John Lasseter

John Lasseter

Known for
Production
Born
January 12, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) 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).

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie

Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie

Movie · Executive Producer

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Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film

Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film

Movie · Producer

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Cosmic Motors

Cosmic Motors

Movie · Producer

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Super Rhino poster

Super Rhino

Movie · Executive Producer

2026
Swapped poster

Swapped

Movie · Producer

2026
Ray Gunn poster

Ray Gunn

Movie · Producer

2025
Flink's Pigeon Problems poster

Flink's Pigeon Problems

Movie · Producer

2024
Spellbound poster

Spellbound

Movie · Producer

2024
WondLa poster

WondLa

TV · Executive Producer · 20 eps

2023
Bad Luck Spot! poster

Bad Luck Spot!

Movie · Executive Producer

2022
Luck poster

Luck

Movie · Producer

2021
Blush poster

Blush

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet poster

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Incredibles 2 poster

Incredibles 2

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
Bao poster

Bao

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Gone Fishing poster

Gone Fishing

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Cars 3 poster

Cars 3

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Lou poster

Lou

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Olaf's Frozen Adventure poster

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Coco poster

Coco

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool poster

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
Moana poster

Moana

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
Zootopia poster

Zootopia

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
Finding Dory poster

Finding Dory

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
Piper poster

Piper

Movie · Executive Producer

2016
Inner Workings poster

Inner Workings

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Frozen Fever poster

Frozen Fever

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Sanjay's Super Team poster

Sanjay's Super Team

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Tick Tock Tale poster

Tick Tock Tale

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Riley's First Date? poster

Riley's First Date?

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Lava poster

Lava

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection poster

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
The Good Dinosaur poster

The Good Dinosaur

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Big Hero 6 poster

Big Hero 6

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue poster

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Party Central poster

Party Central

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Feast poster

Feast

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy poster

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast poster

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
The Radiator Springs 500½ poster

The Radiator Springs 500½

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot poster

Toy Story That Time Forgot

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Monsters University poster

Monsters University

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Get a Horse! poster

Get a Horse!

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Frozen poster

Frozen

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Toy Story of Terror! poster

Toy Story of Terror!

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
The Blue Umbrella poster

The Blue Umbrella

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Hiccups poster

Hiccups

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Spinning poster

Spinning

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Bugged poster

Bugged

Movie · Executive Producer

2013
Planes poster

Planes

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
La luna poster

La luna

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Wreck-It Ralph poster

Wreck-It Ralph

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
The Legend of Mor'du poster

The Legend of Mor'du

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Tangled Ever After poster

Tangled Ever After

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Secret of the Wings poster

Secret of the Wings

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Partysaurus Rex poster

Partysaurus Rex

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection poster

Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Paperman poster

Paperman

Movie · Executive Producer

2012
Brave poster

Brave

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
The Ballad of Nessie poster

The Ballad of Nessie

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Pixie Hollow Games poster

Pixie Hollow Games

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Winnie the Pooh poster

Winnie the Pooh

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice poster

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Air Mater poster

Air Mater

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Small Fry poster

Small Fry

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Hawaiian Vacation poster

Hawaiian Vacation

Movie · Executive Producer

2010
Day & Night poster

Day & Night

Movie · Executive Producer

2010
Tangled poster

Tangled

Movie · Executive Producer

2010
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa poster

Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa

Movie · Producer

2010
Moon Mater poster

Moon Mater

Movie · Executive Producer

2010
Mater Private Eye poster

Mater Private Eye

Movie · Executive Producer

2010
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue poster

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

Movie · Executive Producer

2010
Toy Story 3 poster

Toy Story 3

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
Prep & Landing poster

Prep & Landing

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
Super Rhino poster

Super Rhino

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
Up poster

Up

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
Partly Cloudy poster

Partly Cloudy

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
The Princess and the Frog poster

The Princess and the Frog

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure poster

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Movie · Executive Producer

2009
Dug's Special Mission poster

Dug's Special Mission

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Bolt poster

Bolt

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Tinker Bell poster

Tinker Bell

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Presto poster

Presto

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
WALL·E poster

WALL·E

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Glago's Guest poster

Glago's Guest

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
BURN·E poster

BURN·E

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales poster

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
Ratatouille poster

Ratatouille

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
Your Friend the Rat poster

Your Friend the Rat

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater poster

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

Movie · Executive Producer

2007
Meet the Robinsons poster

Meet the Robinsons

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
Lifted poster

Lifted

Movie · Executive Producer

2005
One Man Band poster

One Man Band

Movie · Executive Producer

2005
Jack-Jack Attack poster

Jack-Jack Attack

Movie · Executive Producer

2004
The Incredibles poster

The Incredibles

Movie · Executive Producer

2003
Finding Nemo poster

Finding Nemo

Movie · Executive Producer

2003
Exploring the Reef poster

Exploring the Reef

Movie · Executive Producer

2003
Boundin' poster

Boundin'

Movie · Executive Producer

2002
Mike's New Car poster

Mike's New Car

Movie · Executive Producer

2001
Monsters, Inc. poster

Monsters, Inc.

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
For the Birds poster

For the Birds

Movie · Executive Producer

1997
Geri's Game poster

Geri's Game

Movie · Executive Producer

1989
Knick Knack poster

Knick Knack

Movie · Producer

1988
Tin Toy poster

Tin Toy

Movie · Producer

1987
Red's Dream poster

Red's Dream

Movie · Producer

1986
Luxo Jr. poster

Luxo Jr.

Movie · Producer

1980
Nitemare poster

Nitemare

Movie · Producer

1979
Lady and the Lamp poster

Lady and the Lamp

Movie · Producer