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Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.
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- University of Utah (B.S. Physics and Computer Science; Ph.D. Computer Science)
Computer–animation pioneer. Began career as director of the Computer Graphics Lab, 1975; vice president of Computer Division, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1979–86; co–founder and chief technical officer, Pixar Animation Studios, 1986&mdash, president, 1986–95, 2001—.
Apr 18, 2024 · Dr. Ed Catmull is cofounder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Previously, Dr. Catmull was vice president of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm Ltd., where he managed development in the areas of computer graphics, video editing, video games and digital audio.
Birth: March 31, 1945 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Education: B.Sc., Physics and Computer Science (University of Utah, 1969); PhD Computer Science, (University of Utah, 1974). Experience: Boeing (1969); Applicon (1974); New York Institute of Technology (Computer Graphics Lab Director, 1974-1979); Lucasfilm (Vice President of Industrial Light ...
In the 1950s, young Ed Catmull loved Walt Disney animated films such as Pinocchio and Peter Pan. He dreamed of becoming an animator, and he filled up sketchbooks and created his own flipbooks. At Salt Lake City’s Granite High School in the 1960s, he took every art class he could.
Apr 17, 2013 · This year, the Computer History Museum honors Ed Catmull as a CHM Fellow. Fellows are unique individuals who have made a major difference to computing and to the world around them. There are places today that college graduates dream of working.
At Pixar, he was a key developer of the RenderMan rendering system used in films such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo. After Disney acquired Pixar in January 2006, Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger put Catmull and John Lasseter in charge of reinvigorating the Disney animation studios in Burbank.
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