John Lasseter
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).
Acting (41 movies)
The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006
Making 'Nemo'
2003
The Pixar Story
2007
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
1991
These Amazing Shadows
2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Fog City Mavericks
2007
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Toy Story 2
1999
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP
2006
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
2007
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
Imagining Zootopia
2016
Bozzetto non troppo
2016
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Cars 2
2011
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
Motori Ruggenti
2017
A Bug's Life
1998
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
The Making of TRON
2002
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
Lasseter-san, Thank You
2003
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum
2005
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
Making 'Toy Story'
1995
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
2010
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
Directing (26 movies)
Toy Story
1995
Toy Story 2
1999
Cars
2006
Tokyo Mater
2008
A Bug's Life
1998
Luxo Jr.
1986
Red's Dream
1987
Tin Toy
1988
Knick Knack
1989
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
El Materdor
2008
Cars 2
2011
Rescue Squad Mater
2008
Mater the Greater
2008
Monster Truck Mater
2010
Heavy Metal Mater
2010
Nitemare
1980
Lady and the Lamp
1979
Unidentified Flying Mater
2009
Front and Back
1991
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
Up and Down
1991
Surprise
1991
Light and Heavy
1991
Tiny Toy Stories
1996
Luxo Jr. 3D
1989
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Lady and the Lamp | 1979 | Producer |
| Lady and the Lamp | 1979 | Writer |
| Nitemare | 1980 | Writer |
| Nitemare | 1980 | Producer |
| Luxo Jr. | 1986 | Producer |
| Luxo Jr. | 1986 | Writer |
| Red's Dream | 1987 | Producer |
| Red's Dream | 1987 | Writer |
| Tin Toy | 1988 | Producer |
| Tin Toy | 1988 | Writer |
| Knick Knack | 1989 | Producer |
| Knick Knack | 1989 | Writer |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | Executive Producer |
| Geri's Game | 1997 | Executive Producer |
| For the Birds | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| Monsters, Inc. | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Mike's New Car | 2002 | Executive Producer |
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| Exploring the Reef | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| Boundin' | 2003 | Executive Producer |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | Executive Producer |
| Jack-Jack Attack | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| One Man Band | 2005 | Executive Producer |
| Cars | 2006 | Screenplay |
| Lifted | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Meet the Robinsons | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| Your Friend the Rat | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| How to Hook Up Your Home Theater | 2007 | Executive Producer |
| Glago's Guest | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| WALL·E | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Presto | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Tinker Bell | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Rescue Squad Mater | 2008 | Writer |
| Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| BURN·E | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Bolt | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Tokyo Mater | 2008 | Writer |
| Tokyo Mater | 2008 | Executive Producer |
| Super Rhino | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Up | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Partly Cloudy | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Dug's Special Mission | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Unidentified Flying Mater | 2009 | Writer |
| The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Prep & Landing | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Day & Night | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Monster Truck Mater | 2010 | Writer |
| Mater Private Eye | 2010 | Writer |
| Moon Mater | 2010 | Writer |
| Moon Mater | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Mater Private Eye | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Tangled | 2010 | Executive Producer |
| Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa | 2010 | Producer |
| Winnie the Pooh | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| The Ballad of Nessie | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Hawaiian Vacation | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Air Mater | 2011 | Writer |
| Air Mater | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Small Fry | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Pixie Hollow Games | 2011 | Executive Producer |
| Tangled Ever After | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| La luna | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| Time Travel Mater | 2012 | Writer |
| Brave | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| Secret of the Wings | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| Partysaurus Rex | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| Wreck-It Ralph | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| Paperman | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| The Legend of Mor'du | 2012 | Executive Producer |
| The Blue Umbrella | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Hiccups | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Spinning | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Bugged | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Monsters University | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Planes | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Toy Story of Terror! | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Frozen | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Get a Horse! | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Party Central | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| The Radiator Springs 500½ | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Lava | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Big Hero 6 | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Feast | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Toy Story That Time Forgot | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Frozen Fever | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Inside Out | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Tick Tock Tale | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Riley's First Date? | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| The Good Dinosaur | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Sanjay's Super Team | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Zootopia | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Finding Dory | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Piper | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Moana | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Inner Workings | 2016 | Executive Producer |
| Gone Fishing | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Cars 3 | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Lou | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Olaf's Frozen Adventure | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Coco | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Incredibles 2 | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Bao | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Blush | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Luck | 2022 | Producer |
| Bad Luck Spot! | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Toy Story Funday Football | 2023 | Writer |
| Spellbound | 2024 | Producer |
| Flink's Pigeon Problems | 2025 | Producer |