Bud Luckey Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the ASIFA Hollywood Annie Award for the short animated film "Boundin'․"
• Won a Clio Award in 1966 for a Betty Crocker General Mills commercial
• Studied at Chouinard Art Institute, California Institute of the Arts and University of Southern California
• Began writing and animating short films for "Sesame Street" in the 1970s
• Entered the United States Air Force during the Korean War before serving as an artist-illustrator with the NATIO Allied Occupation Forces in Europe and Africa
• Worked as an advertising art director and producer for Guild, Bascom & Bonfigli from 1961 to 1969, where he worked on television commercials for Kellogg's and General Mills
• Known for his work as a character designer for the Pixar films "A Big's Life," "Finding Nemo," "The Incredibles" and the "Toy Story" films