Pete Docter

Pete Docter
Born
Peter Hans Docter

(1968-10-09) October 9, 1968
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • animator
  • voice actor
Years active1985–present
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (1990–present)
SpouseAmanda Docter
Children2
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
Up (2009)
Inside Out (2015)
Soul (2020)
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Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator, who has served as chief creative officer (CCO) of Pixar since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020). From his nine Academy Award nominations, he is a record three-time recipient of Best Animated Feature for Up, Inside Out and Soul. Docter has also won six Annie Awards from nine nominations, a BAFTA Children's Film Award and a Hochi Film Award. He describes himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons".