| John Lasseter | |
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| Lasseter in 2011 | |
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| First | John Alan Lasseter January 12, 1957 (age 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Second | Film director story voice actor |
| Third | 1998-present |
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| Fourth | Toy Story A Bug's Life Toy Story 2 Cars Cars 2 |
| Fifth | Nancy Lasseter (m. 1988)[1] |
| Sixth | 5 |
John Alan Lasseter (/ˈlæsətər/; born January 12, 1957)[4] is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation.[3] 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.[5]
Lasseter began his career as an animator with The Walt Disney Company. After being fired from Disney for promoting computer animation, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. The Graphics Group of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm was sold to Steve Jobs and became Pixar in 1986. Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer. In addition, he directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011). From 2006 to 2018, Lasseter also oversaw all of Walt Disney Animation Studios' (and its division Disneytoon Studios') films and associated projects as executive producer.