John Lasseter

Born January 12, 1957· Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Raised in Whittier, California, he entered CalArts as the second enrollee in its character-animation program, where mentorship from Disney’s Nine Old Men and award-winning student shorts laid his foundation. After an early stint as a Disney animator, he left the studio, contributed to Lucasfilm’s pioneering CGI efforts, and helped transform its Graphics Group into Pixar in 1986. He directed the gr…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources