Birthday: 1957-01-12
Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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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10th Anniversary of the 100 greatest films as chosen by the American Film Institute....
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The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, th...
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The production of the movie, "The Incredibles," shot behind the scenes at Pixar Animation Studios....
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A documentary featurette on the production of Mater’s Tall Tales...
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