Lee Unkrich

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Unkrich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Lee Unkrich has 45 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Toy Story with 4 titles. Signature works include Coco, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Directing
Gender
male
Known Credits
45
Birth Date
1967-08-08 00:00:00
Birth Place
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

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