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John Lasseter

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John Lasseter Fast Facts:

Was referred to as the bonus baby by his father, because his mother was unaware that she was carrying twins until shortly before his birth (his sister is six minutes older).
Won his first "award" at the age of 5, when he received $15 from a local grocer for a crayon drawing of the Headless Horseman.
Contacted Disney Studios about his interest in animation while still in high school. They told him to learn the basics of drawing and they would teach him animation.
Only the second student to be accepted into the Character Animation Program at the California Institute of the Arts; he was classmates with Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands) and The Incredibles director Brad Bird.
In 1986, two years after leaving Disney, he cofounded Pixar, which was bought by Disney in 2006.
Directed the first animated short film to win an Oscar, 1988's Tin Toy.
Directed Toy Story (1995), the first feature-length computer-animated movie.
Opened the Lasseter Family Winery in 2002.
Became the first producer of animated films to receive the David O. Selznick Achievement Award from the Producers Guild in 2010.
Was surprised when the producers of the animated feature Cars 2 (2011) created a character for him to voice in the flick.

John Lasseter Relationships:
Nancy Lasseter - Wife
Bennett Lasseter - Son
Joey Lasseter - Son
P.J. Lasseter - Son
Sam Lasseter - Son
Jackson Lasseter - Son
Jewell Mae Risley Lasseter - Mother
Paul Eual Lasseter - Father
Joanne - Sister
John Lasseter Awards:
2001 Oscar: Best Animated Feature Film - Nominee
1995 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Animated Program - Winner
2006 Oscar: Best Animated Feature Film - Nominee
1986 Oscar: Best Short Film, Animated - Nominee
1988 Oscar: Best Short Film, Animated - Winner
1995 Oscar: Special Achievement Award - Winner
2006 BAFTA Awards: Best Animated Feature Film - Nominee
2010 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
2011 Emmy: Outstanding Short-format Animated Program - Winner
College:
Attended Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA; California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA (BFA in Film, 1979)