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+ | [[Image:D23-TyBurrell&JohnLasseter-(2013-08-10).jpg|thumb|300px|John Lasseter with [[Ty Burrell]] at [[D23]] in 2013.]] |
| − | '''John Lasseter''' (b. 1957) is an animator and director, and chief creative officer at [[Pixar]] and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also |
+ | '''John Lasseter''' (b. 1957) is an animator and director, and chief creative officer at [[Pixar]] and [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Animation Studios]]. He is also principal creative adviser at Walt Disney Imagineering. Prior to the production of Pixar's first computer animated feature film, ''Toy Story'', Lasseter produced and directed several shorts for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' featuring his lamp character, (and Pixar's mascot), [[Luxo Jr.]]. |
| − | Though his earliest work was in cel animation (working on ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' |
+ | Though his earliest work was in cel animation (working on ''[[Mickey Mouse|Mickey]]'s Christmas Carol''), Lasseter received a special achievement [[Academy Award]] for ''Toy Story'' (which he directed), and has also directed ''A Bug's Life'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''Cars'', and ''Cars 2'', as well as serving as executive producer on Pixar's other feature films. Since 2007, he has also been the executive producer of all films from Walt Disney Animation Studios (and its division, DisneyToon Studios) including the ''[[Peter Pan|Tinker Bell]]'' movies, ''[[Rapunzel|Tangled]]'', and ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' (2011). |
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John Lasseter with Ty Burrell at D23 in 2013.
John Lasseter (b. 1957) is an animator and director, and chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also principal creative adviser at Walt Disney Imagineering. Prior to the production of Pixar's first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, Lasseter produced and directed several shorts for Sesame Street featuring his lamp character, (and Pixar's mascot), Luxo Jr..
Though his earliest work was in cel animation (working on Mickey's Christmas Carol), Lasseter received a special achievement Academy Award for Toy Story (which he directed), and has also directed A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, and Cars 2, as well as serving as executive producer on Pixar's other feature films. Since 2007, he has also been the executive producer of all films from Walt Disney Animation Studios (and its division, DisneyToon Studios) including the Tinker Bell movies, Tangled, and Winnie the Pooh (2011).