John Lasseter

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John Lasseter

Production 69 January 12, 1957

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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 creati…

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Inside Out

Inside Out

7.9 2015 Movie
Up

Up

8.0 2009 Movie
Coco

Coco

8.2 2017 Movie
Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

7.8 2003 Movie
WALL·E

WALL·E

8.1 2008 Movie
Toy Story

Toy Story

8.0 1995 Movie
Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

7.9 2001 Movie
The Incredibles

The Incredibles

7.7 2004 Movie
Ratatouille

Ratatouille

7.8 2007 Movie
Zootopia

Zootopia

7.8 2016 Movie
Frozen

Frozen

7.3 2013 Movie
Big Hero 6

Big Hero 6

7.7 2014 Movie

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Ray Gunn

    Movie Producer

  2. 2026
    Swapped

    Movie Producer

  3. 2025
    Flink's Pigeon Problems

    Movie Producer

  4. 2024
    Spellbound

    Movie Producer

  5. 2024
    WondLa

    TV show Executive Producer

  6. 2023
    Toy Story Funday Football

    Movie Writer

  7. 2023
    Bad Luck Spot!

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2022
    Luck

    Movie Producer

  9. 2022
    Lightyear

    Movie Thanks

  10. 2022
    Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2021
    Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"

    Movie Original Story

  12. 2021
    Blush

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 2019
    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Movie Self

  14. 2019
    Toy Story 4

    Movie Original Story

  15. 2018
    Ralph Breaks the Internet

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 2018
    Bao

    Movie Executive Producer

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  1. 2018
    Incredibles 2

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2017
    Coco

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 2017
    Olaf's Frozen Adventure

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2017
    Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

    Movie Executive Producer

  5. 2017
    Motori Ruggenti

    Movie Self

  6. 2017
    Lou

    Movie Executive Producer

  7. 2017
    Cars 3

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2017
    Gone Fishing

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 2016
    Inner Workings

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 2016
    Bozzetto non troppo

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  11. 2016
    Moana

    Movie Executive Producer

  12. 2016
    Finding Dory

    Movie Executive Producer

  13. 2016
    Piper

    Movie Executive Producer

  14. 2016
    Imagining Zootopia

    Movie Self

  15. 2016
    Zootopia

    Movie Executive Producer

  16. 2015
    A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

    Movie Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer

  17. 2015
    Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Movie Himself

  18. 2015
    Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

    Movie Self

  19. 2015
    Sanjay's Super Team

    Movie Executive Producer

  20. 2015
    The Good Dinosaur

    Movie Executive Producer

  21. 2015
    Riley's First Date?

    Movie Executive Producer

  22. 2015
    Jay Leno's Garage

    TV show Self

  23. 2015
    Tick Tock Tale

    Movie Executive Producer

  24. 2015
    Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

    Movie Executive Producer