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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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...
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 22, 2017 · As co-founder of Pixar with Ed Catmull, Lasseter was a crucial early pioneer in CG animation, directing the first digital feature “Toy Story” in 1995. (Disney released Pixar’s output before...
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 16, 2011 · The 54-year-old, Hawaiian shirt-wearing filmmaker has directed five of Pixar’s features, including this month’s Cars 2. He’s also shepherded every Pixar production, and was the sole character...
Feb 4, 2016 · John Lasseter Looks Back on 30 Years of Pixar. This month, Pixar celebrates its 30th anniversary. Over that time, the studio has released 16 full-length feature films, racked up 55 Academy Award® nominations, and taken home 15 Oscars® to date, including a special Oscar for Pixar’s co-founder John Lasseter for Toy Story.
