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Alvy Ray Smith

Computer Scientist / Engineer / Screenwriter | * 09/08/1943 (80) | Mineral Wells (United States of America (USA))
Alvy Ray Smith III (born September 8, 1943) is an American computer scientist who co-founded Lucasfilm's Computer Division and Pixar, participating in the 1980s and 1990s expansion of computer animation into feature film. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Documentaries | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

A compilation of five early Pixar shorts. ...

Tiny Toy Stories

NR

1996 | 3.5/5 | 17min
Animation, Kids & Family
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There's nothing like a restful nap in a pleasant wooded valley. But when André awakens and is greeted by a pesky yellow-and-black striped insect with a nasty stinger, he ends up taking a quick (and p ...

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

G

1984 | 2.7/5 | 2min
Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy
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Pixar's unprecedented string of hit animated features was built on the short films in this collection. John Lasseter and Ed Catmull used these cartoons the way Walt Disney used the "Silly Symphonies" ...

Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1

Certification unknown

2007 | 3.9/5 | 1h 15min
Kids & Family, Animation
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It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space ...

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

PG

1982 | 3.7/5 | 1h 53min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe. ...

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

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1980 | 4.3/5 | 1h per episode
Documentary
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Awards & Nominations for Alvy Ray Smith

Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington Award
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Movies with Alvy Ray Smith as Actor(3)

as Self (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
2007 The Pixar Shorts: A Short History
as himself2007 The Pixar Story

Movies with Alvy Ray Smith as Crew(6)

Directing/Director1996 Tiny Toy Stories
Directing/Director1984 The Adventures of André and Wally B.
Production/Producer1984 The Adventures of André and Wally B.
Visual Effects/Modeling1984 The Adventures of André and Wally B.
Writing/Writer1984 The Adventures of André and Wally B.
Art/Other1979 Sunstone

Full Name: Alvy Ray Smith
Born: Wednesday, 09/08 1943 (September) in Mineral Wells (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 80 years + 230 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: New Mexico State University, Stanford University
Employer: New York University, Pixar, Microsoft Research
Member of: American Society of Genealogists, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Spouses (current/former): Alison Gopnik
Alvy Ray Smith frequently works together with these people:
John Lasseter (7x, Crew)
Leslie Iwerks (4x, Crew)
Eben Ostby (4x, Crew)
Ed Catmull (4x, Crew)
William Reeves (3x, Crew)
Don Hahn (3x, Crew)
George Lucas (2x, Crew)
John Ratzenberger (2x, Actor)
Tom Duff (2x, Crew)
Glen Keane (2x, Crew)
Randy Cartwright (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:355347, Added: 08/15/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024