Pete Docter
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American animator and film director
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Pete Docter is an American author and artist whose professional career began in 1988. He has published twelve works, including titles such as *Animation for the People*, *Directing at Disney*, *The Art of Inside Out*, *Art of Turning Red*, and *Robin Hood Coloring Book*. Crossref records five of his works.
Born on October 9, 1968, Docter is identified as a person in the MusicBrainz database. His social media presence includes 15,204 followers. On Last.fm, his name is associated with 1,042 listeners and a total playcount of 2,609. Additionally, his entry is referenced by 683 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Born
- Peter Hans Docter , ( 1968-10-09 ) October 9, 1968 (age 57) , Bloomington, Minnesota , U.S.
- Alma mater
- California Institute of the Arts ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer animator voice actor
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Employer
- Pixar Animation Studios (1990–present)
- Known for
- Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015) , Soul (2020)
- Spouse
- Amanda Docter
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bloomington
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Pete Docter cropped 2009.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pete Docter
- date of birth
- 1968-10-09
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films with screenplays by Pete Docter
- social media followers
- 15204
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator. He has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020). 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".
Early life
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