Bud Luckey
Birth Name:
William Everett Luckey
Birth Place:
Billings, Montana, United States
Profession
Animation department, Art department, Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Director, Production designer, Music department
Fast Facts
- Won a Clio Award in 1966 for a Betty Crocker General Mills commercial
- Won the ASIFA Hollywood Annie Award for the short animated film "Boundin'․"
- 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
Awards
- 2004Oscar - Best Short Film, Animated:Nominated
- 2012BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated