John Lasseter
Animator and Director
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Warren Beatty up for Art Directors honor..."richly enhanced the visual aspects of the moviegoing experience." Previous recipients include Clint Eastwood, Terry Gilliam, John Lasseter, Zhang Yimou and George Lucas. Among his many films, Beatty was an actor, director, writer and... In this article: Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood, Academy Awards, Zhang Yimou, John Lasseter, Terry Gilliam, George Lucas, Reds, and Heaven Can Wait |
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 07, 2009
From pencils to pixels: Disney Pixar and the new golden age of animation
...film unit owned by Star Wars creator George Lucas; when that was spun off to Apple founder and movie buff Steve Jobs, in 1986, Lasseter was given the job of establishing the team that would become Pixar. "It's not just about the...
In this article: Pixar, Walt Disney, Disney, Mickey Mouse, Hollywood, Litter, and David Low
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | September 10, 2009
Venice Film Festival - More highs than lows on the Lido
...John Lasseter and the Pixar team came to town to trumpet the forthcoming Up. Star Wars maestro George Lucas presented Lasseter with his Lifetime Achievement Award. Trotting down the red carpet not so many hours later was the President of...
In this article: Venice Film Festival, Werner Herzog, Oliver Stone, Todd Solondz, Christina Kirchner, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Apocalypse Now, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, and Claire Denis
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | September 06, 2009
Lasseter, Pixar win career Golden Lion at Venice filmfest
...world, everybody." Lucas offered congratulations to "my little backroom operation that started in 1979" and went on the create such films as "Finding Nemo," "Wally", "The Incredibles", and the "Toy Story" series. "It was a company that...
In this article: Pixar, George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Toy Story, Peter Docter, Golden Lions, Toy Story 3, and Venice Film Festival
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | October 01, 2009
John Lasseter: interview on UP
...collaborative filmmakers. " Jobs had bought the company for $5 million in 1986 from George Lucas, called it Pixar, hired Lasseter from Lucas and moved it to its present site, a former pineapple cannery, in 2000. To ensure that all the...
In this article: Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Oscar, Walt Disney Co., Toy Story, Massage, Pete Docter, and Apple
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Entertainment News | September 06, 2009
Venice Film Festival honours 'Toy Story' director
...Nemo (2003) and Ratatouille (2007). Legendary Star Wars and Indiana Jones series creator, George Lucas, praised Lasseter and Pixar Studios at the afternoon award ceremony in the Italian lagoon city. "Walt (Disney) would have been proud of...
In this article: Venice Film Festival, Toy Story, Pixar, George Lucas, Indiana Jones series, Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, and Andrew Stanton
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BBC News | September 07, 2009
Venice honour for Pixar directors
...operation that started in 1979". Lasseter's team includes Ratatouille director Brad Bird, Monsters Inc director Pete Docter, Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich and Wall-E director Andrew Stanton. In 2006, Disney bought Pixar with...
In this article: Pixar, George Lucas, Oscars, Apple, Disney, Star Wars, Toy Story, Pete Docter, and Toy Story 3
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SFGate: Entertainment | September 25, 2009
Disney Family Museum puts focus on Walt
...distance between the two makes sense. Disney also had a renegade risk-taking spirit that seems at home with Bay Area filmmakers including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Pixar's John Lasseter. Local animators and special effects...
In this article: Disney, Walt Disney, The Walt Disney Family Museum, Disneyland, San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, and Fantasia
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BBC News | October 22, 2009
Life award for Toy Story creator
...(r) was also presented with an award by George Lucas in Venice Animation pioneer John Lasseter is to receive an award for his life's work from the Producers Guild of America. The creator and director of Toy Story will become the first...
In this article: Pixar, Toy Story, Academy Awards, George Lucas, Venice Film Festival, David O Selznick, Lucasfilm, and Cars
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John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.
- Name At Birth:
- John Alan Lasseter
- Birth Date:
- January 12, 1957
- Birthplace:
- Hollywood, California, USA
- Occupation:
- Animator
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