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Guido Quaroni Biography

Birth Name:Guido Quaroni

Birth Place:Pavia, Italy

Profession Actor, Visual effects, Animation department

Fast Facts

  • The software he helped develop, solidThinking, was recognized as the best new application in the CAD and 3D category at the NeXTWORLD EXPO held in San Francisco in 1993
  • Was nominated for a Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture in 2011 for his work on "Toy Story 3․"
  • Attended the faculty of Electronic Engineering at the Politecnico di Milan Italy from 1987 to 1992
  • Helped develop solidThinking, a NURBS based 3D modeling and rendering software
  • Became a Supervising Technical Director at Pixar Animation Studios, and has also done voice acting for a number of the studio's films

Awards

  • 2011BAFTA Film Award-Best Special Visual Effects: nominated
  • 2011VES Award-Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture: nominated