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Directing is one of my favourite things to do because I love telling stories and I love working with the individual artists and it's something that I really missed.

John Lasseter

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John Lasseter
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 12
Animator
Executive Producer
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Hollywood
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John Alan Lasseter
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