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John Lasseter

American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer (born 1957)
Person human Q269214

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
January 12, 1957
Place of birth
Hollywood
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
film director, film producer, screenwriter, animator, executive producer, film editor, director[10][11]
Employer
Pixar, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Skydance Media[12]
Educated at
Pepperdine University, California Institute of the Arts, Whittier High School[13][14]
Award received
Special Achievement Academy Award, Annie Award, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Inkpot Award[16][17][18][19][20]
Notable work
Emperor Zurg[15]
Child
Sam Lasseter[8]
Student of
Jules Engel, Eric Larson[31][32]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[34][35][36][37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[38]
Blood type
A[40]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[33]
Family name
Lasseter[29]
Given name
John[30]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
Influenced by
Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Frank Capra, Hayao Miyazaki, Preston Sturges[22][23][24][25][26]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences[21]
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P14750
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Residence
Glen Ellen[28]
Start of work period
1978[41]
Topic has template
Template:John Lasseter[39]
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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ACMI ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
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AllMovie person ID
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Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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American Film Institute person ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Bollywood Hungama person slug
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Box Office Mojo person ID (archived)
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Comic Vine ID
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Decine21 person ID
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Disney A to Z ID
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Elonet person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FilmTv.it person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Freebase ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
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Golden ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Ivi person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Lex ID
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Listal ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
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MyAnimeList people ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Nederlands Film Festival person ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Open Library ID
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Open Media Database person ID
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PORT person ID
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Plex person key
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Prisma ID
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RedBA Granada authority ID
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Related category
Category:Films directed by John Lasseter, Category:Films with screenplays by John Lasseter, Category:Short films directed by John Lasseter
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Scope.dk person ID
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Sinemalar person ID
25884, 808000
Swedish Film Database person ID
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TCM Movie Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
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TV Guide person ID (former scheme)
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TV.com ID
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Tabakalera ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
← Executive producer 48
Frozen, WALL-E, Zootopia, Tangled, Moana, Ratatouille, Toy Story 3, Inside Out +40 more
← Producer 32
Frozen, Tangled, Toy Story 3, Inside Out, The Incredibles, Bolt, Meet the Robinsons, Planes +24 more
← Creator 14
Toy Story, Cars, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Lightning McQueen, Cars Toons, Jessie, Bo Peep +6 more
Films directed 13
Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Cars, Toy Story 4, A Bug's Life, Cars 2, Toy Story, Luxo Jr. +5 more
Films written 11
Toy Story, Cars, Planes, Luxo Jr., Tin Toy, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, Mater and the Ghostlight, Partysaurus Rex +3 more
Occupation 7
film director, screenwriter, film producer, director, animator, executive producer, film editor
Nominated for 6
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Award received 5
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Annie Award, Special Achievement Academy Award, Inkpot Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Influenced by 5
Walt Disney, Hayao Miyazaki, Frank Capra, Chuck Jones, Preston Sturges
Employer 4
Pixar, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Studios, Skydance Media
← Cast member 4
The Pixar Story, These Amazing Shadows, Waking Sleeping Beauty, America: The Story of Us
Educated at 2
California Institute of the Arts, Pepperdine University
Related category 2
Category:Films directed by John Lasseter, Category:Films with screenplays by John Lasseter
Student of 2
Eric Larson, Jules Engel
Teachers 2
Eric Larson, Jules Engel
← Category combines topics 2
Category:Films directed by John Lasseter, Category:Films with screenplays by John Lasseter
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
John
Has works in the collection 1
Museum of Modern Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Notable work 1
Emperor Zurg
Place of birth 1
Hollywood
Residence 1
Glen Ellen
Sex or gender 1
male
Topic has template 1
Template:John Lasseter
← Significant person 1
Skydance Animation
← Template has topic 1
Template:John Lasseter
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Summary

John Lasseter was born on January 12, 1957[1], in Hollywood[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], film producer[4], screenwriter[5], animator[6], and executive producer[7].

FAQs

Where was John Lasseter born?

John Lasseter was born in Hollywood[2].

What did John Lasseter do for work?

John Lasseter worked as a film director[3], film producer[4], screenwriter[5], animator[6], and executive producer[7].

Where did John Lasseter go to school?

John Lasseter was educated at Pepperdine University[13] and Whittier High School[14].

What awards did John Lasseter receive?

Honors received include Special Achievement Academy Award[16], Annie Award[17], Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[18], and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[19].

Related Entities

Cars Cars 2 Cars 3 Chuck Jones Frank Capra Hayao Miyazaki Monsters University Museum of Modern Art Pixar Planes Planes: Fire & Rescue Preston Sturges United States Walt Disney Wreck-It Ralph

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  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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