2. Biography
Born on 9th October 1968
Born in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA.
Film director, animator, screenwriter, producer,
voice actor
His mother, Rita, taught music and his father,
Dave, was a choral director at Normandale
Community College
Attended Nine Mile Elementary School, Oak
Grove Junior High, and John F. Kennedy High
School in Bloomington.
3. Career
Before joining Pixar, Docter had created three
non-computer animations, "Next Door", "Palm
Springs", and "Winter".
He started at Pixar at the age of 21
the tenth employee the Pixar hired, and its third
animator
He was one of the three key screenwriters behind
the concept of Toy Story,
4. Filmography
Movie Year Role
Toy story 1995 Story/Head
animator
Geri’s game 1997 Animator
A bug’s life 1998 Additional
storyboard artist
Toy story 2 1999 Story
Monsters, Inc. 2001 Director
Mike’s new car 2002 Director
Howl’s moving castle 2004 Director/produc
er
UP 2009 Director, story,
writer/ voice
Dug’s special mission 2009 Executive
producer
Monsters university 2013 Director/
producer
Inside out 2015 Director
5. Movies directed
Docter made his directorial debut with Monsters,
Inc. in 2001
Mike’s new car in 2002
The Incredibles in 2004
Wall-E in 2008
Docter then directed the 2009 film Up, released
on May 29, 2009
6. Awards
He has been nominated for six Oscars (one win
thus far for Up -- Best Animated Feature),
Three Annie Awards (winning two),
A BAFTA Children's Film Award (which he won),
Hochi Film Award (which he won).
