--- name: "John Lasseter" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-lasseter" fi1m_id: "john-lasseter" imdb_id: "nm0005124" tmdb_id: 7879 wikidata_id: "Q269214" roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"] born: "12 January 1957" reviewed_on_fi1m: 29 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_as: "writer" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-10T15:53:18.226051+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Lasseter ## Identity John Lasseter - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-lasseter - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-lasseter - **IMDb ID:** nm0005124 - **TMDB ID:** 7879 - **Wikidata ID:** Q269214 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005124/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7879 Writer and producer. Born 12 January 1957 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director - **Born:** 12 January 1957, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA - **Active:** 1985–present - **Also known as:** John Alan Lasseter - **Titles on Fi1m:** 29: 3 directing, 2 writing, 23 producing, 1 crew - **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Stanton](https://film.one/person/andrew-stanton.md), [Darla K. Anderson](https://film.one/person/darla-k-anderson.md), [Don Rickles](https://film.one/person/don-rickles.md), [Larry the Cable Guy](https://film.one/person/larry-the-cable-guy.md), [Owen Wilson](https://film.one/person/owen-wilson.md), [Tim Allen](https://film.one/person/tim-allen.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 5 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as writer, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 68 (1), 1990s 85 (3), 2000s 84 (8), 2010s 76 (16), 2020s 64 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005124/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7879 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Toy Story*](https://film.one/film/toy-story.md) (92), [*Toy Story 2*](https://film.one/film/toy-story-2.md) (89), [*A Bug's Life*](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md) (73) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on John Lasseter > *Toy Story* is our strongest reason to recommend John Lasseter: he makes a household quarrel between toys matter. His computer animation works because the characters can be selfish, irritating and still worth caring about. In *Toy Story* (1995), Woody and Buzz Lightyear make sharing attention look like hard work. John Lasseter takes their rivalry seriously, keeping the quarrel at the centre of an adventure that could easily have become too busy. Woody is allowed to irritate us; Buzz’s certainty is allowed to be ridiculous. We felt for Woody even when he annoyed us, because the fear of sharing attention was so plainly behind his bad behaviour. This is why we recommend Lasseter’s film well beyond the audience for children’s animation. *Tin Toy* (1988) had already put character at the centre of his computer animation before *Toy Story* became Pixar’s first feature. What interests us in the feature is the weight and solidity of the toys: they look like objects we could pick up. Lasseter allows enough time to enjoy that familiarity without holding up the comedy for a technical demonstration. The animation also keeps their conversations expressive, so the film does not need constant activity to hold our attention. Ed Catmull’s long technical partnership with Lasseter and Andrew Stanton’s story work on the *Toy Story* series also make it worth resisting the idea of a solitary inventor. On screen, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen give the quarrelling much of its force. Lasseter trusts their voices enough to keep a conversation interesting, though Randy Newman’s music sometimes presses harder than it needs to. The actors have already made the feelings clear. Lasseter followed *Toy Story* with *A Bug’s Life* (1998) and *Toy Story 2* (1999), expanding Pixar’s feature work and then demonstrating that the toys could support a sequel. With *Cars* (2006), vehicles took the place of toys as objects given human relationships. The more formulaic *Cars 2* (2011) is a reason to be selective about the later directing work. Start with *Toy Story*, especially if family animation has come to seem too anxious about making everybody likeable. ## Biography John Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and animator. He was born in Hollywood, California, on 12 January 1957 and trained at the California Institute of the Arts. Lasseter began his career as an animator at Walt Disney Studios before joining Lucasfilm's computer graphics division. He became a founding member of Pixar in 1986 and directed the studio's first feature, *Toy Story* (1995). He also directed *A Bug's Life* (1998), *Toy Story 2* (1999), *Cars* (2006) and *Cars 2* (2011), and served as executive producer on numerous other Pixar films including *Finding Nemo* (2003), *The Incredibles* (2004), *WALL·E* (2008) and *Up* (2009). From 2006 to 2018 he was chief creative officer of both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has won two Academy Awards: for the short film *Tin Toy* (1988) and a Special Achievement Award for *Toy Story*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (29) ### Directed (3) - *Toy Story 2* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-2.md) - *A Bug's Life* (1998), Fi1m 73, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md) - *Toy Story* (1995), Fi1m 92, Director, Original Story — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story.md) ### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these - *Toy Story 4* (2019), Fi1m 78, Original Story, Storyboard Assistant — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) - *Toy Story 3* (2010), Fi1m 87, Story, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-3.md) ### Produced (23) - *Ray Gunn* (2026), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ray-gunn.md) - *Incredibles 2* (2018), Fi1m 80, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) - *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), Fi1m 66, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ralph-breaks-the-internet.md) - *Cars 3* (2017), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/cars-3.md) - *Coco* (2017), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/coco.md) - *Finding Dory* (2016), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md) - *Moana* (2016), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md) - *Zootopia* (2016), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md) - *Inside Out* (2015), Fi1m 87, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md) - *Big Hero 6* (2014), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md) - *Frozen* (2013), Fi1m 75, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/frozen.md) - *Monsters University* (2013), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md) - *Brave* (2012), Fi1m 73, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/brave.md) - *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md) - *Tangled* (2010), Fi1m 75, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tangled.md) - *The Princess and the Frog* (2009), Fi1m 72, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-and-the-frog.md) - *Up* (2009), Fi1m 88, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/up.md) - *Bolt* (2008), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bolt.md) - *WALL·E* (2008), Fi1m 92, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md) - *Ratatouille* (2007), Fi1m 91, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ratatouille.md) - *The Incredibles* (2004), Fi1m 88, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredibles.md) - *Finding Nemo* (2003), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md) - *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Fi1m 86, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md) ### Crew (1) - *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Fi1m 68, Animation — [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md) ## Complete filmography (142) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Ray Gunn* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ray-gunn.md) - *Swapped* (2026), Producer - *Flink's Pigeon Problems* (2025), Producer - *Spellbound* (2024), Producer - *WondLa* (2024), series, Executive Producer - *Toy Story Funday Football* (2023), Writer - *Bad Luck Spot!* (2023), Executive Producer - *Luck* (2022), Producer - *Lightyear* (2022), Thanks - *Pixar Remix: Cars "Rules of the Road"* (2021), Original Story - *Blush* (2021), Executive Producer - *Toy Story 4* (2019), Original Story, Storyboard Assistant — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) - *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), Executive Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/ralph-breaks-the-internet.md) - *Bao* (2018), Executive Producer - *Incredibles 2* (2018), Executive Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) - *Coco* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/coco.md) - *Olaf's Frozen Adventure* (2017), Executive Producer - *Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool* (2017), Executive Producer - *Lou* (2017), Executive Producer - *Cars 3* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/cars-3.md) - *Gone Fishing* (2017), Executive Producer - *Inner Workings* (2016), Executive Producer - *Moana* (2016), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md) - *Finding Dory* (2016), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-dory.md) - *Piper* (2016), Executive Producer - *Zootopia* (2016), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/zootopia.md) - *Sanjay's Super Team* (2015), Executive Producer - *The Good Dinosaur* (2015), Executive Producer - *Riley's First Date?* (2015), Executive Producer - *Tick Tock Tale* (2015), Executive Producer - *Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection* (2015), Executive Producer - *Lava* (2015), Executive Producer - *Inside Out* (2015), Executive Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md) - *Frozen Fever* (2015), Executive Producer - *Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast* (2014), Executive Producer - *Toy Story That Time Forgot* (2014), Executive Producer - *Feast* (2014), Executive Producer - *Big Hero 6* (2014), Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md) - *Planes: Fire & Rescue* (2014), Executive Producer, Characters - *The Radiator Springs 500½* (2014), Executive Producer - *Party Central* (2014), Executive Producer - *Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy* (2014), Story, Executive Producer - *Get a Horse!* (2013), Executive Producer - *Frozen* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/frozen.md) - *Toy Story of Terror!* (2013), Executive Producer - *Planes* (2013), Executive Producer, Original Story - *Monsters University* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md) - *Spinning* (2013), Executive Producer, Story - *Hiccups* (2013), Executive Producer - *Bugged* (2013), Executive Producer - *The Blue Umbrella* (2013), Executive Producer - *The Legend of Mor'du* (2012), Executive Producer - *Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection* (2012), Executive Producer - *Paperman* (2012), Executive Producer - *Wreck-It Ralph* (2012), Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/wreck-it-ralph.md) - *Partysaurus Rex* (2012), Story, Executive Producer - *Secret of the Wings* (2012), Executive Producer - *Brave* (2012), Executive Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/brave.md) - *Time Travel Mater* (2012), Writer - *John Carter* (2012), Thanks - *La luna* (2012), Executive Producer - *Tangled Ever After* (2012), Executive Producer - *Pixie Hollow Games* (2011), Executive Producer - *Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice* (2011), Executive Producer - *Small Fry* (2011), Story, Executive Producer - *Air Mater* (2011), Writer, Executive Producer - *Hawaiian Vacation* (2011), Executive Producer - *Cars 2* (2011), as Additional Voices (voice) · Director, Original Story - *The Ballad of Nessie* (2011), Executive Producer - *Winnie the Pooh* (2011), Executive Producer - *Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa* (2010), Producer - *Tangled* (2010), Executive Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/tangled.md) - *Mater Private Eye* (2010), Writer, Executive Producer - *Moon Mater* (2010), Writer, Executive Producer - *Heavy Metal Mater* (2010), Director, Story - *Monster Truck Mater* (2010), Director, Writer - *Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue* (2010), Executive Producer - *Day & Night* (2010), Executive Producer - *Toy Story 3* (2010), Executive Producer, Story — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-3.md) - *Prep & Landing* (2009), Executive Producer - *The Princess and the Frog* (2009), Executive Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-and-the-frog.md) - *Unidentified Flying Mater* (2009), Writer, Director - *Dug's Special Mission* (2009), Executive Producer - *Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure* (2009), Executive Producer - *Up* (2009), Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/up.md) - *Partly Cloudy* (2009), Executive Producer - *Super Rhino* (2009), Executive Producer - *Bolt* (2008), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/bolt.md) - *Tokyo Mater* (2008), Director, Story - *BURN·E* (2008), Executive Producer - *Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales* (2008), Story, Director, Executive Producer - *El Materdor* (2008), Director, Story - *Mater the Greater* (2008), Director, Story - *Rescue Squad Mater* (2008), Director, Story - *Tales from Radiator Springs* (2008), series, Creator - *Tinker Bell* (2008), Executive Producer - *Presto* (2008), Executive Producer - *WALL·E* (2008), Executive Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md) - *Glago's Guest* (2008), Executive Producer - *How to Hook Up Your Home Theater* (2007), Executive Producer - *Your Friend the Rat* (2007), Executive Producer - *The Pixar Shorts: A Short History* (2007), Actor - *Ratatouille* (2007), Executive Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/ratatouille.md) - *Meet the Robinsons* (2007), Executive Producer - *Lifted* (2006), Executive Producer - *The Inspiration for 'Cars'* (2006), Thanks - *Geared-Up* (2006), Actor - *Mater and the Ghostlight* (2006), Director, Original Story - *Cars* (2006), Director, Screenplay, Original Story - *One Man Band* (2005), Executive Producer - *Jack-Jack Attack* (2005), Executive Producer - *The Incredibles* (2004), Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredibles.md) - *Boundin'* (2003), Executive Producer - *Exploring the Reef* (2003), Executive Producer - *Finding Nemo* (2003), Executive Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md) - *Mike's New Car* (2002), Executive Producer - *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md) - *For the Birds* (2000), Executive Producer - *Toy Story 2* (1999), as Additional Voices (voice) · Director, Original Story — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-2.md) - *A Bug's Life* (1998), as Additional Voices (voice) · Director, Original Story — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/a-bugs-life.md) - *Geri's Game* (1997), Executive Producer - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1997), series, Director - *Tiny Toy Stories* (1996), Director - *Toy Story Treats* (1996), series, Creator - *Toy Story* (1995), Director, Original Story — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story.md) - *Up and Down* (1991), Director - *Surprise* (1991), Director - *Light and Heavy* (1991), Director - *Front and Back* (1991), Director - *Knick Knack* (1989), Producer, Director, Writer, Animation - *Luxo Jr. 3D* (1989), Director - *Tin Toy* (1988), Director, Producer, Animation, Writer - *Red's Dream* (1987), Producer, Writer, Director - *Luxo Jr.* (1986), Producer, Director, Animation Department Coordinator, Story - *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Animation — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md) - *The Adventures of André and Wally B.* (1984), as Modeling · Character Designer, Animation - *Nitemare* (1980), Director, Writer, Producer, Animation - *Lady and the Lamp* (1979), Producer, Animation, Director, Writer - *Made in Point Richmond*, Actor - *Untitled Nathan Greno Animated Movie*, Executive Producer - *Untitled Jack and the Beanstalk Film*, Producer - *Cosmic Motors*, Director, Producer ## Gallery - ![John Lasseter](https://film.one/media/person/86018/gallery-8837ccb3f30a.jpg) John Lasseter — John Mueller, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Annie_Awards_John_Lasseter_with_Cars_tie.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car](https://film.one/media/person/86018/gallery-e83dcef3c8f0.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Lion_d%27Or.jpg/1280px-66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Lion_d%27Or.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![A Bug's Life crew in the White House (Oval Office) (1998)](https://film.one/media/person/86018/gallery-fd225e496653.jpg) A Bug's Life crew in the White House (Oval Office) (1998) — Sharon Farmer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/A_Bug%27s_Life_crew_Oval_Office_1998.jpeg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Steve Jobs inside the Oval Office with A Bug's Life crew, November 1998.](https://film.one/media/person/86018/gallery-42b72d1ce90b.jpg) Steve Jobs inside the Oval Office with A Bug's Life crew, November 1998. — Sharon Farmer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/A_Bug%27s_Life_crew_in_Oval_Office_1998.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![John Lasseter](https://film.one/media/person/86018/gallery-9c81b075ccdd.jpg) John Lasseter — Image via TMDB - ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car](https://film.one/media/person/86018/gallery-8798e820dda2.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%2811%29.jpg/1280px-Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%2811%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) Geaorges Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar receoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur ](https://film.one/media/person/86018/gallery-51615e7c1986.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) Geaorges Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar receoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%284%29.jpg/1280px-Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%284%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 5 nominated - 2011: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Toy Story 3* - 2007: Best Animated Feature (nominated), for *Cars* - 2002: Best Animated Feature (nominated), for *Monsters, Inc.* - 1996: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated) - 1989: Best Animated Short Film (won), for *Tin Toy* - 1987: Best Animated Short Film (nominated), for *Luxo Jr.* ### Other awards — 2 won - Inkpot Award 2009: Inkpot Award (won) - Special Achievement Academy Award 1996: Special Achievement Academy Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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