Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Lasseter
Production
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.0
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 20Directed series: 1All crew credits: 137
TMDB ID: 7879
IMDb ID: nm0005124
Known for: Production
Born: January 12, 1957
Age: 69
Place of birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 7
Wikidata: Q269214
Also known as
John Alan Lasseter
Frequent jobs
Director (21)Executive Producer (86)Producer (10)Writer (6)Story (4)Thanks (3)Creator (2)Original Story (2)Animation (1)
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).
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Lasseter.
6.2
Cars 2
Director
2011 Movie
6.1
Heavy Metal Mater
Director
2010 Movie
6.3
Monster Truck Mater
Director
2010 Movie
6.3
Tokyo Mater
Director
2008 Movie
5.9
El Materdor
Director
2008 Movie
6.2
Mater the Greater
Director
2008 Movie
5.9
Rescue Squad Mater
Director
2008 Movie
6.3
Mater and the Ghostlight
Director
2006 Movie
7.0
Cars
Director
2006 Movie
7.6
Toy Story 2
Director
1999 Movie
7.0
A Bug's Life
Director
1998 Movie
6.7
Tiny Toy Stories
Director
1996 Movie
8.0
Toy Story
Director
1995 Movie
5.9
Up and Down
Director
1991 Movie
5.0
Surprise
Director
1991 Movie
5.7
Light and Heavy
Director
1991 Movie
6.3
Front and Back
Director
1991 Movie
Luxo Jr. 3D
Director
1989 Movie
6.1
Tin Toy
Director
1988 Movie
6.2
Nitemare
Director
1980 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Lasseter.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Lasseter.
8.2
Coco
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
8.2
Piper
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
8.0
Paperman
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
8.0
Toy Story
Director
1995 Movie
8.0
Up
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
7.9
Inside Out
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
7.8
Monsters, Inc.
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
7.8
Feast
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
7.8
Ratatouille
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
7.8
Inner Workings
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
7.8
La luna
Executive Producer
2012 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Lasseter.
7.8
Zootopia
Executive Producer
2016 Movie
8.2
Coco
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
7.8
Monsters, Inc.
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
7.7
Big Hero 6
Executive Producer
2014 Movie
8.0
Up
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
7.2
Frozen
Executive Producer
2013 Movie
7.6
Tangled
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
8.0
Toy Story
Director
1995 Movie
7.9
Inside Out
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
7.8
Ratatouille
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
7.6
Toy Story 2
Director
1999 Movie
8.1
WALL·E
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Lasseter.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Lasseter.
Flink's Pigeon Problems
Producer
2025 Movie
6.6
Spellbound
Producer
2024 Movie
Toy Story Funday Football
Writer
2023 Movie
5.6
Bad Luck Spot!
Executive Producer
2023 Movie
7.7
Luck
Producer
2022 Movie
6.9
Lightyear
Thanks
2022 Movie
Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"
Original Story
2021 Movie
7.8
Blush
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
7.5
Toy Story 4
Original Story
2019 Movie
7.2
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
7.6
Bao
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
7.5
Incredibles 2
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
8.2
Coco
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
6.5
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
4.8
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
7.5
Lou
Executive Producer
2017 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Lasseter.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Lasseter.
7.0
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
6.8
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019 Movie
Motori Ruggenti
as Self
2017 Movie
9.5
Bozzetto non troppo
2016 Movie
7.4
Imagining Zootopia
as Self
2016 Movie
7.0
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2015 Movie
6.3
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
as Himself
2015 Movie
7.1
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self
2015 Movie
7.5
Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
as Self
2015 Movie
7.9
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
as Self
2014 Movie
6.9
Bloomberg Inside: Pixar
as Self - Walt Disney & Pixar Chief Creative Officer
2013 Movie
7.4
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Lasseter.
