John Lasseter
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Further information
Role inFrozen
Animator
Director
Lasseter's first job was withThe Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm (now Pixar), where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After the Graphics Group of the Computer Division ofLucasfilm was sold toSteve Jobs and becamePixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directedToy Story,A Bug's Life,Toy Story 2,Cars, andCars 2.
He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (forTin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (forToy Story).
Personal life[]
Lasseter lives in Glen Ellen, California with his wife Nancy, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, whom he met at a computer graphics conference. He has five sons, their ages ranging from 14 to 33. The family has a Dachshund named Frank and a cat named Moocher.
The Lasseters own Lasseter Family Winery, located in Glen Ellen, CA.
On May 2, 2009, Lasseter received an Honorary Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University. He gave a commencement address where he encouraged the graduating class of more than 500 students never to let anyone tarnish their dreams.