executive Producer

The Good Dinosaur poster

The Good Dinosaur

EN · 20156.8

Executive Producer

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic poster

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic

EN · 20147.8

as Self

Big Hero 6 poster

Big Hero 6

EN · 20147.7

Executive Producer

Planes: Fire & Rescue poster

Planes: Fire & Rescue

EN · 20146.2

Executive Producer, Characters

Party Central poster

Party Central

EN · 20146.8

Executive Producer

Feast poster

Feast

EN · 20147.8

Executive Producer

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy poster

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy

EN · 20147.0

Story, Executive Producer

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast poster

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

EN · 20147.4

Executive Producer

The Radiator Springs 500½ poster

The Radiator Springs 500½

EN · 20146.2

Executive Producer

Toy Story That Time Forgot poster

Toy Story That Time Forgot

EN · 20147.1

Executive Producer

Bloomberg Inside: Pixar poster

Bloomberg Inside: Pixar

EN · 20136.9

as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer

Monsters University poster

Monsters University

EN · 20137.1

Executive Producer

Get a Horse! poster

Get a Horse!

EN · 20137.6

Executive Producer

Frozen poster

Frozen

EN · 20137.2

Executive Producer

Toy Story of Terror! poster

Toy Story of Terror!

EN · 20137.3

Executive Producer

The Blue Umbrella poster

The Blue Umbrella

EN · 20137.5

Executive Producer

Spinning poster

Spinning

EN · 20136.1

Executive Producer, Story

Hiccups poster

Hiccups

EN · 20135.9

Executive Producer

Bugged poster

Bugged

EN · 20135.7

Executive Producer

Planes poster

Planes

EN · 20135.9

Executive Producer, Original Story

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan poster

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

EN · 20127.4

as Self

La luna poster

La luna

EN · 20127.8

Executive Producer

Wreck-It Ralph poster

Wreck-It Ralph

EN · 20127.4

Executive Producer

The Legend of Mor'du poster

The Legend of Mor'du

EN · 20126.0

Executive Producer

Time Travel Mater poster

Time Travel Mater

EN · 20126.1

Writer

Tangled Ever After poster

Tangled Ever After

EN · 20127.1

Executive Producer

Partysaurus Rex poster

Partysaurus Rex

EN · 20127.1

Story, Executive Producer

Secret of the Wings poster

Secret of the Wings

EN · 20127.3

Executive Producer

John Carter poster

John Carter

EN · 20126.4

Thanks

Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection poster

Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection

EN · 20129.2

Executive Producer

Paperman poster

Paperman

EN · 20128.0

Executive Producer

Brave poster

Brave

EN · 20127.0

Executive Producer

These Amazing Shadows poster

These Amazing Shadows

EN · 20117.4

as Self

Cars 2 poster

Cars 2

EN · 20116.2

as Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story

A Day in the Life of John Lasseter poster

A Day in the Life of John Lasseter

EN · 2011Not rated

as Self

Air Mater poster

Air Mater

EN · 20116.1

Writer, Executive Producer

The Ballad of Nessie poster

The Ballad of Nessie

EN · 20116.6

Executive Producer

Small Fry poster

Small Fry

EN · 20116.9

Story, Executive Producer

Pixie Hollow Games poster

Pixie Hollow Games

EN · 20117.0

Executive Producer

Winnie the Pooh poster

Winnie the Pooh

EN · 20116.9

Executive Producer

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice poster

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

EN · 20117.0

Executive Producer

Hawaiian Vacation poster

Hawaiian Vacation

EN · 20117.0

Executive Producer

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible poster

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

EN · 20106.7

as Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

EN · 20107.2

as Self (archive footage)

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess poster

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess

EN · 20108.0

as Self

The Making of Mater's Tall Tales poster

The Making of Mater's Tall Tales

EN · 2010Not rated

as Self

Mater Private Eye poster

Mater Private Eye

EN · 20106.3

Writer, Executive Producer

Moon Mater poster

Moon Mater

EN · 20106.3

Writer, Executive Producer

Day & Night poster

Day & Night

EN · 20107.7

Executive Producer

Tangled poster

Tangled

EN · 20107.6

Executive Producer

Monster Truck Mater poster

Monster Truck Mater

EN · 20106.2

Director, Writer

Heavy Metal Mater poster

Heavy Metal Mater

EN · 20106.1

Director, Story

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa poster

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

EN · 20106.6

Producer

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue poster

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

EN · 20106.8

Executive Producer

Toy Story 3 poster

Toy Story 3

EN · 20107.8

Executive Producer, Story

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story poster

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

EN · 20097.4

as Self

Unidentified Flying Mater poster

Unidentified Flying Mater

EN · 20096.3

Writer, Director

Prep & Landing poster

Prep & Landing

EN · 20096.9

Executive Producer

Super Rhino poster

Super Rhino

EN · 20095.9

Executive Producer

Up poster

Up

EN · 20098.0

Executive Producer

Partly Cloudy poster

Partly Cloudy

EN · 20097.7

Executive Producer

The Princess and the Frog poster

The Princess and the Frog

EN · 20097.2

Executive Producer

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure poster

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

EN · 20096.8

Executive Producer

Dug's Special Mission poster

Dug's Special Mission

EN · 20097.0

Executive Producer

Tokyo Mater poster

Tokyo Mater

EN · 20086.3

Director, Story

Bolt poster

Bolt

EN · 20086.6

Executive Producer

Tinker Bell poster

Tinker Bell

EN · 20087.0

Executive Producer

El Materdor poster

El Materdor

EN · 20085.8

Director, Story

Rescue Squad Mater poster

Rescue Squad Mater

EN · 20085.8

Director, Story

Mater the Greater poster

Mater the Greater

EN · 20086.2

Director, Story

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales poster

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

EN · 20087.1

Director, Story, Executive Producer

Presto poster

Presto

EN · 20087.8

Executive Producer

WALL·E poster

WALL·E

EN · 20088.1

Executive Producer

Glago's Guest poster

Glago's Guest

EN · 20085.5

Executive Producer

BURN·E poster

BURN·E

EN · 20087.5

Executive Producer

The Pixar Story poster

The Pixar Story

EN · 20077.6

as Self

Fog City Mavericks poster

Fog City Mavericks

EN · 20078.5

as Self

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition poster

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

EN · 20076.7

as Self

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History poster

The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

EN · 20077.7

Actor

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project poster

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

EN · 20076.8

as Self

Ratatouille poster

Ratatouille

EN · 20077.9

Executive Producer

Your Friend the Rat poster

Your Friend the Rat

EN · 20076.8

Executive Producer

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater poster

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

EN · 20077.2

Executive Producer

Meet the Robinsons poster

Meet the Robinsons

EN · 20077.0

Executive Producer

The Inspiration for 'Cars' poster

The Inspiration for 'Cars'

EN · 20065.8

as Self - Director, Thanks

Geared-Up poster

Geared-Up

EN · 2006Not rated

Actor

Cars poster

Cars

EN · 20067.1

Screenplay, Director, Original Story

Mater and the Ghostlight poster

Mater and the Ghostlight

EN · 20066.3

Director, Original Story

Lifted poster

Lifted

EN · 20067.5

Executive Producer

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum poster

Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum

JA · 20058.0

as Self

The Making of 'The Incredibles' poster

The Making of 'The Incredibles'

EN · 20055.8

as Self

One Man Band poster

One Man Band

EN · 20057.2

Executive Producer

Jack-Jack Attack poster

Jack-Jack Attack

EN · 20057.3

Executive Producer

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' poster

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

EN · 20048.0

as Self

The Incredibles poster

The Incredibles

EN · 20047.7

Executive Producer

Making 'Nemo' poster

Making 'Nemo'

EN · 2003Not rated

as Self - Executive Producer

The Art of 'Spirited Away' poster

The Art of 'Spirited Away'

EN · 20038.2

as Self

Lasseter-san, Thank You poster

Lasseter-san, Thank You

JA · 2003Not rated

as Self

Finding Nemo poster

Finding Nemo

EN · 20037.8

Executive Producer

Exploring the Reef poster

Exploring the Reef

EN · 20036.1

Executive Producer

Boundin' poster

Boundin'

EN · 20036.5

Executive Producer

The Making of TRON poster

The Making of TRON

EN · 20026.9

as Himself

Mike's New Car poster

Mike's New Car

EN · 20026.9

Executive Producer

Monsters, Inc. poster

Monsters, Inc.

EN · 20017.9

Executive Producer

The Beatles Revolution

2000

The Beatles Revolution

EN · 2000Not rated

as Self

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation poster

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

EN · 20007.1

as Self

For the Birds poster

For the Birds

EN · 20007.5

Executive Producer

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story poster

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

EN · 19997.8

as Himself

Toy Story 2 poster

Toy Story 2

EN · 19997.6

as Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic poster

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

EN · 19997.8

as Self

A Bug's Life poster

A Bug's Life

EN · 19987.0

as Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story

Geri's Game poster

Geri's Game

EN · 19977.6

Executive Producer

The Story Behind 'Toy Story' poster

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

EN · 19967.5

as Self

Tiny Toy Stories poster

Tiny Toy Stories

EN · 19966.7

Director

The Making of Toy Story poster

The Making of Toy Story

EN · 19956.3

as Self

Toy Story poster

Toy Story

EN · 19958.0

Director, Original Story

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born poster

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born

EN · 19947.0

as Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms poster

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms

EN · 19916.0

as Self

Front and Back poster

Front and Back

EN · 19915.7

Director

Light and Heavy poster

Light and Heavy

EN · 19915.6

Director

Up and Down poster

Up and Down

EN · 19915.5

Director

Surprise poster

Surprise

EN · 19914.6

Director

Knick Knack poster

Knick Knack

EN · 19897.0

Producer, Director, Writer, Animation

Luxo Jr. 3D poster

Luxo Jr. 3D

EN · 19894.2

Director

Tin Toy poster

Tin Toy

EN · 19886.1

Director, Producer, Animation, Writer

Red's Dream poster

Red's Dream

EN · 19876.1

Writer, Director, Producer

Luxo Jr. poster

Luxo Jr.

EN · 19867.0

Producer, Director, Animation Department Coordinator, Story

Young Sherlock Holmes poster

Young Sherlock Holmes

EN · 19856.8

Animation

The Adventures of André and Wally B. poster

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

EN · 19845.2

Modeling, Animation, Character Designer

Nitemare poster

Nitemare

EN · 19806.2

Writer, Director, Producer, Animation

Lady and the Lamp poster

Lady and the Lamp

EN · 19795.9

Producer, Animation, Writer, Director