Lee Unkrich
Known for
Directing
Born
August 8, 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, editor and writer. He is best known for his work with the animation studio Pixar, which he joined in 1994 as an editor before being credited as a co-director on Toy Story 2 (1999).
Following the film's success, Unkrich served a similar role for the films Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Finding Nemo (2003) before making his solo directorial debut with Toy Story 3 (2010). The film and the second he directed, Coco (2017), won two Academy Awards: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.
After 25 years at the company, Unkrich retired in January 2019 to spend more time with his family and pursue other interests.
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Best known work
Inside Out
2015
Coco
2017
Finding Nemo
2003
Toy Story
1995
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Toy Story 3
2010
Cars
2006
Toy Story 2
1999
Monsters University
2013
Toy Story 4
2019Filmography
TBA
TBA
Ken's Dating TipsDirector
2029
Coco 2Director
2026
2026
HoppersExecutive Producer
2020
2019
Toy Story 4Executive Producer
2017
Cocoas Additional Voices (voice), Director, Editor, Original Story
2017
Dante's LunchDirector
2015
2015
The Good DinosaurExecutive Producer
2015
LavaThanks
2015
Inside OutOther
2013
Monsters UniversityExecutive Producer
2010
Toy Story 3as Additional Voices (voice), Director, Story
2010
2010
2010
2010
Groovin' with KenDirector
2008
PrestoThanks
2007
The Pixar Storyas Self
2006
CarsOther, Additional Editor
2003
Making 'Nemo'as Self - Co-Director
2003
Finding Nemoas Additional Voices (voice), Supervising Film Editor, Co-Director
2001
Monsters, Inc.as Additional Voices (voice), Additional Editing, Co-Director