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Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects. He personally directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011), and executive-produced all other Pixar films through 2018.
Having made contacts in the computer industry he was quickly taken on by Lucasfilm which was bought by Steve Jobs for $5 million with a further $5 million invested as working capital and the company renamed Pixar. John soon convinced Steve that the future lay in computer animation by bringing his desk lamp to life in the short 'Luxor Jr' which ...
John Lasseter is one of the three founding fathers of Pixar Animation Studios. An animator, director, producer, and writer, Lasseter was responsible for most of Pixar's success and oversaw all of the studio's projects.
Aug 1, 2022 · It’s from Apple TV+ and the lightning-rod filmmaker-executive who turned Pixar into a superpower: John Lasseter. Five years ago, Mr. Lasseter was toppled by allegations about his behavior...
Jun 17, 2016 · John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Pixar, had a love of computer animation when others didn't and the ambition to make a fortune out of it.
May 13, 2024 · John Lasseter, American animator widely credited with engineering the success of Pixar Animation Studios through cutting-edge computer animation and classic storytelling. He is best known for his work on films such as Toy Story (1995), the first fully computer-animated feature, and its sequels (1999, 2010).
Nov 17, 2019 · Among the wave of alleged sexual offenders whose behavior rose to the surface in fall 2017 was John Lasseter. It turned out the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar...
Jun 22, 2018 · John Lasseter will leave Pixar Animation Studios in December, ending a 30-year tenure as the leading creative force behind one of the most critical and commercially successful film studios in...
John wrote, directed and animated Pixar's first short films, including the Academy Award® winning Tin Toy and the Academy Award® nominated Luxo Jr among others and served as executive producer on all of the studio's subsequent shorts.
Feb 4, 2016 · To mark the studio's 30th anniversary, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Studios Chief Creative Officer, sits down for an exclusive conversation about three decades of hard...
