Pete Docter
Directing Born Oct 9, 1968 Bloomington, Minnesota, USA 108 credits
Biography
Pete Docter is an American filmmaker and animator born on October 9, 1968, in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. He has served as Pixar's chief creative officer since 2018. Docter has directed several animated films, including Monsters, Inc., Up, Inside Out, and Soul. He has received multiple nominations and has won several awards for his work. Docter has described himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons".
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Career overview
Pete Docter is a filmmaker and animator who has directed several animated films. He was born on October 9, 1968, in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA. Docter has directed films for Pixar, including Monsters, Inc., Up, Inside Out, and Soul.
As a director, Docter has been involved in the production of multiple films. He has cast certain actors and crew members in multiple of the films he has directed. Docter's films have been released in various years, including 2001, 2009, 2015, and 2020.
Pete Docter's directing career has resulted in multiple film releases. His work has been recognized with several awards, including multiple Best Animated Feature awards. Docter has also received nominations for his work and has won several other awards.
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Career timeline
Coco 2 · Executive Producer
Incredibles 3 · Executive ProducerOno Ghost Market · Executive Producer
Gatto · Executive Producer
Toy Story 5 · Executive ProducerHoppers · Executive ProducerToy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20The X Protocol · Animation
Elio · Executive ProducerWin or Lose · Executive ProducerThe Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of DisneylandMeet the Pickles: The Making of "Win or Lose"
Inside Out 2Inside Out 2 · Executive ProducerDream Productions · Executive Producer
Elemental · Executive ProducerCarl's Date · Executive ProducerCarl's Date · CharactersPencils vs Pixels
Turning Red · Executive ProducerLightyear · Executive ProducerCars on the Road · Executive ProducerDirector by NightBeyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
Luca · Executive ProducerMonsters at Work · Thanks22 vs. Earth · Executive ProducerDug Days · CharactersDug Days · Executive Producer
Soul · ScreenplaySoul · DirectorSoul · StoryLamp Life · Executive ProducerOnward · Executive Producer
Toy Story 4 · Executive ProducerKitbull · ThanksForky Asks a Question · Executive ProducerAnimation Outlaws
Bao · Executive Producer
Lou · Executive Producer
Inside OutInside Out · DirectorInside Out · ScreenplayInside Out · Original StoryLava · Thanks
Party Central · Executive Producer
Monsters University · Executive Producer
Brave · Executive Producer
UpUp · StoryUp · DirectorUp · ScreenplayWaking Sleeping Beauty
WALL·EWALL·E · Original StoryPresto · ThanksRedefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Fog City MavericksThe Pixar Story
Mr. Incredible and PalsThe Art of Mary Blair
The Incredibles
Mike's New Car · ProducerMike's New Car · StoryMike's New Car · Director
Monsters, Inc.Monsters, Inc. · DirectorMonsters, Inc. · Original Story
Toy Story 2 · Original Story
Geri's Game · Animation
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Toy Story · Storyboard ArtistToy Story · Supervising AnimatorToy Story · Original StoryMaking 'Toy Story'
Next Door · DirectorNext Door · MusicNext Door · Animation
Palm SpringsPalm Springs · DirectorPalm Springs · Animation
Full filmography
- Coco 2 (2029) Executive Producer
- Incredibles 3 (2028) Executive Producer
- Ono Ghost Market (2028) Executive Producer
- Gatto (2027) Executive Producer
- Toy Story 5 (2026) Executive Producer
- Hoppers (2026) Executive Producer
- Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2026) as Self
- The X Protocol (2026) Animation
- Elio (2025) Executive Producer
- Win or Lose (2025) Executive Producer
- The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland (2025) as Self
- Meet the Pickles: The Making of "Win or Lose" (2025) as Self - Executive Producer
- Inside Out 2 (2024) as Dad's Anger (voice)
- Inside Out 2 (2024) Executive Producer
- Dream Productions (2024) Executive Producer
- Elemental (2023) Executive Producer
- Carl's Date (2023) Executive Producer
- Carl's Date (2023) Characters
- Pencils vs Pixels (2023) as Self
- Turning Red (2022) Executive Producer
- Lightyear (2022) Executive Producer
- Cars on the Road (2022) Executive Producer
- Director by Night (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear (2022) as Self
- Pete (2022) Thanks
- Luca (2021) Executive Producer
- Monsters at Work (2021) Thanks
- 22 vs. Earth (2021) Executive Producer
- Dug Days (2021) Characters
- Dug Days (2021) Executive Producer
- Dug Days (2021) Creator
- Ciao Alberto (2021) Executive Producer
- Soul, Improvised (2021)
- Pixar Remix: Monsters, Inc. (2021) Original Story
- The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World (2021) as Self
- Pixar 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) as Self
- Pixar 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) Director
- Pixar Remix: Up (2021) Original Story
- A Spark Story (2021) as Self
- Soul (2020) Screenplay
- Soul (2020) Director
- Soul (2020) Story
- Lamp Life (2020) Executive Producer
- Onward (2020) Executive Producer
- Dory's Reef Cam (2020) Executive Producer
- Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives (2020) as Self
- Toy Story 4 (2019) Executive Producer
- Kitbull (2019) Thanks
- Forky Asks a Question (2019) Executive Producer
- Animation Outlaws (2019) as Self
- Bao (2018) Executive Producer
- Lou (2017) Executive Producer
- Inside Out (2015) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Inside Out (2015) Director
- Inside Out (2015) Screenplay
- Inside Out (2015) Original Story
- Lava (2015) Thanks
- Riley's First Date? (2015) as Dad's Anger (voice)
- Riley's First Date? (2015) Executive Producer
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015) as Self
- Party Central (2014) Executive Producer
- Monsters University (2013) Executive Producer
- Brave (2012) Executive Producer
- Up (2009) as Campmaster Strauch (voice)
- Up (2009) Story
- Up (2009) Director
- Up (2009) Screenplay
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Dug's Special Mission (2009) Executive Producer
- Partly Cloudy (2009) Thanks
- Up: Upisodes (2009) Creator
- WALL·E (2008) as Additional Voices (voice)
- WALL·E (2008) Original Story
- Presto (2008) Thanks
- Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians (2008) as Self
- Fog City Mavericks (2007) as Self
- The Pixar Story (2007) as Self
- Mr. Incredible and Pals (2005) as Mr. Incredible (voice)
- The Art of Mary Blair (2005) as Self
- The Incredibles (2004) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Mike's New Car (2002) Producer
- Mike's New Car (2002) Story
- Mike's New Car (2002) Director
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) Director
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) Original Story
- Toy Story 2 (1999) Original Story
- Geri's Game (1997) Animation
- The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1996) as Self
- Toy Story (1995) Storyboard Artist
- Toy Story (1995) Supervising Animator
- Toy Story (1995) Original Story
- Making 'Toy Story' (1995) as Self
- Next Door (1990) Director
- Next Door (1990) Music
- Next Door (1990) Animation
- Palm Springs (1989) as Sigmond Dinosaur (voice)
- Palm Springs (1989) Director
- Palm Springs (1989) Animation
- Winter (1988) as Voice (voice)
- Winter (1988) Director
- Winter (1988) Writer
- Winter (1988) Producer
- Winter (1988) Animation
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Loving Dory Executive Producer
- Inside Out 3 Executive Producer
- Untitled Pixar Musical Executive Producer