John Lasseter

Born: 1957-01-12 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For: Production

Biography

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).

Filmography

2026

Swapped ... (Producer)
Ray Gunn ... (Producer)

2025

Flink's Pigeon Problems ... (Producer)

2024

WondLa ... (Executive Producer)
Spellbound ... (Producer)

2023

Bad Luck Spot! ... (Executive Producer)
Toy Story Funday Football ... (Writer)

2022

Lightyear ... (Thanks)
Luck ... (Producer)
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear as Self (archive footage)
Just Losers ... (Production Design)

2021

Blush ... (Executive Producer)
Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road" ... (Original Story)

2019

Toy Story 4 ... (Original Story)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self

2018

Incredibles 2 ... (Executive Producer)
Ralph Breaks the Internet ... (Executive Producer)
Bao ... (Executive Producer)

2017

Coco ... (Executive Producer)
Cars 3 ... (Executive Producer)
Olaf's Frozen Adventure ... (Executive Producer)
Lou ... (Executive Producer)
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool ... (Executive Producer)
Gone Fishing ... (Executive Producer)
Motori Ruggenti as Self

2016

Zootopia ... (Executive Producer)
Finding Dory ... (Executive Producer)
Moana ... (Executive Producer)
Inner Workings ... (Executive Producer)
Piper ... (Executive Producer)
Imagining Zootopia as Self
Bozzetto non troppo as Self (archive footage)

2015

Inside Out ... (Executive Producer)
The Good Dinosaur ... (Executive Producer)
Jay Leno's Garage as Self
Frozen Fever ... (Executive Producer)
Riley's First Date? ... (Executive Producer)
Lava ... (Executive Producer)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond as Self
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman as Self
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Sanjay's Super Team ... (Executive Producer)
Tick Tock Tale ... (Executive Producer)
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection ... (Executive Producer)
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Himself

2014

Big Hero 6 ... (Executive Producer)
Planes: Fire & Rescue ... (Executive Producer)
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast ... (Executive Producer)
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy ... (Story)
Toy Story That Time Forgot ... (Executive Producer)
Party Central ... (Executive Producer)
Feast ... (Executive Producer)
The Radiator Springs 500½ ... (Executive Producer)
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic as Self

2013

Frozen ... (Executive Producer)
Monsters University ... (Executive Producer)
Planes ... (Executive Producer)
The Blue Umbrella ... (Executive Producer)
Get a Horse! ... (Executive Producer)
Hiccups ... (Executive Producer)
Spinning ... (Executive Producer)
Bugged ... (Executive Producer)
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
Toy Story of Terror! ... (Executive Producer)

2012

Wreck-It Ralph ... (Executive Producer)
Brave ... (Executive Producer)
Secret of the Wings ... (Executive Producer)
John Carter ... (Thanks)
Tangled Ever After ... (Executive Producer)
Partysaurus Rex ... (Story)
Paperman ... (Executive Producer)
Time Travel Mater ... (Writer)
La luna ... (Executive Producer)
The Legend of Mor'du ... (Executive Producer)
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection ... (Executive Producer)

2011

Cars 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
Winnie the Pooh ... (Executive Producer)
Hawaiian Vacation ... (Executive Producer)
Pixie Hollow Games ... (Executive Producer)
Small Fry ... (Story)
Air Mater ... (Writer)
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice ... (Executive Producer)
These Amazing Shadows as Self
The Ballad of Nessie ... (Executive Producer)

2010

Toy Story 3 ... (Executive Producer)
Tangled ... (Executive Producer)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue ... (Executive Producer)
America: The Story of Us as Self
Monster Truck Mater ... (Director)
Day & Night ... (Executive Producer)
Heavy Metal Mater ... (Director)
Mater Private Eye ... (Writer)
Moon Mater ... (Writer)
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa ... (Producer)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess as Self
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales as Self

2009

Up ... (Executive Producer)
The Princess and the Frog ... (Executive Producer)
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure ... (Executive Producer)
Partly Cloudy ... (Executive Producer)
Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
Dug's Special Mission ... (Executive Producer)
Prep & Landing ... (Executive Producer)
Unidentified Flying Mater ... (Writer)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story as Self
Super Rhino ... (Executive Producer)
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation

2008

WALL·E ... (Executive Producer)
Bolt ... (Executive Producer)
Tinker Bell ... (Executive Producer)
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales ... (Story)
BURN·E ... (Executive Producer)
Tokyo Mater ... (Director)
Presto ... (Executive Producer)
Rescue Squad Mater ... (Director)
Mater the Greater ... (Director)
El Materdor ... (Director)
Tales from Radiator Springs ... (Creator)
Glago's Guest ... (Executive Producer)

2007

Ratatouille ... (Executive Producer)
Meet the Robinsons ... (Executive Producer)
The Pixar Story as Self
Your Friend the Rat ... (Executive Producer)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
Fog City Mavericks as Self
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater ... (Executive Producer)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition as Self
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History

2006

Cars ... (Director)
Mater and the Ghostlight ... (Director)
Lifted ... (Executive Producer)
Geared-Up
The Inspiration for 'Cars' as Self - Director

2005

Jack-Jack Attack ... (Executive Producer)
One Man Band ... (Executive Producer)
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum as Self
The Making of 'The Incredibles' as Self

2004

The Incredibles ... (Executive Producer)
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' as Self

2003

Finding Nemo ... (Executive Producer)
Boundin' ... (Executive Producer)
The Art of 'Spirited Away' as Himself
Exploring the Reef ... (Executive Producer)
Lasseter-san, Thank You as Himself
Making 'Nemo' as Self - Executive Producer

2002

Mike's New Car ... (Executive Producer)
The Making of TRON as Himself

2001

Monsters, Inc. ... (Executive Producer)

2000

For the Birds ... (Executive Producer)
The Beatles Revolution as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation as Self

1999

Toy Story 2 as Additional Voices (voice)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself

1998

A Bug's Life as Additional Voices (voice)

1997

The Wonderful World of Disney ... (Director)
Geri's Game ... (Executive Producer)

1996

Toy Story Treats ... (Creator)
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' as Self
Tiny Toy Stories ... (Director)

1995

Toy Story ... (Director)
The Making of Toy Story as Self

1994

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born as Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation

1991

Light and Heavy ... (Director)
Front and Back ... (Director)
Up and Down ... (Director)
Surprise ... (Director)
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms as Self

1989

Knick Knack ... (Producer)
Luxo Jr. 3D ... (Director)

1988

Tin Toy ... (Director)

1987

Red's Dream ... (Producer)

1986

Luxo Jr. ... (Producer)

1985

Young Sherlock Holmes ... (Animation)

1984

The Adventures of André and Wally B. ... (Modeling)

1980

Nitemare ... (Director)

1979

Lady and the Lamp ... (Producer)

1953

The Oscars as Self