Bob Peterson (filmmaker)

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Bob Peterson
Peterson in 2015
Born
Robert Peterson

(1961-01-09) January 9, 1961 (age 63)
Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationOhio Northern University, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1983; Purdue University, Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, 1986
Occupations
  • Animator
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • storyboard supervisor
  • voice actor
Years active1994–present
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (1994–present)

Robert Peterson (born January 9, 1961) is an American animator, director, screenwriter, storyboard supervisor and voice actor who works at

Forky Asks A Question
(2020).

Career

Peterson has also voiced characters for various Pixar projects such as Geri in the short

Chick Hicks in Cars 3 since Chick's original voice actor Michael Keaton was unable to reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts with Spider-Man: Homecoming
(2017).

He conceived Pixar's The Good Dinosaur (2015)[1] and directed the film until August 2013, when it was announced that he had been dismissed from the project due to story problems. Peterson remains at Pixar, where he is developing another project.[2]

In August 2015, Peterson voiced a dog named Derby for an E:60 profile on ESPN that chronicled the Trenton Thunder's minor league baseball team's tradition of using bat dogs.[3]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Story
Supervisor
Story
Artist
Story
Consultant
Animator
Layout
Artist
Other Voice Role Notes
1995 Toy Story No No No No No Additional Additional No
1998 A Bug's Life No No No Yes No No No No
1999 Toy Story 2 No No No Yes No No No No
2001 Monsters, Inc. No No Yes No No No No Yes Roz Additional Story Material
2003 Finding Nemo No Screenplay No No No No No Yes Mr. Ray / Pelican / Dolphin [4]
2004 The Incredibles No No No No No No No Yes Additional Voices
2006 Cars No No No No No No No Yes Wide Chick Pitty
2007 Ratatouille No No No No No No No Yes Additional Story Material
2008 WALL-E No No No No No No No Yes Pixar Senior Creative Team
2009 Up Co-Director Yes No No No No No Yes Dug / Alpha
2010 Toy Story 3 No No No No No No No Yes Janitor
2011 Cars 2 No No No No No No No Yes
2012 Brave No No No No No No No Yes
2013 Monsters University No No No No No No No Yes Roz
2015 Inside Out No No No No No No No Yes Additional Dialogue
Pixar Senior Creative Team
The Good Dinosaur Removed Story No No No No No Yes Original Concept and Development
Additional Production Leadership
Pixar Senior Creative Team
2016 Finding Dory No No No No No No No Yes Mr. Ray / Additional Voices Additional Screenplay Material
Pixar Senior Creative Team
2017 Cars 3 No Screenplay No No No No No Yes Chick Hicks / Dr. Damage Pixar Senior Creative Team
Coco No No No No Yes No No Yes
2018 Incredibles 2 No No No No No No No Yes
2019 Toy Story 4 No No No No No No No Yes Additional Voices
2020 Onward No No No No No No No Yes Special Thanks
Pixar Senior Creative Team
Soul No No No No No No No Yes Additional Story Contributions
Pixar Senior Creative Team
2021 Luca No No No No No No No Yes
2022 Turning Red No No No No No No No Yes Pixar Senior Creative Team
Lightyear No No No No No No No Yes
2023 Elemental No No No No No No No Yes

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Story
Artist
Other Voice Role
1997 Geri's Game No No No Yes Geri
2003
Exploring the Reef
No Yes No No
2008 Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales No No No Yes Additional Voices
2009 Dug's Special Mission No Yes No Yes Alpha and Dug
George and A.J. No No No Yes Dug
2016 Marine Life Interviews No Yes No No
2017 Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool No No No Yes Dr. Damage
2019-20 Forky Asks a Question Yes Yes No Yes Voice Over Announcer
2021-23 Dug Days Yes Yes Carl's Date Yes Dug and Alpha

Television

Year Title Voice Role Notes
2021 Monsters at Work Roz, Roze, Bob "Dentures" Peterson[5] Creative Consultant[6]

Video games

Year Title Voice Role
2001 Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training Roz
Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
2002 Monsters, Inc.
2003 Finding Nemo Mr. Ray/Krill
2009 Up Dug/Alpha/Newsreel Announcer
2012
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
Dug

Other credits

Year Title Role
2000 For the Birds Thanks
2008 Presto Special Thanks
2009 Tracy Terry Cane
George and A.J. Special Thanks
2011 Toy Story Toons: Small Fry
2017 Lou
2019 Purl Kristen Lester's Story Trust
2020 Lamp Life[7] Special Thanks
Burrow

References

  1. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Pixar announces two new movies". The Pixar Blog. August 20, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (August 30, 2013). "Pixar Animation yanks director Bob Peterson off 'The Good Dinosaur'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Kreiswirth, Carrie (August 12, 2015). "On deck: E:60 profiles family circle of baseball team's 'bat dogs'". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ^ Bahr, Sarah (July 28, 2021). "In 'Monsters at Work,' a Roz by Another Name Is Just as Sour". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  6. ^ Sarto, Dan (July 7, 2021). "Disney Television Turns Scares into Laughs in 'Monsters at Work'". awn.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Prudom, Laura (January 29, 2020). "Disney Plus' Lamp Life Sneak Peek: What Happened to Bo Peep Between Toy Story 2 and 4? - IGN". IGN. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

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