Person Details

Birthday: 1967-08-08 20:25:27

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Movie Involvements: 32

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

Lee Unkrich is an American director and film editor. He is a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first as co-director of Toy Story 2. After co-directing Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo, Unkrich made his solo directorial debut with Toy Story 3, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2011. Unkrich is the 2011 recipient of University of Southern California's Mary Pickford Distinguished Alumni Award recognizing alumni contributions to the cinematic arts. With the award, Unkrich joins a list of distinguished USC alumni including Robert Zemeckis, Walter Murch, Jon Landau, Gary Rydstrom and Jay Roach. A native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Unkrich spent his youth acting at the Cleveland Playhouse. Unkrich graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1990. Before joining Pixar in 1994, Unkrich worked for several years in television as an editor and director.

Most Famous Work

Monsters, Inc.
Average
8

Monsters, Inc.

(2001) Additional Editing
Toy Story
Average
8

Toy Story

(1995) Editor
Coco
Average
8

Coco

(2017) Original Story
Inside Out
Average
8

Inside Out

(2015) Other
Finding Nemo
Average
8

Finding Nemo

(2003) Supervising Film Editor
Toy Story 2
Average
8

Toy Story 2

(1999) Editor
The Good Dinosaur
Average
7

The Good Dinosaur

(2015) Executive Producer
Monsters University
Average
7

Monsters University

(2013) Executive Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self
2017 Additional Voices (voice)
2015 Self
2010 Additional Voices (voice)
2007 Self
2003 Self - Co-Director
Additional Voices (voice)
2001 Additional Voices (voice)
1999 Red Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot (voice)
1998 Ant #1 (voice)
1995 Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Executive Producer
2015 Executive Producer
2013 Executive Producer
1991 Production Assistant
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Original Story
2010 Story
Year Role Movie/Tv

Editing

Directing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Other
2014 Thanks
2008 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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