Pete Docter

Director, Writer, Special appearance, Voice-over

Born: Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

BIOGRAPHY

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 six Oscars (one win thus far for Up -- Best Animated Feature), three Annie Awards (winning two), a BAFTA Childrens 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. He is now working on a top-secret project, that will be released in 2013 or 2014. He will not direct Monsters, Inc. 2.

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