Producer
John Lasseter
Born 12 January 1957 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
Films and shows
- 2027Eddie and the BeanstalkProducer
- 2026
Swapped1h 42mProducer - 2026
Ray Gunn1h 59mProducer - 2025
Flink's Pigeon Problems3mProducer - 2024
WondLa3 seasonsExecutive Producer - 2023
Toy Story Funday Football3hWriter - 2023
Bad Luck Spot!6mExecutive Producer - 2022
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear35mSelf (archive footage) - 2021
Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"2mOriginal Story - 2021
Blush11mExecutive Producer - 2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound1h 35mSelf - 2019
Toy Story 41h 40mOriginal Story - 2018
Incredibles 21h 58mExecutive Producer - 2018
Bao8mExecutive Producer - 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet1h 52mExecutive Producer - 2017
Motori RuggentiSelf - 2017
Cars 31h 42mExecutive Producer - 2017
Olaf's Frozen Adventure22mExecutive Producer - 2017
Coco1h 45mExecutive Producer - 2017
Gone Fishing3mExecutive Producer - 2017
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool3mExecutive Producer - 2017
Lou6mExecutive Producer - 2016
Imagining Zootopia47mSelf - 2016
Bozzetto non troppo1h 14mSelf (archive footage) - 2016
Finding Dory1h 37mExecutive Producer - 2016
Moana1h 47mExecutive Producer - 2016
Piper6mExecutive Producer - 2016
Inner Workings7mExecutive Producer - 2015
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs40mHimself - 2015
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman1h 24mSelf - 2015
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond42mSelf - 2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman59mSelf - Pixar Chief Creative Officer - 2015
Tick Tock Tale7mExecutive Producer - 2015
The Good Dinosaur1h 33mExecutive Producer - 2015
Riley's First Date?5mExecutive Producer - 2015
Frozen Fever8mExecutive Producer - 2015
Inside Out1h 35mExecutive Producer - 2015
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection1h 25mExecutive Producer - 2015
Lava7mExecutive Producer - 2015
Sanjay's Super Team7mExecutive Producer - 2014
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic43mSelf - 2014
Big Hero 61h 42mExecutive Producer - 2014
Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy1h 18mStory - 2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue1h 23mExecutive Producer - 2014
Toy Story That Time Forgot22mExecutive Producer - 2014
Party Central6mExecutive Producer - 2014
Feast6mExecutive Producer - 2014
The Radiator Springs 500½6mExecutive Producer - 2013
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar21mSelf - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer - 2013
Toy Story of Terror!22mExecutive Producer - 2013
Hiccups2mExecutive Producer - 2013
Bugged2mExecutive Producer - 2013
Frozen1h 42mExecutive Producer - 2013
Planes1h 31mExecutive Producer - 2013
Get a Horse!8mExecutive Producer - 2013
Monsters University1h 44mExecutive Producer - 2013
The Blue Umbrella7mExecutive Producer - 2013
Spinning2mExecutive Producer - 2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan1h 30mSelf - 2012
Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection43mExecutive Producer - 2012
Partysaurus Rex7mStory - 2012
Paperman7mExecutive Producer - 2012
Wreck-It Ralph1h 41mExecutive Producer - 2012
Tangled Ever After6mExecutive Producer - 2012
La luna7mExecutive Producer - 2012
Time Travel Mater7mWriter - 2012
The Legend of Mor'du6mExecutive Producer - 2011
A Day in the Life of John Lasseter25mSelf - 2011
The Ballad of Nessie6mExecutive Producer - 2011
Air Mater6mWriter - 2011
Cars 21h 46mDirector - 2011
Hawaiian Vacation7mExecutive Producer - 2011
Small Fry7mStory - 2011
Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice22mExecutive Producer - 2010
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible1hSelf - 2010
The Making of Mater's Tall Tales5mSelf - 2010
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess22mSelf - 2010
Monster Truck Mater5mDirector - 2010
Moon Mater4mExecutive Producer - 2010
Day & Night6mExecutive Producer - 2010
Heavy Metal Mater4mDirector - 2010
Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa7mProducer - 2010
Mater Private Eye5mWriter - 2010
Tangled1h 40mExecutive Producer - 2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story1h 41mSelf - 2009
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation42m - 2009
Dug's Special Mission5mExecutive Producer - 2009
Up1h 36mExecutive Producer - 2009
Super Rhino5mExecutive Producer - 2009
Partly Cloudy6mExecutive Producer - 2009
Unidentified Flying Mater4mWriter - 2009
Prep & Landing22mExecutive Producer - 2008
Glago's Guest7mExecutive Producer - 2008
Rescue Squad Mater3mDirector - 2008
BURN·E8mExecutive Producer - 2008
Tinker Bell1h 18mExecutive Producer - 2008
Bolt1h 38mExecutive Producer - 2008
WALL·E1h 38mExecutive Producer - 2008
Tokyo Mater6mDirector - 2008
El Materdor3mDirector - 2008
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales35mDirector - 2008
Tales from Radiator Springs1 seasonCreator - 2008
Mater the Greater4mDirector - 2008
Presto5mExecutive Producer - 2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition2h 9mSelf - 2007
The Pixar Story1h 27mSelf - 2007
Fog City Mavericks1h 59mSelf - 2007
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History23m - 2007
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater6mExecutive Producer - 2007
Meet the Robinsons1h 35mExecutive Producer - 2007
Your Friend the Rat11mExecutive Producer - 2007
Ratatouille1h 51mExecutive Producer - 2006
The Inspiration for 'Cars'17mSelf - Director - 2006
Geared-Up34m - 2006
Mater and the Ghostlight7mDirector - 2006
Cars1h 57mDirector - 2006
Lifted5mExecutive Producer - 2005
The Making of 'The Incredibles'28mSelf - 2005
Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum1h 7mSelf - 2005
Jack-Jack Attack5mExecutive Producer - 2005
One Man Band5mExecutive Producer - 2004
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'13mSelf - 2004
The Incredibles1h 55mExecutive Producer - 2003
Lasseter-san, Thank You2h 35mHimself - 2003
Making 'Nemo'26mSelf - Executive Producer - 2003
The Art of 'Spirited Away'15mSelf - 2003
Finding Nemo1h 40mExecutive Producer - 2003
Boundin'5mExecutive Producer - 2003
Exploring the Reef7mExecutive Producer - 2002
The Making of TRON1h 28mHimself - 2002
Mike's New Car3mExecutive Producer - 2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation1h 30mSelf - 2000
For the Birds4mExecutive Producer - 1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story1h 30mHimself - 1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic45mSelf - 1999
Toy Story 21h 32mDirector - 1998
A Bug's Life1h 35mDirector - 1997
Geri's Game4mExecutive Producer - 1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'27mSelf - 1996
Tiny Toy Stories17mDirector - 1996
Toy Story Treats1 seasonCreator - 1995
The Making of Toy Story28mSelf - 1995
Toy Story1h 21mDirector - 1994
The Making of Bambi: A Prince is Born53mSelf - Director & Exec. VP, Pixar Animation - 1991
Tin Toys Knick Knacks & Algorithms25mSelf - 1991
Front and Back1mDirector - 1991
Up and Down1mDirector - 1991
Surprise1mDirector - 1991
Light and Heavy1mDirector - 1989
Luxo Jr. 3D1mDirector - 1989
Knick Knack4mWriter - 1988
Tin Toy5mDirector - 1987
Red's Dream4mWriter - 1986
Luxo Jr.2mProducer - 1980
Nitemare5mWriter - 1979
Lady and the Lamp4mDirector - Made in Point Richmond
- Untitled Nathan Greno Animated MovieExecutive Producer
- Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk FilmProducer
- Cosmic MotorsDirector
Super RhinoExecutive Producer
