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Pete Docter

Film Director / Screenwriter / Animator / Executive Producer / Film Producer | * 10/09/1968 (55) | Bloomington, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
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Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator. He was credited as the director for the Pixar animated feature films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020), and has served as company's chief creative officer (CCO) since 2018. From his nine Academy Award nominations, he is a record-three time recipient of Best Animated Feature for Up, Inside Out and Soul. Docter has also won six Annie Awards from nine nominations, a BAFTA Children's Film Award and a Hochi Film Award. He describes himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons". ()
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Peter Hans "Pete" Docter is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter from Bloomington, Minnesota. He is best known for directing the films Monsters, Inc. and Up, and as a key figure and collaborator in Pixar Animation Studios. The A. V. Club has called him "almost universally successful". He has been nominated for eight Oscars (two wins thus far for Up & Inside Out -- Best Animated Feature), seven Annie Awards (winning five), a BAFTA Children's Film Award (which he won), and a Hochi Film Award (which he won). He has described himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons.".

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

The highly acclaimed director of Finding Nemo and the creative storytellers behind Cars and Ratatouille transport you to a galaxy not so far away for a cosmic comedy adventure about a determined robot ...

WALL·E

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2008 | 4.0/5 | 1h 38min
Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction
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Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley's guiding emotions— Joy, Fear, Anger, ...

Inside Out

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2015 | 4.0/5 | 1h 35min
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is tra ...

Soul

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2020 | 4.1/5 | 1h 41min
Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
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Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8- ...

Up

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2009 | 4.0/5 | 1h 36min
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
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Awards & Nominations for Pete Docter

Annie Awards 2x Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form 4x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay 3x Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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Movies with Pete Docter as Actor(23)

as himself2023 Pencils Vs Pixels
as Self (archive footage)2022 Director by Night
as himself2022 Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
as himself2021 Pixar 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as himself2021 The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World
as himself2020 Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
as himself2019 Animation Outlaws
as Dad's Anger (voice)2015 Inside Out
as himself2015 Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Dad's Anger (voice)2015 Riley's First Date?
as Self (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Campmaster Strauch (voice)2009 Up
as himself2008 Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians
as Additional Voices (voice)2008 WALL·E
as himself2007 The Pixar Story
as himself2007 Fog City Mavericks
as himself2005 The Art of Mary Blair
as Mr. Incredible (voice)2005 Mr. Incredible and Pals
as Additional Voices (voice)2004 The Incredibles
as Additional Voices (voice)2001 Monsters, Inc.
as himself1996 The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as himself1995 Making 'Toy Story'
as Sigmond Dinosaur1989 Palm Springs

Movies with Pete Docter as Crew(50)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Elio
Production/Executive Producer2024 Inside Out 2
Production/Executive Producer2023 Carl's Date
Writing/Characters2023 Carl's Date
Production/Executive Producer2023 Elemental
Production/Executive Producer2022 Lightyear
Production/Executive Producer2022 Turning Red
Production/Executive Producer2021 Luca
Production/Executive Producer2021 22 vs. Earth
Directing/Director2021 Untitled Pixar Animation Project
Writing/Story2021 Untitled Pixar Animation Project
Writing/Screenplay2021 Untitled Pixar Animation Project
Directing/Director2021 Pixar 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Production/Executive Producer2021 Ciao Alberto
Production/Executive Producer2020 Dory's Reef Cam
Production/Executive Producer2020 Lamp Life
Production/Executive Producer2020 Onward
Writing/Screenplay2020 Soul
Production/Executive Producer2019 Toy Story 4
Crew/Thanks2019 Kitbull
Production/Executive Producer2018 Bao
Production/Executive Producer2017 Lou
Directing/Director2015 Inside Out
Writing/Story2015 Inside Out
Writing/Screenplay2015 Inside Out
Production/Executive Producer2015 Riley's First Date?
Crew/Thanks2014 Lava
Production/Executive Producer2014 Party Central
Production/Executive Producer2013 Monsters University
Production/Executive Producer2012 Brave
Crew/Thanks2009 Partly Cloudy
Production/Executive Producer2009 Dug's Special Mission
Directing/Director2009 Up
Writing/Screenplay2009 Up
Writing/Story2009 Up
Crew/Thanks2008 Presto
Writing/Original Story2008 WALL·E
Directing/Director2002 Mike's New Car
Production/Producer2002 Mike's New Car
Writing/Story2002 Mike's New Car
Directing/Director2001 Monsters, Inc.
Writing/Original Story2001 Monsters, Inc.
Writing/Original Story1999 Toy Story 2
Visual Effects/Animation1997 Geri's Game
Art/Storyboard Artist1995 Toy Story
Crew/Supervising Animator1995 Toy Story
Writing/Original Story1995 Toy Story
Directing/Director1990 Next Door
Directing/Director1989 Palm Springs
Directing/Director1988 Winter

TV Shows/Series with Pete Docter as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Cars on the Road
Writing/Characters2021 Dug Days
Production/Executive Producer2021 Dug Days
Creator/Creator2021 Dug Days
Crew/Thanks2021 Monsters at Work

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Full Name: Peter Docter
Born: Wednesday, 10/09 1968 (October) in Bloomington, Minnesota (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 55 years + 194 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Minnesota, California Institute of the Arts, Bloomington Kennedy High School, MacPhail Center for Music
Other names for Pete Docter (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Peter Docter"
"Peter Hans Docter"
Pete Docter frequently works together with these people:
Andrew Stanton (33x, Crew)
John Lasseter (31x, Crew)
Bob Peterson (29x, Crew)
John Ratzenberger (17x, Actor)
Kevin Reher (16x, Crew)
Randy Newman (16x, Crew)
Lee Unkrich (15x, Crew)
Natalie Lyon (14x, Crew)
Tom Myers (14x, Crew)
Angus MacLane (13x, Crew)
Mickie McGowan (13x, Actress)
Alanna Ubach (8x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:9656, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024