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Although born in Hollywood, John and his twin sister Johanna were raised in Whittier near Los Angeles. His parents were Jewell Mae (Risley), an art teacher, and Paul Eual Lasseter, a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership. His mother's profession contributed to his interest in animation and particularly the Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoons which he would watch on television. It was when he was in High School that he realized that he could have a career in animation and he wrote to the Walt Disney Studios but nothing happened then In 1975 the Disney company started an animation course at Calarts - The California Institute of the Arts- and John, with encouragement from his mother, was one of the first to sign up. He and his class mates, who included the future animators and directors Brad Bird, and Tim Burton were taught by some of Disney's veteran animators such as Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas. During his time there John produced two animated shorts - Lady and the Lamp (1979) and Nitemare (1980) - which both won the Student Academy Award for Animation. On graduating in 1979 John was taken on as an animator at the Disney Studios. In 1983, while working on Mickey's Christmas Carol some friends invited him to see some footage of Tron that they were working on using CGI and he immediately saw the potential of it to enhance animated films. John and a colleague made a short test film and satisfied with the result and full of enthusiasm started work on a feature without consulting their superiors who when they found out about it canceled it and sacked John. Having made contacts in the computer industry he was quickly taken on by Lucasfilm which was bought by Steve Jobs for $5 million with a further $5 million invested as working capital and the company renamed Pixar. John soon convinced Steve that the future lay in computer animation by bringing his desk lamp to life in the short 'Luxor Jr' which was shown at a computer graphics conference and got a standing ovation. The first computer animated feature soon followed in the form of 'Toy Story' winning John an Oscar for Special Achievement to go with one he got for Animated Short Film - Tin Toy. He's also had Oscar nominations for Animated Feature - Monster Inc and Cars, Original Screenplay -Toy Story, Animated Short Story - Luxor Jr while the short Knick Knack was selected by Terry Gilliam as one of the best 10 animated films of all time. In 2008, he was honored with the Winsor McCay Award, - the lifetime achievement award for animators. He oversees 3 animation studios - Pixar, Disney Animation and DisneyToon He spent 9 year (2005 - 2014) on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, only relinquishing his seat due to term limits. He was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood in November 2011.Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Founder of Pixar, Animator, Modeler- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Writer
Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco, California, to students Abdul Fattah Jandali and Joanne Carole Schieble who were unmarried at the time and gave him up for adoption. He was taken in by a working class couple, Paul and Clara Jobs, and grew up with them in Mountain View, California.
He attended Homestead High School in Cupertino California and went to Reed College in Portland Oregon in 1972 but dropped out after only one semester, staying on to "drop in" on courses that interested him.
He took a job with video game manufacturer Atari to raise enough money for a trip to India and returned from there a Buddhist.
Back in Cupertino he returned to Atari where his old friend Steve Wozniak was still working. Wozniak was building his own computer and in 1976 Jobs pre-sold 50 of the as-yet unmade computers to a local store and managed to buy the components on credit solely on the strength of the order, enabling them to build the Apple I without any funding at all.
The Apple II followed in 1977 and the company Apple Computer was formed shortly afterwards. The Apple II was credited with starting the personal computer boom, its popularity prompting IBM to hurriedly develop their own PC. By the time production of the Apple II ended in 1993 it had sold over 6 million units.
Inspired by a trip to Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), engineers from Apple began working on a commercial application for the graphical interface ideas they had seen there. The resulting machine, Lisa, was expensive and never achieved any level of commercial success, but in 1984 another Apple computer, using the same WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer) interface concept, was launched. An advert during the 1984 Super Bowl, directed by Ridley Scott introduced the Macintosh computer to the world (in fact, the advert had been shown on a local TV channel in Idaho on 31 December 1983 and in movie theaters during January 1984 before its famous "premiere" on 22 January during the Super Bowl).
In 1985 Jobs was fired from Apple and immediately founded another computer company, NeXT. Its machines were not a commercial success but some of the technology was later used by Apple when Jobs eventually returned there.
In the meantime, in 1986, Jobs bought The Computer Graphics Group from Lucasfilm. The group was responsible for making high-end computer graphics hardware but under its new name, Pixar, it began to produce innovative computer animations. Their first title under the Pixar name, Luxo Jr. (1986) won critical and popular acclaim and in 1991 Pixar signed an agreement with Disney, with whom it already had a relationship, to produce a series of feature films, beginning with Toy Story (1995).
In 1996 Apple bought NeXT and Jobs returned to Apple, becoming its CEO. With the help of British-born industrial designer Jonathan Ive, Jobs brought his own aesthetic philosophy back to the ailing company and began to turn its fortunes around with the release of the iMac in 1998. The company's MP3 player, the iPod, followed in 2001, with the iPhone launching in 2007 and the iPad in 2010. The company's software music player, iTunes, evolved into an online music (and eventually also movie and software application) store, helping to popularize the idea of "legally" downloading entertainment content.
In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent surgery in 2004. Despite the success of this operation he became increasingly ill and received a liver transplant in 2009. He returned to work after a six month break but eventually resigned his position in August 2011 after another period of medical leave which began in January 2011. He died on 5 October 2011.Executive Producer, Founder of Pixar- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
- Producer
Ed Catmull was born on 31 March 1945 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. He is a producer, known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Big Hero 6 (2014) and Meet the Robinsons (2007). He has been married to Susan Anderson since 11 June 1983. They have three children.Executive Producer, Founder of Pixar, Modeler- Visual Effects
- Director
- Writer
Alvy Ray Smith is known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), André and Wally B. (1984) and Tiny Toy Stories (1996).Founder of Pixar, Modeler- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
- Editor
Ben Burtt was born in New York, USA. Though he is a writer, an editor and a director, he is best known for his work as a sound designer. Ben has worked on many Pixar and Star Trek movies and all of the Star Wars movies. He is credited for creating Chewbacca's voice and sounds as well as the voice of Yoda and several others.Sound Designer, Voice Actor- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
William Reeves is known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Toy Story (1995) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).Visual Effects, Technical Director, Animator- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
Eben Ostby was born on 22 May 1955 in Hampton, Connecticut, USA. He is known for A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story (1995) and WALL·E (2008). He has been married to Mary Susan Brady since 8 September 1984.Technical Director, Animator, Modeler- Animation Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Craig Good was born on 24 November 1955 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is an actor, known for Toy Story (1995), WALL·E (2008) and Brave (2012).Layout Artist, Camera Operator, Animator, Modeler- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
- Director
Gary Rydstrom, Director of Creative Operations/Sound Designer and Mixer, joined Skywalker Sound in 1983 as an operator in the machine room. Since then, he has contributed his talents to many projects as a sound designer, re-recording mixer, effects mixer and foley mixer. In 1998, Rydstrom was appointed Director of Creative Operations for Skywalker Sound, overseeing the creative and technological direction for the facility. Apart from his feature film and commercials work, Rydstrom has completed several television projects, rides and attraction films. Rydstrom holds a graduate degree from the USC School of Cinema and Television. He is the recipient of 7 Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing for his work on Saving Private Ryan (1998), Titanic (1997), Jurassic Park (1993), and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).Sound Designer- Visual Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Laser Scanner, Camera Technician- Producer
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Producer, Animator, Production Coordinator- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Pete Docter is the Oscar®-winning director of "Monsters, Inc.," "Up," and "Inside Out," and Chief Creative Officer at Pixar Animation Studios. He is currently directing Pixar's feature film "Soul" with producer Dana Murray, which is set to release June 19, 2020.
Starting at Pixar in 1990 as the studio's third animator, Docter collaborated and help develop the story and characters for "Toy Story," Pixar's first full-length animated feature film, for which he also was supervising animator. He served as a storyboard artist on "A Bug's Life," and wrote initial story treatments for both "Toy Story 2" and "WALL.E." Aside from directing his three films, Docter also executive produced "Monsters University" and the Academy Award®-winning "Brave."
Docter's interest in animation began at the age of eight when he created his first flipbook. He studied character animation at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California, where he produced a variety of short films, one of which won a Student Academy Award®. Those films have since been shown in animation festivals worldwide and are featured on the "Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 2." Upon joining Pixar, he animated and directed several commercials, and has been nominated for eight Academy Awards® including Best Animated Feature-winners "Up" and "Inside Out" and nominee "Monsters, Inc.," and Best Original Screenplay for "Up," "Inside Out" and "WALL.E." In 2007, "Up" also was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Story Artist- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Andrew Stanton has been a major creative force at Pixar Animation Studios since 1990, when he became the second animator and ninth employee to join the company's elite group of computer animation pioneers. As Vice President, Creative he currently oversees all shorts and feature projects at the studio. Stanton wrote and directed the Academy Award®-winning Disney and Pixar feature film "WALL.E," for which he also received a Best Original Screenplay Oscar®-nomination. In 2016 Stanton directed Disney and Pixar's "Finding Dory," which, upon release, became the highest-grossing domestic animated feature of all time and in 2019 Stanton served as screenwriter and executive producer of "Toy Story 4."
Stanton made his directorial debut with the record-shattering "Finding Nemo," an original story of his that he also co-wrote. The film garnered Stanton two Academy Award® nominations (Best Original Screenplay and Best Animated Film), and "Finding Nemo" was awarded an Oscar® for Best Animated Feature Film of 2003, the first such honor Pixar Animation Studios received for a full-length feature film.
One of the four screenwriters to receive an Oscar® nomination in 1996 for his contribution to "Toy Story," Stanton went on to receive credit as a screenwriter on every subsequent Pixar film - "A Bug's Life," "Toy Story 2," "Monsters, Inc." and "Finding Nemo." Additionally, he served as co-director on "A Bug's Life," and was the executive producer of "Monsters, Inc.," and "Monsters University," and Academy Award®-winning films "Ratatouille" and "Brave."
In addition to his multi-award winning animation work, Stanton made his live-action writing and directorial debut with Disney's "John Carter," released in March 2012.
A native of Rockport, Massachusetts, Stanton earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Character Animation from California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts), where he completed two student films. In the 1980s, he launched his professional career in Los Angeles animating for Bill Kroyer's Kroyer Films studio, and writing for Ralph Bakshi's production of "Mighty Mouse, The New Adventures" (1987).Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Story Artist- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Joseph Ranft was an American writer, voice actor, animator, storyboard artist and magician. He worked for Disney and Pixar. He worked on The Lion King, The Brave Little Toaster, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Cars, Monsters, Inc and Finding Nemo. He voiced in the many films he worked on, notably as Heimlich the Caterpillar from A Bug's Life and the outtakes of Toy Story 2. He passed away in August 2005.Writer, Voice Actor, Story Supervisor- Animation Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jeff Pidgeon was born on 19 March 1965 in Vergenes, Vermont, USA. He is an actor, known for Monsters, Inc. (2001), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010). He has been married to Anita Coulter since 5 May 2005.Story Artist, Writer, Voice Actor, Storyboard Artist- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Composer
Randy Newman is an American film composer and singer who is well-known for composing The Princess and the Frog, Meet the Parents and various Pixar films including the Toy Story, Monsters, Inc and Cars franchises as well as A Bug's Life. He wrote iconic songs such as "Short People", "You've Got A Friend in Me" and "We Belong Together". He won Best Original Song for Toy Story 3.Composer, Songwriter, Music Conductor- Additional Crew
- Editorial Department
- Editor
Lee Unkrich is an Academy Award-winning director at Pixar Animation Studios. He most recently directed Disney.Pixar's critically-acclaimed "Coco", which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Song.
As the director of Disney.Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Lee was also awarded an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Lee joined Pixar in 1994, and has played a variety of key creative roles on nearly every animated feature film made at the studio. Before co-directing the Oscar-winning "Finding Nemo," he was co-director of "Monsters, Inc." and the Golden Globe-winning "Toy Story 2."
He began his Pixar career as a film editor on "Toy Story" and was supervising film editor on "A Bug's Life." Lee also contributed his editing skills to numerous Pixar films, including his role as supervising film editor on "Finding Nemo".
In 2009 Lee and his fellow directors at Pixar were honored at the 66th Venice International Film Festival with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Prior to joining Pixar, Lee worked in television as an editor and director. He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema/Television in 1991.
He grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Editor- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Production Designer
Ralph Eggleston was born on 18 October 1965 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He was a production designer, known for Finding Nemo (2003), Monsters, Inc. (2001) and WALL·E (2008). He died on 28 August 2022 in California, USA.Art Director, Production Designer- Actor
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Bud Luckey was an American animator, writer, director and voice actor from Montana known for his works at Pixar and Sesame Street. He directed and voiced the short film Boundin' before voicing Rick Dicker in The Incredibles and Jack-Jack Attack. He later voiced Chuckles from Toy Story 3 and Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh. He passed away in February 2018 due to an extended illness.Story Artist, Character Designer, Visual Development Artist- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
- Director
Carpenter is a computer graphics researcher and developer. He was a co-founder and chief scientist of Pixar Animation Studios, the co-inventor of the Reyes rendering algorithm and is one of the authors of the PhotoRealistic RenderMan software which implements Reyes and renders all of Pixar's movies. Following Disney's acquisition of Pixar, Carpenter became a Senior Research Scientist at Disney Research.
In 1967 Carpenter began work at Boeing Computer Services (a part of aircraft maker Boeing) in Seattle, Washington. During his time there, Carpenter studied for a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Computer Science, both from the University of Washington. Some of his work concerned using computer technology to improve Boeing's mechanical design processes, which were still entirely done by hand on paper.
On July 14, 1980 he gave a presentation at the SIGGRAPH conference, in which he showed "Vol Libre", a 2-minute computer generated movie. This showcased his software for generating and rendering fractally generated landscapes, and was met with a standing ovation, and (as Carpenter had hoped) he was immediately invited to work at Lucasfilm's Computer Division (which would become Pixar). While there, Carpenter worked on the "genesis effect" scene of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which featured an entire fractally-landscaped planet.
In 2001, he and two colleagues were awarded the only Oscar statuettes ever given for computer science. In 2014, he transitioned from his position as Senior Research Scientist in Disney/Pixar's research division to that of a Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences. At IONS, he is involved primarily with experiment design and construction, using his extensive fabrication, computer and electronics skills. His contributions include new instruments for recording and analyzing quantum background noise and instruments for sensing and amplifying mind-photon interaction.Visual Effects, Modeler, Software Engineer- Director
- Animation Department
Glenn McQueen was born on 24 December 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director, known for A Bug's Life (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Toy Story (1995). He was married to Audrey Fleisher and Terry McQueen. He died on 29 October 2002 in Berkeley, California, USA.Supervising Animator- Actor
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- Additional Crew
Bob Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, USA, in 1961. He studied mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, where he took computer graphics courses and graduated in 1983. He continued his studies in mechanical engineering at Purdue University where he earned a master's degree in 1986. While a student, he wrote and drew a cartoon strip called "Loco Motives". Before joining Pixar in 1994, he worked at Wavefront Technologies, Inc. and Rez-n-8 Productions.Writer, Voice Actor, Story Artist- Casting Department
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Mickie (Maryanne) McGowan is the daughter of Robert A. McGowan, writer/director of the "Our Gang Comedies." She was born in Culver City, Calif. and now resides in Palm Springs, Calif. She continues to work as an animation voice actor, mainly for Disney and Pixar. She has two sons, Anthony and Vincent Capparilli.ADR Voice Casting Director, Voice Actress- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Actor
Torbin Xan Bullock was born on 5 March 1971 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an editor and actor, known for Toy Story 4 (2019), Brave (2012) and A Bug's Life (1998).Editor- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Actor
Jonas Rivera joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1994 to work on "Toy Story" as the studio's first and only production intern at the time. He advanced roles on almost every subsequent Pixar feature film until becoming producer of the studio's 2009 film "Up." In 2015, Rivera teamed up again with director Pete Docter for "Inside Out," which won an Academy Award® for best animated feature and was nominated for best original screenplay. His most recent role as producer was on Pixar's feature film, "Toy Story 4," which released in Summer, 2019.
Rivera's various past roles at the studio include art department coordinator for "A Bug's Life," marketing and creative resources coordinator on "Toy Story 2," art department manager on "Monsters, Inc.," and production manager on "Cars."
In his executive role as senior vice president, production, Rivera oversees all of feature film production at the studio.
Rivera has twice been awarded Producer of the Year in Animated Features by the Producers Guild of America for his work on "Up" and "Inside Out." "Up" earned a nomination for best picture by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences-only the second animated film in history to do so.
A Bay Area native, Rivera grew up in Castro Valley and graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in film production.Producer, Production Manager- Actor
- Director
- Producer
John started the improvisational duo group, "Sal's Meat Market", in Bridgeport, Connecticut with fellow actor and friend Ray Hassett. He was later affiliated with the ensemble group, "The Downtown Cabaret". Coincidentally, he was a friend of Susan Ryan, the mother of Meg Ryan. A mutual friend, also associated with "The Downtown Cabaret", was the daughter-in-law of actress Mabel Albertson, the sister of actor Jack Albertson.Voice Actor- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
- Actor
Brian M. Rosen was born on 13 December 1971 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for WALL·E (2008), The Incredibles (2004) and Cars (2006).Shading Artist, Software Engineer- Casting Director
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Kevin Reher was born in Bellevue, Washington, and was raised in Northern California. He graduated Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and received a degree in urban design and planning. He began as an associate producer on "The Gumby Movie." He started to work on "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" and then joined Pixar, where he worked on "Toy Story." He recently served as a producer for "A Bug's Life."Producer, Casting Director- Art Department
- Actor
- Animation Department
Jerome Ranft was born on 23 November 1966 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Up (2009), Finding Dory (2016) and John Carter (2012).Sculptor, Voice Actor- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
Samuel Lord Black was born on 4 May 1962 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Incredibles (2004) and Finding Nemo (2003). He has been married to Kathleen Lord Black since 4 July 2003.Software Engineer- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Bill Wise is based in Austin TX. He is the proud father of a senior at Oberlin and one at Booker T HS for the Performing and Visual arts: Hartley and Liam. He is a twenty-five year veteran of stage and screen (large and very tiny). He can be seen in the final season of iZombie and is very excited about having worked with Trey Edward Shults on his latest his opus WAVES.Character Supervisor, Shading Artist- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Angus MacLane was born in 1975. He is an actor, known for Lightyear (2022), The Incredibles (2004) and Finding Dory (2016).Animator, Storyboard Artist- Animation Department
- Actress
- Director
Bret 'Brook' Parker was born on 27 July 1969. She is an actress and director, known for The Incredibles (2004), Monsters, Inc. (2001) and WALL·E (2008).Voice Actress, Animator, Animation Tools Leader- Editorial Department
- Actress
- Editor
Katherine Ringgold is known for The Incredibles (2004), Finding Dory (2016) and Finding Nemo (2003).Editor- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Jan Pinkava was born on 21 June 1963 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is a producer and director, known for Ratatouille (2007), Geri's Game (1997) and A Bug's Life (1998). He has been married to Kay Renard since September 1994.Writer, Story Artist- Actor
- Visual Effects
- Director
Jason Topolski was born on 29 April 1975 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Brave (2012), The Incredibles (2004) and Cars (2006).Department Manager, Systems Administrator- Writer
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Daniel Gerson, best known for co-writing Disney's "Big Hero 6" and Pixar's two "Monsters" films died February 6th, 2016 at his home in Los Angeles after battling brain cancer. He was 49 years old. A New York State native, Gerson grew up immersed in the arts and starring in musical theater performances at his high school. Gerson graduated with an English degree from Cornell University before receiving an MFA from New York University film school. After beginning his career as a staff writer on the NBC television sitcom "Something So Right," which ran 1996-1998, Gerson soon transitioned to feature film, co-writing 2001's "Monsters, Inc." with Andrew Stanton, as well as 2013's "Monsters University" with Dan Scanlon and Robert L. Baird. Baird and Gerson worked as writing partners for fifteen years, collaborating on "Big Hero 6," which won the Academy Award for animated feature in 2015. The pair were also at work on the upcoming Pixar sequel "Cars 3." Gerson was also a talented voice actor, voicing the characters of Needleman and Smitty in "Monsters, Inc." as well as Desk Sergeant Gerson in "Big Hero 6." Gerson is survived by his wife, Beau Stacom; his two children, Claire and Asher; his parents, Mary-Joan and Charles; and his sister, Jessica.Writer- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Visual Effects
Guido Quaroni began his career at Pixar Animation Studios in January 1997. He worked for two years in modeling, rigging and shading for "Toy Story 2," and then went on to work in effects for the film. Quaroni later became the sequence supervisor in the shots department for "Monsters, Inc." where he worked on hair and effects technology. From there, he continued to work with the Software Research and Development team, of which he was the leader for the asset/shading pipeline and later on lead of the Production Engineering team.
In January 2007, Quaroni went on to work as supervising technical director for the Academy Award®-winning feature film "Toy Story 3." Quaroni was responsible for defining the various technologies used in the film, establishing the production pipeline, and managing the various technical teams. He also served as a Supervising Technical Director on "Monsters University."
In May 2011, Quaroni was promoted to Vice President of Software R&D. In this role, he oversees the studio graphics and animation software including the Academy Award®-winning animation software "Presto."
Quaroni has also contributed his voice talents to the Golden Globe® winning film "Cars" as the voice of Guido, the Italian forklift. Quaroni returned as the voice of Guido in both "Cars 2" in 2011 and "Cars 3" in 2017.
Quaroni dreamt of working at Pixar from the moment he saw the short film "Luxo, Jr." He was passionate about computers, engineering, graphics and animation, and Pixar seemed to be the ideal place for him. Prior to working at Pixar, Quaroni worked for a software house in Italy, specializing in graphics and visualization applications running on NeXT computers.
Born and raised in Italy, Quaroni did his studies in Milan and in 1993 moved to Vicenza, a town close to Venice.Voice Actor, Shading Artist, Technology Team Member, Modeler- Visual Effects
- Additional Crew
- Actor
Technical Director, Systems Administratior, Shading Artist- Producer
- Animation Department
- Director
David Silverman was born on 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Simpsons (1989), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).Director- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Actor
Dominique Louis was born on 15 March 1967 in Burgundy, France. He is an actor, known for The Incredibles (2004), Pacific Rim (2013) and The Croods (2013).Artist- Additional Crew
- Actress
Kimberly Adair Clark is known for The Incredibles (2004), Incredibles 2 (2018) and LEGO The Incredibles (2018).Human Resources- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
Peter Sohn joined Pixar Animation Studios in September 2000, and began working in both the art and story departments for the Academy Award®-winning "Finding Nemo." Sohn continued on to work on "The Incredibles" in the art, story, and animation departments. He focused on animating members of the Parr family and worked on many memorable scenes from the film. He also worked as a story artist on another Oscar® winner, the 2008 feature film, "WALL.E."
Sohn worked with producer Kevin Reher on the Pixar short "Partly Cloudy," which was also his directorial debut at Pixar. Sohn directed Disney.Pixar's original feature "The Good Dinosaur," which opened in theaters in 2015.
In addition to his contributions as a filmmaker, Sohn has lent his voice talents to Pixar's feature films. In "Ratatouille" he voiced the character of Emile, and in "Monsters University," he is the voice of Scott "Squishy" Squibbles.
Prior to Pixar, Sohn worked at Warner Bros. with "Ratatouille" director Brad Bird on "The Iron Giant," as well as at Disney TV. He grew up in New York and attended California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts). He currently lives in the Bay Area.Writer, Director, Voice Actor, Animator, Storyboard Artist- Additional Crew
- Writer
- Animation Department
Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, known for both animated and live-action films. Bird was born in Kalispell, Montana, the youngest of four children of Marjorie A. (née Cross) and Philip Cullen Bird. His father worked in the propane business, and his grandfather, Francis Wesley "Frank" Bird, who was born in County Sligo, Ireland, was a president and chief executive of the Montana Power Company. On a tour of the Walt Disney Studios at age 11, he announced that someday he would become part of its animation team, and soon afterward began work on his own 15-minute animated short. Within two years, Bird had completed his animation, which impressed the cartoon company. By age 14, barely in high school, Bird was mentored by the animator Milt Kahl, one of Disney's legendary Nine Old Men. Bird recalls Kahl's criticisms as ideal: Kahl would point out shortcomings by gently delivering thoughts on where Bird could improve. After graduating from Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon in 1975, Bird took a three-year break. He was then awarded a scholarship by Disney to attend California Institute of the Arts, where he met and befriended another future animator, Pixar co-founder and director John Lasseter.Writer, Director- Art Department
- Actor
- Animation Department
Lou Romano is an American animator and voice actor who is well-known for voicing Alfredo Linguini from the Ratatouille franchise. He also animated and voiced in other works such as The Incredibles, The Powerpuff Girls, The Iron Giant, Samurai Jack and The Boxtrolls. He worked at both Pixar and Laika Animation Studios.Visual Development Artist, Voice Actor, Production Designer- Art Department
- Actor
- Animation Department
Teddy Newton was born on 3 March 1964 in Encino, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Incredibles (2004), Toy Story 3 (2010) and Ratatouille (2007).Artist, Character Designer, Voice Actor- Art Department
- Director
- Writer
Mark Andrews was born on 12 September 1968 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Brave (2012), John Carter (2012) and Circle of Stone (2020).Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
- Art Department
Louis Gonzales is known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), The Iron Giant (1999) and Brave (2012).Story Artist, Storyboard Artist- Additional Crew
- Actress
Juliet Greenberg is known for The Incredibles (2004) and The Pixar Story (2007).Archivist- Producer
- Director
- Visual Effects
Bradford Lewis is known for Ratatouille (2007), How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) and Minority Report (2002).Producer- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
- Actress
Production Manager, Department Manager- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lori Richardson is known for WALL·E (2008), Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) and The Incredibles (2004).Voice Actress, Assistant- Additional Crew
- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
Deirdre Warin was born on 6 July 1940 in Gulong, New South Wales, Australia. She is known for The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006) and Brave (2012). She was previously married to Oliver Noel Warin.Shading Coordinator, Modeler, Effects/Crowd Manager- Sound Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
E.J. Holowicki is known for Ready Player One (2018), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012).Sound Designer- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Editor
Elissa Knight was born on 15 April 1975 in Santa Cruz, California, USA. She is an actress and editor, known for WALL·E (2008), Cars (2006) and Inside Out (2015).Voice Actress, Assistant to Producers- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Producer
Lindsey Collins joined Pixar Animation Studios in May 1997. She has since worked in various capacities on a number of Pixar's feature films. Collins' film credits include "A Bug's Life," "Toy Story 2" and the Academy Award®-winning "Finding Nemo," and "Ratatouille." Collins also provided the voice of the character Mia in Pixar's 2006 release, "Cars."
Collins co-produced the Golden Globe® and Oscar® winning feature "WALL.E" with producer Jim Morris and director Andrew Stanton and was a producer on the Walt Disney Studios feature "John Carter of Mars." Collins was most recently the producer of Disney and Pixar's "Finding Dory" in 2016. Collins has since taken on the role of Vice President of Development, while she continues to produce.
Prior to joining Pixar, Collins worked at Disney Feature Animation for three years, managing creative teams on the films "Pocahontas," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," and "Hercules."
Collins earned a Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles.Producer, Production Manager, Department Manager- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Additional Crew
Brian Fee was born on 29 January 1975 in Siskiyou County, California, USA. He is known for Cars 3 (2017), WALL·E (2008) and Lightyear (2022).Director, Storyboard Artist- Additional Crew
- Producer
- Art Department
Dan Scanlon joined Pixar Animation Studios in September 2001 as a storyboard artist on Pixar's award-winning feature films "Cars" and "Toy Story 3." During the initial production stages for both films, he worked closely with the directors to bring their ideas to the screen.
Scanlon went on to co-direct the original short film, "Mater and the Ghostlight," which is included as one of the bonus features on the "Cars" DVD. In addition to his work at Pixar, Scanlon simultaneously wrote and directed the live action film "Tracy," released in 2009.
Scanlon made his animated feature directorial debut in 2013 with "Monsters University," which grossed over $738.9 million worldwide at the box office, and received the 2013 "Hollywood Animation Award" from the Hollywood Film Awards. Scanlon's latest Pixar feature, "Onward," releases March 6, 2020.
In his role as Vice President, Creative, Scanlon is involved in key creative decision-making at the studio and consults on films in both development and production. Scanlon will serve as the Executive Producer on two upcoming unannounced Pixar films.
As a child growing up in Clawson, Michigan, Scanlon possessed a love for Warner Bros. cartoons, animated Disney films, and as fate would have it, Pixar short films. His passion inspired him to study film and animation in high school and in college, where he focused on illustration at Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD).
Upon graduating from CCAD, Scanlon began working as an animator and story artist for Character Builders, a 2D animation company that produced feature and commercial work in Columbus, Ohio.Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist- Editor
- Editorial Department
- Actor
Ken Schretzmann is known for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), Toy Story 3 (2010) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016).Editor- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Art Department
Consumer, Production Resources, Department Manager, Cars Consultant- Animation Department
- Writer
- Art Department
Brenda Chapman is an American animator, animation film director and writer from Beason, Illinois. She directed the Pixar film Brave and the DreamWorks Animation film The Prince of Egypt. She wrote the storylines of The Lion King and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is married to Kevin Lima, fellow animation director. She did the singing voice of Miriam during the River Lullaby reprise of The Prince of Egypt.Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist- Actor
- Writer
- Animation Department
Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist, Story Supervisor- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Writer
Rob Gibbs was born on 17 October 1964 in Escondido, California, USA. He was a writer, known for Pocahontas (1995), WALL·E (2008) and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). He died on 24 April 2020.Story Artist, Storyboard Artist, Modeler- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Actor
Tony Fucile was born in 1964 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Incredibles (2004), The Iron Giant (1999) and Ratatouille (2007). He is married to Stacey. They have two children.Supervising Animator, Character Designer, Artist- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Additional Crew
Ronnie del Carmen joined Pixar Animation Studios in the summer of 2000 during the production of "Finding Nemo" and became a story supervisor on the film. He did production design on the Academy Award®-nominated short film, "One Man Band" and story work on Oscar®-winning, "Ratatouille." Del Carmen was Head of Story on Disney/Pixar's Academy Award winning feature, "Up" and is the co-director of Disney/Pixar's "Inside Out."
Del Carmen also made his directorial debut with the short film "Dug's Special Mission" released on the "Up" DVD and Blu-Ray. In addition to his work on feature and short films he contributed his artistic talents to the illustrating the children's book, "My Name is Dug," written by Kiki Thorpe.
Del Carmen attended the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising. Ronnie moved to the United States in 1989 and served as a storyboard artist for Batman: The Animated Series and then worked for DreamWorks, as a story supervisor.Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist, Story Supervisor, Production Designer- Writer
- Animation Department
- Actress
Valerie LaPointe was born on 8 August 1981 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Toy Story 4 (2019), Night Light (2003) and Brave (2012).Writer, Story Artist- Visual Effects
- Actor
- Director
Mach Tony Kobayashi is known for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), The Incredibles (2004) and WALL·E (2008).Shading Artist, Visual Effects Artist- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Director
Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi, originally from Japan, is a filmmaker, painter and philanthropist. A graduate from The School of Visual Arts in New York, Dice has worked as a visual development/color key artist at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age, Robots and Horton Hears a Who! He is best known for his color and lighting art direction of Pixar's Toy Story 3 and Monsters University. Dice is passionate about charity work and spearheaded both The Totoro Forest Project and Sketchtravel. Dice along with his directing partner Robert Kondo wrote and directed an animated short film The Dam Keeper which earned them their first Oscar nomination. In 2014, Dice and Robert Kondo left Pixar to start a new animation studio Tonko House.Art Director, Shading Artist- Animation Department
- Art Director
- Art Department
Story Artist, Storyboard Artist, Story Supervisor- Visual Effects
- Animation Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
Modeler, Articulation Artist, Visual Effects- Animation Department
- Art Department
- Additional Crew
Enrico Casarosa was born on 20 November 1971 in Genoa, Italy. He is known for Luca (2021), The Good Dinosaur (2015) and Lightyear (2022).Writer, Director, Story Artist- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
- Actor
Kitt Hirasaki was born on 16 April 1974 in Nassau Bay, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Meet the Robinsons (2007), Bolt (2008) and Brave (2012).Software Engineer- Additional Crew
- Actress
- Visual Effects
Emily Davis is known for Purl (2018).Production Coordinator, Department Manager- Additional Crew
- Animation Department
- Writer
Domee Shi was born on 19 August 1989 in Chongqing, China. She is a writer, known for Turning Red (2022), Inside Out (2015) and Bao (2018).Writer, Director, Storyboard Artist