
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 |