Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American film
director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor based at Pixar, which
he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing Pixar's A Bug's
Life (1998) (as co-director), Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel
Finding Dory (2016), WALL-E (2008), and the live-action film, Disney's
John Carter (2012). He also co-wrote all four Toy Story films
(1995-2019) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).Finding Nemo and WALL-E earned
Stanton two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He was also
nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, for
Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Toy Story (1995), and for an Academy Award
for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3 (2010). On television,
Stanton directed two episodes of Stranger Things in 2017, an episode
of Better Call Saul in 2018, and the final season premiere of Legion
in 2019.Stanton was born in Rockport, Massachusetts and graduate of
Rockport High School (1983). Stanton is a professed Christian.He was
one of several CalArts graduates hired by John Kricfalusi to work on
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures at Ralph Bakshi's studio.
director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor based at Pixar, which
he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing Pixar's A Bug's
Life (1998) (as co-director), Finding Nemo (2003) and its sequel
Finding Dory (2016), WALL-E (2008), and the live-action film, Disney's
John Carter (2012). He also co-wrote all four Toy Story films
(1995-2019) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).Finding Nemo and WALL-E earned
Stanton two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He was also
nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, for
Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Toy Story (1995), and for an Academy Award
for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3 (2010). On television,
Stanton directed two episodes of Stranger Things in 2017, an episode
of Better Call Saul in 2018, and the final season premiere of Legion
in 2019.Stanton was born in Rockport, Massachusetts and graduate of
Rockport High School (1983). Stanton is a professed Christian.He was
one of several CalArts graduates hired by John Kricfalusi to work on
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures at Ralph Bakshi's studio.
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