John Lasseter

John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an American animator, movie director and the former chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.^[1] Lasseter bought Pixar from the late Steve Jobs. He eventually left Pixar and Disney due to allegations of sexual harassment. Lasseter has been married to Nancy Lasseter since 1979. He was born in Hollywood, California.

John Lasseter
Lasseter at the Austin Film Festival on October 22, 2011. Photograph taken by Vanessa Lua.
Born	John Alan Lasseter (1957-01-12) January 12, 1957 (age 68) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Pepperdine University, California Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Animator, film director, Chief Creative Officer, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Principal Creative Advisor, Walt Disney Imagineering
Years active	1978–present
Spouse	Nancy Lasseter (1979–present)

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Fox and the Hound		in-betweener (uncredited)
1985	Young Sherlock Holmes		computer animation: ILM
1987	The Brave Little Toaster		story artist
1991	Beauty and the Beast		executive producer: 3D version
1992	Porco Rosso		executive creative consultant
1995	Toy Story	Alien/Commercial Chorus #1	director/story/modeling & animation system development
1996	Rugrats
1998	A Bug's Life	Harry the Mosquito	director/story
1999	Toy Story 2	Blue Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot	director/story
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Additional voices
2001	Monsters, Inc.		executive producer
2002	Spirited Away		executive producer: US
2003	Finding Nemo		executive producer
2004	The Incredibles		executive producer
2005	Howl's Moving Castle		executive producer: US
2006	Cars		director/story/screenplay
2007	Meet the Robinsons		executive producer
	Ratatouille		executive producer
2008	WALL-E		executive producer
	Tinker Bell		executive producer
	Bolt		executive producer
2009	Up		executive producer/senior creative team: Pixar
	Ponyo		executive producer: US, Director: English Dub
	Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure		executive producer
	The Princess and the Frog		executive producer
2010	Toy Story 3		story/executive producer/senior creative team: Pixar
	Tales from Earthsea		executive producer: US
	Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue		executive producer
	Tangled		executive producer
2011	Cars 2	John Lassetire	director/story/characters by
	Winnie the Pooh		executive producer
	The Muppets		creative consultant[2]
2012	The Secret World of Arrietty		executive producer: US
	Brave		executive producer
	Wreck-It Ralph		executive producer
2013	Planes		producer
	Monsters University		executive producer
	Frozen		executive producer
2014	The Pirate Fairy		executive producer
	Planes: Fire & Rescue		executive producer
	Big Hero 6		executive producer
2015	Legend of the NeverBeast		executive producer
	Inside Out		executive producer
	The Good Dinosaur		executive producer
2016	Zootopia		executive producer
	Finding Dory		executive producer