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Pete Docter has carved out an illustrious career as one Pixar Animation
Studios' most prodigious talents. Joining the studio in 1990, he began by
animating and directing a variety of Pixar-produced commercials for
Tropicana Fruit Juice, Tetra-Pak drink box recycling, and Lifesavers.
Along with John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, Docter developed the story and
characters for Toy Story, Pixar's first full-length feature film, for which
he also served as supervising animator. He was a storyboard artist on A
Bug's Life, and wrote the initial story treatment for Toy Story 2.
Docter made his debut as a director on Monsters, Inc. which received an
Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. As one of Pixar
Animation Studios' key creative contributors, Docter garnered another
Academy AwardÒ nomination for his original story credit on Disney*Pixar's
OscarÒ winning WALL*E.
Docter is currently directing Disney*Pixar's upcoming feature film Up,
scheduled to release May 29, 2009.
Prior to joining Pixar, Docter worked as an animator for The Walt Disney
Company, Bob Rogers and Company, Bajus-Jones Film Corporation and Reelworks
in Minneapolis. Docter's interest in animation began at the age of eight
when he created his first flipbook. He studied character animation at
CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Valencia, California, where he
produced a variety of films including Winter, Palm Springs, and the Student
Academy AwardÒ-winning Next Door.
Docter currently resides in Piedmont, California with his wife and their two
children.
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