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She is best known for her work on the animated series Adventure Time, which she wrote for from 2010 to 2018. She has also written for the animated series Regular Show, and has directed episodes of the series Clarence. LaPointe was born on August 8, 1981 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Valerie LaPointe. Valerie LaPointe began at Pixar Animation Studios as a story intern the summer of 2006. She was a story artist on shorts including Presto and Partysaurous Rex, on several Mater’s Tall Tales, on the Toy Story Toons' Small Fry, and the TV special Toy Story OF TERROR!
- Part of The Animation World
- Valerie Wrote A Letter
- Lapointe (and Bo Peep) Leading A Flock
- But Did Those Doodles Lead to Toy Story 5?
Sidersky explained: [Valerie would] watch the VHS tape over and over, trying meticulously to get every detail right. Then she’d sell the drawings to her classmates. “I can really pin back the exact moment to seeing that movie and when she sang ‘Part of Your World,’ ” she said. “It launched me into having a big interest in animation.” Today LaPointe...
[G]etting to her dream job was no easy task. Growing up in [Virginia] in the 1990s, she didn’t have access to many resources that would tell her how to launch a career as a story artist. At the bookstore, she found just one book on the subject. She devoured it. She had to find her own way, unlike today’s up-and-comers who can easily find informatio...
Sidersky explained: LaPointe has played a big part in developing Bo Peep, working on the team who oversaw the character’s evolution. Bo Peep was a relatively minor love interest in the first two “Toy Story” movies, but in the fourth, she’s re-introduced as a confident feminist heroine leading a flock on adventures. A heroine leading a flock on adve...
Be sure to read the entire article, and then go watch the short on The Incredibles. And do not miss the part where Sidersky wrote:“Now she’s making a whole film about Bo Peep’s journey. It’s thrown her into another new role: directing.” Did we just get confirmation about Toy Story 5?!
Jul 9, 2019 · Valerie LaPointe Image Credit: Courtesy of Valerie LaPointe “Toy Story 4” After watching “The Little Mermaid” at the age of 8, LaPointe wanted to complete one of two life goals: go into ...
Initially as the only woman on the story team, I dove into my own ‘long term memory’, drawing and sharing my experiences of as girl growing up. I reread my middle school journals, watched old home videos and used my personal experience to help the team develop the story of Riley’s life and inner workings. Joy’s character, who, being ...
Overview. Born. August 8, 1981 · Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Height. 5′ 3½″ (1.61 m) Mini Bio. Valerie LaPointe was born on August 8, 1981 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Toy Story 4 (2019), Night Light (2003) and Brave (2012). Trivia. Graduated from Tallwood High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia (1999)
director, actress. 41 Year biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, instagram, news, birthday and age. «Lamp Life» (2020), «Lolly's Box» (2006), «Upside Downed» (2005), «Night Light» (2003), «Sprite Fright» (2021)...
