John Lasseter
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).
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Films (177)

Ray Gunn
2026 · Producer

Aventures croisées
2026 · Producer

Flink's Pigeon Problems
2025 · Producer

Ellian et le sortilège
2024 · Producer

Toy Story Funday Football
2023 · Writer

Bad Luck Spot!
2023 · Executive Producer

Coup de Chance
2022 · Producer

Buzz l'Éclair
2022 · Thanks

Au-delà de l’infini : Making-Of de Buzz l’éclair
2022 · Self (archive footage)

Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"
2021 · Original Story

Rose blush
2021 · Executive Producer

Making waves : la magie du son au cinéma
2019 · Self

Histoire de jouets 4
2019 · Original Story, Storyboard Assistant

Ralph 2.0
2018 · Executive Producer

Bao
2018 · Executive Producer

Les Indestructibles 2
2018 · Executive Producer

La Reine des Neiges : Joyeuses fêtes avec Olaf
2017 · Executive Producer

Coco
2017 · Executive Producer

L'école de pilotage de Miss Fritter
2017 · Executive Producer

Motori Ruggenti
2017 · Self

Lou
2017 · Executive Producer

Les bagnoles 3
2017 · Executive Producer

La Partie de pêche
2017 · Executive Producer

Raison, déraison
2016 · Executive Producer

Bozzetto non troppo
2016 · Self (archive footage)

Vaiana, la légende du bout du monde
2016 · Executive Producer

Le Monde de Dory
2016 · Executive Producer

Piper
2016 · Executive Producer

Imagining Zootopia
2016 · Self

Zootopie
2016 · Executive Producer

Au cœur de l'animation Aardman
2015 · Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer

Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
2015 · Himself

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015 · Self

Sanjay et sa super équipe
2015 · Executive Producer

Le Voyage d'Arlo
2015 · Executive Producer

Premier Rendez-Vous ?
2015 · Executive Producer

El Cuento del Reloj
2015 · Executive Producer

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
2015 · Executive Producer

Lava
2015 · Executive Producer

Vice-versa
2015 · Executive Producer

Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
2015 · Self

La Reine des Neiges : Une fête givrée
2015 · Executive Producer

Clochette et la créature légendaire
2014 · Executive Producer

Toy Story : Hors du Temps
2014 · Executive Producer

Le Festin
2014 · Executive Producer

Les Nouveaux Héros
2014 · Executive Producer

The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014 · Self

Planes 2
2014 · Executive Producer, Characters

Les 500 miles ½ de Radiator Springs
2014 · Executive Producer

Q.G. de soirée
2014 · Executive Producer

Clochette et la fée pirate
2014 · Story, Executive Producer

Mickey, À Cheval !
2013 · Executive Producer

La Reine des neiges
2013 · Executive Producer

Toy Story of Terror!
2013 · Executive Producer

Les avions
2013 · Executive Producer, Original Story

Monstres Academy
2013 · Executive Producer

Ça Tourne
2013 · Executive Producer, Story

Hoquet
2013 · Executive Producer

Bugged
2013 · Executive Producer

Le Parapluie bleu
2013 · Executive Producer

Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
2013 · Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer

La Légende de Mor'du
2012 · Executive Producer

Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2012 · Executive Producer

Paperman
2012 · Executive Producer

Les Mondes de Ralph
2012 · Executive Producer

Ray Harryhausen : Le Titan des effets spéciaux
2012 · Self

Rex le Roi de la Fête
2012 · Story, Executive Producer

Clochette et le secret des fées
2012 · Executive Producer

Rebelle
2012 · Executive Producer

Martin Remonte le Temps
2012 · Writer

John Carter: Entre dos mundos
2012 · Thanks

La luna
2012 · Executive Producer

Le Mariage de Raiponce
2012 · Executive Producer

Clochette et le tournoi des fées
2011 · Executive Producer

Lutins d'élite : Méchants contre gentils
2011 · Executive Producer

Mini Buzz
2011 · Story, Executive Producer

Air Martin
2011 · Writer, Executive Producer

A Day in the Life of John Lasseter
2011 · Self

Vacances à Hawaï
2011 · Executive Producer

Les bagnoles 2
2011 · Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story

La Balade de Nessie
2011 · Executive Producer

Winnie l'ourson
2011 · Executive Producer

These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Self

Lutins d'Élite : Opération Secret du Père Noël
2010 · Producer

Raiponce
2010 · Executive Producer

Industrial Light & Magic: Creando lo Imposible
2010 · Self

The Making of Mater's Tall Tales
2010 · Self

Martin détective privé
2010 · Writer, Executive Producer

Martin Lunaire
2010 · Writer, Executive Producer

Heavy Metal Martin
2010 · Director, Story

Martin poids lourd
2010 · Director, Writer

Clochette et l'expédition féerique
2010 · Executive Producer

Jour ⁄ Nuit
2010 · Executive Producer

Histoire de jouets 3
2010 · Executive Producer, Story

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010 · Self (archive footage)

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010 · Self

Lutins d'élite : Mission Noël
2009 · Executive Producer

La Princesse et la Grenouille
2009 · Executive Producer

Martin Volant Non Identifié
2009 · Writer, Director

Doug en mission spéciale
2009 · Executive Producer

Clochette et la pierre de lune
2009 · Executive Producer

Là-haut
2009 · Executive Producer

Passages nuageux
2009 · Executive Producer

The Boys: l'histoire des frères Sherman
2009 · Self

Super Rhino
2009 · Executive Producer

Tokyo Martin
2008 · Director, Story

Volt, star malgré lui
2008 · Executive Producer

WALL·E en BURN·E
2008 · Executive Producer

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008 · Director, Story, Executive Producer

El Martindor
2008 · Director, Story

Martin le Grand
2008 · Director, Story

Martin à la Rescousse
2008 · Director, Story

La Fée Clochette
2008 · Executive Producer

Presto
2008 · Executive Producer

WALL-E
2008 · Executive Producer

Glago's Guest
2008 · Executive Producer

Comment brancher son Home Cinéma
2007 · Executive Producer

Cortos de pixar
2007

Notre ami le rat
2007 · Executive Producer

Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Self

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 · Self

L'Histoire de Pixar
2007 · Self

Ratatouille
2007 · Executive Producer

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007 · Self

Bienvenue chez les Robinson
2007 · Executive Producer

Extra-Terrien
2006 · Executive Producer

The Inspiration for 'Cars'
2006 · Self - Director, Thanks

Geared-Up
2006

Martin & la lumière fantôme
2006 · Director, Original Story

Cars : Quatre roues
2006 · Screenplay, Director, Original Story

L'Homme-Orchestre
2005 · Executive Producer

Hayao Miyazaki et le musée Ghibli
2005 · Self

The Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005 · Self

Baby-sitting Jack-Jack
2005 · Executive Producer

Les Indestructibles
2004 · Executive Producer

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · Self

Lasseter-san, merci
2003 · Self

Making 'Nemo'
2003 · Self - Executive Producer

Exploring the Reef
2003 · Executive Producer

Saute-Mouton
2003 · Executive Producer

Le Monde de Nemo
2003 · Executive Producer

The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003 · Self

La nouvelle voiture de Bob
2002 · Executive Producer

The Making of TRON
2002 · Himself

Monstres & Cie
2001 · Executive Producer
The Beatles Revolution
2000 · Self

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Self

Drôles d'oiseaux sur une ligne à haute tension
2000 · Executive Producer

Histoire de jouets 2
1999 · Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story

Ub Iwerks : La Main derrière la Souris
1999 · Himself

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 · Self

1001 Pattes
1998 · Additional Voices (voice), Director, Original Story

Le Joueur d'échecs
1997 · Executive Producer

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996 · Self

Tiny Toy Stories
1996 · Director

The Making of Toy Story
1995 · Self

Histoire de Jouets
1995 · Director, Original Story

The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born
1994 · Self - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation

Up and Down
1991 · Director

Surprise
1991 · Director

Light and Heavy
1991 · Director

Front and Back
1991 · Director

Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms
1991 · Self

Knick Knack
1989 · Producer, Director, Writer, Animation

Luxo Jr. 3D
1989 · Director

Tin Toy
1988 · Director, Producer, Animation, Writer

Red's Dream
1987 · Writer, Director, Producer

Luxo Jr.
1986 · Producer, Director, Animation Department Coordinator, Story

Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Animation

The Adventures of André and Wally B.
1984 · Modeling, Animation, Character Designer

Nitemare
1980 · Writer, Director, Producer, Animation

Lady and the Lamp
1979 · Producer, Animation, Writer, Director
Made in Point Richmond
Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie
· Executive Producer
Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film
· Producer
Cosmic Motors
· Director, Producer

Super Rhino
· Executive Producer








