Andrew Stanton
Voice actor and director of Pixar films
Born
December 3rd, 1965
59 years ago
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
United States
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An American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Contributed significantly to the animation industry, working with Pixar Animation Studios. Directed and co-wrote the groundbreaking films 'Finding Nemo' and 'WALL-E'. Provided the voice for major characters in notable animated features.
Directed 'Finding Nemo' which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Directed 'WALL-E' which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Provided the voice for the character Bruce in 'Finding Nemo'
Wrote and co-directed 'Toy Story' which was the first entirely computer-animated feature film
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