John Lasseter
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- January 12, 1957, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Movies
- 81
John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.
Lasseter's first job was with The Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After Lucasfilm became Pixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, "Toy Story 3" and "Cars 2".
He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (Toy Story).
Upcoming John Lasseter Movies
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2026
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Ray Gunn | Producer |
| 2026 | Swapped | Producer |
| 2025 | Flink's Pigeon Problems | Producer |
| 2024 | Spellbound | Producer |
| 2023 | Toy Story Funday Football | Writer |
| 2022 | Luck | Producer |
| 2012 | Time Travel Mater | Writer |
| 2011 | Air Mater | Writer |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Director |
| 2010 | Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa | Producer |
| 2010 | Mater Private Eye | Writer |
| 2010 | Moon Mater | Writer |
| 2010 | Heavy Metal Mater | Director |
| 2010 | Monster Truck Mater | Director, Writer |
| 2009 | Unidentified Flying Mater | Writer, Director |
| 2008 | Tokyo Mater | Director |
| 2008 | Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales | Director |
| 2008 | El Materdor | Director |
| 2008 | Mater the Greater | Director |
| 2008 | Rescue Squad Mater | Director |
| 2006 | Mater and the Ghostlight | Director |
| 2006 | Cars | Screenplay, Director |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Director |
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Director |
| 1996 | Tiny Toy Stories | Director |
| 1995 | Toy Story | Director |
| 1991 | Up and Down | Director |
| 1991 | Surprise | Director |
| 1991 | Light and Heavy | Director |
| 1991 | Front and Back | Director |
| 1989 | Knick Knack | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1989 | Luxo Jr. 3D | Director |
| 1988 | Tin Toy | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1987 | Red's Dream | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1986 | Luxo Jr. | Producer, Director |
| 1980 | Nitemare | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 1979 | Lady and the Lamp | Producer, Writer, Director |
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