History Creator / PixarRegulars

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'' (director, 2001)

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' (co-director, 2001)

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'' (story, 2001)

Bob Peterson has mainly worked on storyboards and scripts for Pixar. Originally an animator on ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', he moved on to do story work on ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' and ''Toy Story 2''. He then became a co-writer on the script for ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', and worked on the story for ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}''. He was the co-director of the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'', and provided the voices of Roz in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'', Mr. Ray in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and Dug in ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''.

Randy Newman was, of course, already a well-established singer, songwriter, and composer by the time he was hired to work on the score for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' (despite the skepticism of Creator/{{Disney}} executives). Since then, he's done the score for nine Creator/{{Pixar}} {{film}}s, and he can thank the studio - or, more specifically, ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'' - for finally getting him an Oscar in 2002 (for Best Song) after being nominated ''fifteen times''. He's also responsible for the [[TearJerker saddest]] song in the Pixar {{canon}}: "When She Loved Me ([[AffirmativeActionGirl Jessie's]] Song)" from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2''.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'' (2001)

* The Abominable Snowman (''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'')

Producer of ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', ''WesternAnimation/Cars1'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', and several WesternAnimation/PixarShorts, Darla has also received special thanks for her involvement with almost every other Pixar project, starting from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' onward. Currently holds the Guinness World Record for having the highest average gross per movie for a producer ($221 million per movie) though given the company she works for that's hardly surprising. The character of [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Darla]] was named after her by Stanton as revenge for all the practical jokes she's played on him.

!!Creator/AndrewStanton

The Regulars' lone east coaster (a native of Boston, MA), Andrew Stanton became the second animator hired by Pixar in 1990, after briefly working on the 1980s ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse'' cartoon and screening a few shorts at ''Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival.'' He worked as a writer for the ''Franchise/ToyStory'' films, ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'', and ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' (which he also co-directed) before directing ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''. For the next few years, he worked on his next film as a director, ''WesternAnimation/WallE''. Like ''Finding Nemo'', ''WALL•E'' was a critical and financial success. Also like ''Nemo'', it ranks as one of Pixar's most... er... ''[[TearJerker emotional]]'' films, so tissues are highly recommended.

Like other Pixar crew members, Andrew Stanton has provided voice work for many Pixar productions. He most notably voiced Crush the turtle in ''Finding Nemo'' and [[EvilOverlord Zurg]] in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2.''

Stanton made his live-action debut in 2012 with Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Film/JohnCarter'', which bombed hard enough to take his ProtectionFromEditors with it. His live-action career survived, however, as he would later direct two episodes of the second season of ''Series/StrangerThings'', "Dig Dug" and "The Spy."

!!!Works he's directed/written:

* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' (co-director/writer, 1998)

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'' (screenwriter, 2001)
* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' (2003)
* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' (2008)
* ''Film/JohnCarter'' (2012)
* ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory'' (2016)
* ''Series/StrangerThings'' (director of the season 2 episodes "Dig Dug" and "The Spy," 2017)

!!!Tropes associated with films he has directed/written:
* AuthorAppeal: Both ''Finding Nemo'' and ''Wall-E'' have a certain "ambient" aesthetic.
* CentralTheme: Most of his films are about Love and family.
* {{Crossover}}: He reprised his role as Crush for the ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'' episode "The Ol' Shell Game".
* OldShame: In his youth, Stanton was an actor in an Series/AfterschoolSpecial, ''Dear Diary: A Film About Female Puberty''. When the subject turned to Afterschool Specials in the DVDCommentary for ''Finding Nemo'', Unkrich and Peterson were quick to bring it up, and to remember the special's title after Stanton pretended to have forgotten it, much to his embarrassment.
* RousseauWasRight
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Mostly on the idealistic side.
* WhiteAndGreyMorality

[[folder:Pete Docter]]
!!Creator/PeteDocter

Pete Docter is perhaps the most reliable and well-established name in all of Pixar. Having stuck around since the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', he has directed four feature-length films, all of which were critical and commercial triumphs. When John Lasseter left Pixar, Docter was selected as his successor for the position of Chief Creative Officer. Docter also worked on the story team for the first two ''Franchise/ToyStory'' films and ''WesternAnimation/WallE''. He was also picked by Lasseter to take care of the English dub of ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' while Lasseter was busy working on ''WesternAnimation/Cars1''. Somewhat notorious amongst the staff for creating some of the studio's broadest and, as a result, most difficult concepts to realize. His movies are also some of the most personal, with growing up with his daughter providing the direct inspiration for his first three films.


!!!Shorts and features he's directed/written:
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' (screenwriter, 1995)
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' (screenwriter, 1999)
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'' (director, 2001)
* ''WesternAnimation/MikesNewCar'' (director, 2002)
* ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' (screenwriter, 2008)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' (director, 2009)
* ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' (director, 2015)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}}'' (director, 2020)
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Starting as a storyboard artist on ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', Domee Shi is often seen as the face of the next generation of Pixar talent. This is in large part because she is the first women to direct a Pixar short film and the first women to direct a Pixar feature[[note]]The mid-production firing of Brenda Chapman from ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'' makes that a less clear-cut case.[[/note]]. She made her feature directorial debut with ''Turning Red''.

[[/note]]

Pete Docter is perhaps the most reliable and well-established name in all of Pixar. Having stuck around since the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', he has directed four feature-length films, all of which were critical and commercial triumphs. When John Lasseter left Pixar, Docter was selected as his successor for the position of Chief Creative Officer. Docter also worked on the story team for the first two ''Franchise/ToyStory'' films and ''WesternAnimation/WallE''. He was also picked by Lasseter to take care of the English dub of ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' while Lasseter was busy working on ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''. Somewhat notorious amongst the staff for creating some of the studio's broadest and, as a result, most difficult concepts to realize. His movies are also some of the most personal, with growing up with his daughter providing the direct inspiration for his first three films.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Jack-Jack Attack]]'' (2005)

Gary Rydstrom is probably most famous for his sound design work on films like ''Film/JurassicPark'', ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'', and ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''. His first work for Creator/{{Pixar}}, in fact, was the sound design for the first five WesternAnimation/PixarShorts directed by John Lasseter. He then became the go-to guy for sound design and mixing from the first ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' movie to ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' and returned in 2012 with ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}''. He made his directorial debut with the theatrical short ''Lifted''. He was slated to direct Newt, but following its cancellation, he instead directed ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Hawaiian Vacation]]'' before moving back to Creator/SkywalkerSound the year of its release. Outside of Pixar, he has directed the English dubs of four Creator/StudioGhibli films: ''Anime/TalesFromEarthsea'', ''[[Anime/{{Arrietty}} The Borrower Arrietty]]'' (North American Dub), ''Anime/FromUpOnPoppyHill'', and ''Anime/TheWindRises''. Most recently, he directed ''WesternAnimation/StrangeMagic'' at Lucasfilm.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Lifted]]'' (2006)

Joe Ranft worked on scripts and storyboards for many animated films, both Creator/{{Pixar}} and non-Pixar. After doing story work on ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'', Ranft worked on several Creator/{{Disney}} films, from ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' to ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' to ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''. He joined Creator/{{Pixar}} in 1992, and did story work on ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' (the most famous scene he storyboarded being the "Army Men" scene in that film). Ranft went on to write and storyboard other animated films, including most of Pixar's, and also voiced a few characters in several films, including Heimlich the caterpillar in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', Wheezy the penguin in ''Toy Story 2'', Claws Ward in ''Monsters Inc'', and Jacques the shrimp in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''. He was later made co-director of ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''.

Sadly, Joe Ranft died in a car crash in August of 2005 and those who knew him were struck hard. Both ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'' (which he helped produce) are dedicated to his memory. Henry Selick put his caricature into the design of one of the Ranft brother characters, moving furniture, in ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''. He was later paid tribute to in ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}}'' where he is listed as one of the great minds of history who attempted to mentor 22.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' (writer/co-director, 2006)

He was to make his directoral debut in ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'' but [[DevelopmentHell problems with the story]] pushed back its release date by two years, as John Lasseter didn't want to have any more critical flops after [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} their]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} last]] [[WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity three]]. He would later make a proper directorial debut by directing all ten shorts in the ''WesternAnimation/ForkyAsksAQuestion'' series.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts One Man Band]]'' (2006)

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Partly Cloudy]]'' (2009)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' (2006)

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts One Man Band]]'' (2005)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Lifted]]'' (2006)

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Partly Cloudy]]'' (2009)

-->--'''Mack''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''

Producer of ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', and several WesternAnimation/PixarShorts, Darla has also received special thanks for her involvement with almost every other Pixar project, starting from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' onward. Currently holds the Guinness World Record for having the highest average gross per movie for a producer ($221 million per movie) though given the company she works for that's hardly surprising. The character of [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Darla]] was named after her by Stanton as revenge for all the practical jokes she's played on him.

The Regulars' lone east coaster (a native of Boston, MA), Andrew Stanton became the second animator hired by Pixar in 1990, after briefly working on the 1980s ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse'' cartoon and screening a few shorts at ''Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Animation Festival.'' He worked as a writer for the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' films, ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc.'', and ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' (which he also co-directed) before directing ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''. For the next few years, he worked on his next film as a director, ''WesternAnimation/WallE''. Like ''Finding Nemo'', ''WALL•E'' was a critical and financial success. Also like ''Nemo'', it ranks as one of Pixar's most... er... ''[[TearJerker emotional]]'' films, so tissues are highly recommended.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Hawaiian]]'' ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Vacation]]'' (2011)

* Hamm, the piggy bank (the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' films)

!!!Disney/Pixar shorts and features he's written and performed music for:

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Mike's New Car]]'' (2002)

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' (2009)

* OldShame: In his youth, Stanton was an actor in an Series/AfterschoolSpecial, ''Dear Diary: A Film About Female Puberty''. When the subject turned to Afterschool Specials in the DVDCommentary for ''Finding Nemo'', Lee and Bob were quick to bring it up, and to remember the special's title after Stanton pretended to have forgotten it, much to his embarrassment.

Joe Ranft worked on scripts and storyboards for many animated films, both Creator/{{Pixar}} and non-Pixar. After doing story work on ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'', Ranft worked on several Creator/{{Disney}} films, from ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' to ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' to ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''. He joined Creator/{{Pixar}} in 1992, and did story work on ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' (the most famous scene he storyboarded being the "Army Men" scene in that film). Ranft went on to write and storyboard other animated films, including most of Pixar's, and also voiced a few characters in several films, including Heimlich the caterpillar in ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', Wheezy the penguin in ''Toy Story 2'', and Jacques the shrimp in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''. He was later made co-director of ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''.

Sadly, Joe Ranft died in a car crash in August of 2005 and those who knew him were struck hard. Both ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'' (which he helped produce) are dedicated to his memory. Henry Selick put his caricature into the design of one of the Ranft brother characters, moving furniture, in ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''. He was later paid tribute to in ''WesterAnimation/Soul'' where he is listed as one of the great minds of history who attempted to mentor 22.

* Crossover: He reprised his role as Crush for the ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'' epiode "The Ol' Shell Game".

Oh, and [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys he really likes monkeys]]. And ''Film/TheShining'', imagine that.

He was to make his directoral debut in ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'' but [[DevelopmentHell problems with the story]] pushed back its release date by two years, as John Lasseter didn't want to have any more critical flops after [[WesternAnimation/{{Cars}} their]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Brave}} last]] [[WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity three]]. He would later make a proper directorial debut by directing all ten shorts in the ''Forky Asks A Question'' series.

* ''Forky Asks A Question'' (director, 2019-2020)

* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Riley's First Date?]]'' (2015)

As of this writing, Pete Docter has directed three feature-length films, his most recent being the 2015 release ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' which he also created the story for (the main human character is partially based on his own daughter). Docter has worked on the scripts for the ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' films and ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', but he is most famous for directing ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' He was also picked by John Lasseter to take care of the English dub of ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' while Lasseter was busy working on ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}''. Somewhat notorious amongst the staff for creating some of the studio's broadest and, as a result, most difficult concepts to realize. But if the responses are anything to go by, this has not been a detriment.

Docter succeeded John Lasseter as Chief Creative Officer of Pixar Animation Studios.

He has also famously threatened in the DVDCommentary for ''The Incredibles'' [[BerserkButton to punch out the next person who calls animation a "genre"]], as he believes it is a medium that can tell any kind of story as opposed to just one thing.

Sadly, Joe Ranft died in a car crash in August of 2005 and those who knew him were struck hard. Both ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CorpseBride'' (which he helped produce) are dedicated to his memory. Henry Selick put his caricature into the design of one of the Ranft brother characters, moving furniture, in ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}''.

!!Creator/JoshCooley

After he was fired from Creator/Apple and founded [=NeXT=], Steve Jobs bought Pixar off of [[Creator/GeorgeLucas Lucasfilm]] in 1986 for $10 million, largely on the strength of John Lasseter's belief in the future of computer animation. Jobs continued to pour money into Pixar even as it failed to profit as a medical imaging software company, and allowed it to find its footing producing computer-animated commercials. Jobs' tenacity was ultimately vindicated by the subsequent success of Pixar, and he was the largest shareholder in both Disney and Pixar, with 7% of the shares.

Of course, this page would not be complete without Pixar's "lucky charm", John Ratzenberger, who has done a voice for ''every single feature film'' Pixar has made [[note]]the only exception so far is ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}}'', but even then, there's a nonspeaking background character with his likeness in that film[[/note]]. Known by older audiences as Cliff the mailman from ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', it was this role that lead to him being cast for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''. Since then, he's always had a role, however minor, in every feature produced at the studio, to the point where Andrew Stanton just decided to [[TheDanza name Ratzenberger's role after him]] in ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', and the practice was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in a credits sequence in ''Cars''.

* OldShame: Andrew Stanton acted in the Series/AfterschoolSpecial ''Dear Diary: A Film About Female Puberty''. He tried to prevent Lee and Bob bringing it up during the DVD commentary of ''Nemo'', but they managed, much to his embarrassment.

John Lasseter was with Pixar since the early days at Creator/{{Lucasfilm}}. Originally a Creator/{{Disney}} animator, Lasseter was inspired by ''Film/{{Tron}}'' to try to make a computer-animated feature film, but was fired while trying to adapt Thomas M. Disch's novella ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'' (which was distributed by Disney but made by independent company Hyperion). At Lucasfilm, he created its first four [[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts short films]], including his most famous short, ''WesternAnimation/LuxoJr'' He also directed Pixar's first feature film, ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', for which he got a Special Achievement Award at the Oscars. After ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', he stuck to executive producing Pixar's films for a while, though he still provided creative input into the companies' films. He returned to directing with the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', which, despite performing weaker and not being as well received as the other Pixar films, still got more good reviews than most other animated films that year and made a [[IncrediblyLamePun truckload]] of money, particularly through merchandising. His latest directorial effort, ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'', proved an artistic debacle that shattered the near spotless artistic reputation of the company such as leading to Pixar being shut out of contention for that year's Best Animated Feature Oscar for the first time in the award's history. Not wanting to cause the studio further embarrassment, John snapped into action by postponing the TroubledProduction ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'' by a year to ensure that the next film in their roster, ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', would be on par with their other classics.

John's eye for quality is no doubt the reason why, when Creator/{{Disney}} merged with Creator/{{Pixar}} back in 2006, he was not only made Chief Creative Officer of both Pixar ''and'' Disney Feature Animation, but also Principal Creative Advisor for Disney's Imagineering department, meaning he even had creative say in theme park rides. [[ExecutiveMeddling While his decisions at Disney]] did cause a bit of behind-the-scenes drama (his insistence on changes for ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' led director Creator/ChrisSanders (of ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'') to leave the company), general consensus is that he helped the studio considerably during his tenure. After becoming Chief Creative Officer, he cancelled all of the Disney sequels in production and greenlighted ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''. Lasseter has since opted for [=DisneyToon=] Studios to produce more original properties and spinoffs, such as the ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell]]'' films and the spinoff from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', titled ''WesternAnimation/{{Planes}}''. Somewhat ironically, the hope for Disney to continue creating traditionally animated feature films depended with him for a long time; despite playing a large part in computer animation becoming more dominant, he expressed interest in bringing 2D animation back.

He is also a good friend of famed {{anime}} director Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, and has overseen the English dubbing of some of his films.

A few days from the release of ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', Lasseter publicly announced that he would take a six month sabbatical from the company after a number of female employees came forward with claims of sexual misconduct (this being a few months after [[Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany Harvey Weinstein]] and several other Hollywood people were accused of the same, it's safe to assume he didn't want the studio's work to be OvershadowedByControversy), along with writer Rashida Jones announcing her departure from ''Toy Story 4'' amidst accusations that he mistreated female and minority artists.

In June 2018, Disney announced that Lasseter would no longer hold an office at either Pixar or Walt Disney Animation Studios, ceasing his involvement with the studio at the end of the year. Pete Docter and Jennifer Lee replaced his position at Pixar and Disney Animation, respectively. A year later, up and coming studio Skydance Animation put him on their creative team, a controversial move that resulted in actress Emma Thompson stepping down from a movie the studio was producing.

!!!Shorts and features he's directed:
* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts The Adventures of Andre and Wally B.]]'' (1984)
* ''WesternAnimation/LuxoJr'' (1986)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Red's Dream]]'' (1987)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Tin Toy]]'' (1988)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Knick Knack]]'' (1989)
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' (1995)
* ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'' (1998)
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' (1999)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' (2006)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Mater and the Ghostlight]]'' (2006)
* ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Tokyo Mater]]'' (2008)
* ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'' (2011)

!!!Tropes associated with films he has directed:
* AnimateInanimateObject: His bread and butter. It began in earnest with ''WesternAnimation/LuxoJr'' and a handful of other Pixar shorts, continuing on to his two biggest film series', ''Toy Story'' and ''Cars''.
* AssociatedComposer: Music/RandyNewman scored all of his films except ''WesternAnimation/Cars2''.
* AuthorAppeal: Inanimate objects coming to life.
* AwesomeDearBoy: His reason for becoming an animator: "I get paid to make cartoons!"
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: ''A Bug's Life'', ''Cars'', and ''Cars 2''
* {{Eagleland}}: All of his films have Americana in their aesthetic. The ''Toy Story'' films play up the fact that Woody is a cowboy and ''Cars'' is heavily influenced by the folklore of Route 66 and have a cast mostly consisting of {{good ol boy}}s. The music for nearly all of them borrow heavily from Aaron Copland.
* OldShame: John Lasseter's attempt to keep 2D animation alive alongside CGI at Disney. Since the idea flopped, he's refused to speak of it. However, there have been some other brief revivals, such as Maui’s tattoos in ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' and a sequence (which, while not directly done by Disney, was handled by many ex-Disney talents) in ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' afterwards.
* SignatureStyle: Feel-good, emotional, idealistic films about inanimate objects like bikes, toys, or cars, coming to life.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Heavily idealistic, even by Pixar's standards.

Of course, this page would not be complete without Pixar's "lucky charm", John Ratzenberger, who has done a voice for ''every single feature film'' Pixar has made [[note]]excluding ''WesternAnimation/{{Soul}}''[[/note]]. Known by older audiences as Cliff the mailman from ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', it was this role that lead to him being cast for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''. Since then, he's always had a role, however minor, in every feature produced at the studio, to the point where Andrew Stanton just decided to [[TheDanza name Ratzenberger's role after him]] in ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', and the practice was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in a credits sequence in ''Cars''.

Of course, this page would not be complete without Pixar's "lucky charm", John Ratzenberger, who has done a voice for ''every single feature film'' Pixar has made. Known by older audiences as Cliff the mailman from ''Series/{{Cheers}}'', it was this role that lead to him being cast for ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1''. Since then, he's always had a role, however minor, in every feature produced at the studio, to the point where Andrew Stanton just decided to [[TheDanza name Ratzenberger's role after him]] in ''WesternAnimation/WallE'', and the practice was [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in a credits sequence in ''Cars''.

!!Creator/JohnLasseter

John Lasseter was with Pixar since the early days at Lucasfilm. Originally a Creator/{{Disney}} animator, Lasseter was inspired by ''Film/{{Tron}}'' to try to make a computer-animated feature film, but was fired while trying to adapt Thomas M. Disch's novella ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster'' (which was distributed by Disney but made by independent company Hyperion). At Lucasfilm, he created its first four [[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts short films]], including his most famous short, ''WesternAnimation/LuxoJr'' He also directed Pixar's first feature film, ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', for which he got a Special Achievement Award at the Oscars. After ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', he stuck to executive producing Pixar's films for a while, though he still provided creative input into the companies' films. He returned to directing with the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', which, despite performing weaker and not being as well received as the other Pixar films, still got more good reviews than most other animated films that year and made a [[IncrediblyLamePun truckload]] of money, particularly through merchandising. His latest directorial effort, ''WesternAnimation/Cars2'', proved an artistic debacle that shattered the near spotless artistic reputation of the company such as leading to Pixar being shut out of contention for that year's Best Animated Feature Oscar for the first time in the award's history. Not wanting to cause the studio further embarrassment, John snapped into action by postponing the TroubledProduction ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'' by a year to ensure that the next film in their roster, ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', would be on par with their other classics.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} 2000'' (story, 1999)

!!John Lasseter

!!Andrew Stanton

!!Josh Cooley