LEE UNKRICH joined Pixar Animation Studios in April 1994, and has played a variety of key creative roles in nearly every animated feature film since his arrival. He began his Pixar career as a film editor on Toy Story and continued on to be supervising film editor on A Bug‘s Life.
Unkrich made his feature-film directorial debut in 1999 as co-director on the Golden Globe® winning - Toy Story 2. He went on to co-direct Monsters, Inc. and also served as co-director and supervising film editor for the Academy Award® winning feature - Finding Nemo. Unkrich also contributed his editing skills to two more award-winning Pixar films, Cars and Ratatouille.
In 2009, Unkrich and his fellow directors at Pixar were honored at the 66th Venice International Film Festival with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award.
Prior to joining Pixar, Unkrich worked for several years in television as an editor and director. He graduated from the University of Southern California‘s School of Cinema/Television in 1991, where he directed several award-winning short films.
A native of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Unkrich spent his youth acting at the Cleveland Playhouse. He lives in Marin County, Calif., with his wife and three children.
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