John Lasseter Highlights

  • 2008: Executive produced the Pixar animated feature, "WALL-E"
  • 2007: Produced the Pixar animated feature, "Ratatouille"
  • 2006: Directed and co-wrote the animated feature "Cars"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated feature
  • 2006: In January The Walt Disney Company purchased Pixar, and Lasseter was appointed Chief Creative Officer of both the Pixar and Disney animation studios
  • 2004: Produced the animated Pixar film "The Incredibles" directed and written by Brad Bird
  • 1998: Co-directed the computer-animated "A Bug's Life"
  • 1995: Feature directing debut, "Toy Story"; also credited for original story (with three others) and modeling & animation system development
  • 1991: First TV credit, provided a film for NBC's "Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes"
  • 1988: Gained notice for his Academy Award winning short, "Tin Toy"; credited for directing, scripting, animating and modeling
  • 1986: Joined Pixar, the computer animation company formed by entrepreneur Steven Jobs with his purchase of the computer animation division of Lucasfilm
  • 1986: Producing debut, "Luxo Jr"; nominated for an Oscar for best animated short film
  • 1985: Worked on the computer animation group of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic for the feature "Young Sherlock Holmes"
  • 1984: Left Disney intending to work at Lucasfilm for a month; stayed for 6 months
  • 1983: Invited by Pixar founder Ed Catmull to visit the computer graphics unit of Lucasfilm
  • 1979: Hired by the Disney feature animation department upon graduation
  • While still in high school, wrote to The Walt Disney Studios to express his interest in the field
  • Made two animated films while at CalArts, "Lady and the Lamp" and "Nitemare" (both won Student Academy Awards)
  • Contributed animation to such films as "The Fox and the Hound" (1981) and "Mickey's Christmas Carol" (1984)
  • Raised in Whittier, CA
  • Began studying art and learning how to draw human and animal figures
  • Apprenticed at Disney during summer breaks
  • Co-created with fellow Disney animator Glen Keane, an experimental 30-second test film based on Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are," to demonstrate how traditional hand-drawn character animation could be combined with computerized camera movements and environments
  • By freshman year of high school, had developed a love of cartoons and animation
  • Became the second student accepted into the then new Disney-sponsored animation program at CalArts (an institution started by Walt Disney)

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