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John Lasseter

John Lasseter is vooral bekend van WondLa, The Oscars, The Wonderful World of Disney en America: The Story of Us. John Lasseter werd geboren op 12 januari 1957. John Lasseter is 69 jaar oud (geboren op 12 januari 1957).

Geboren: 12 januari 1957 (69 jaar)
Geboorteplaats: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biografie

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).