Lee Unkrich

Lee Edward Unkrich is an American director, film editor, producer, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and occasional voice actor. He was a member of the creative team at Pixar Animation Studios. He served as an editor for the studios' early films, then later co-directed Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. (alongside David Silverman), and Finding Nemo. He made his solo director debut with 2010's Toy Story 3 and later directed 2017's Coco, for which he won an Academy Award.
On January 18, 2019, Unkrich announced he would leave the company after over twenty-four years of work.
==Feature Film Filmography==
===Pixar===
Year	Film 	Position 	Subsidiary
1995	Toy Story 	Editor 	Pixar
1998	A Bug's Life 	Editor/Voice Actor (Ant with Seed) 	Pixar
1999	Toy Story 2 	Co-Director/Editor/Additional Story Material/Voice Actor (Red Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot)	Pixar
2001	Monsters, Inc. 	Co-Director/Additional Editor/Additional Voices 	Pixar
2003	Finding Nemo 	Co-Director/Supervising Editor/Additional Voices 	Pixar
2006	Cars 	Additional Editor 	Pixar
2007	Ratatouille 	Additional Editor 	Pixar
2009	Up 	Senior Creative Team: Pixar 	Pixar
2010	Toy Story 3 	Director/Story/Additional Voice/Senior Creative Team: Pixar 	Pixar
2012	Brave 	Senior Creative Team: Pixar 	Pixar
2013	Monsters University	Executive Producer/Senior Creative Team: Pixar 	Pixar
2015	Inside Out 	Senior Creative Team: Pixar 	Pixar
2015	The Good Dinosaur 	Executive Producer 	Pixar
2017	Coco 	Director/Story 	Pixar
2019	Toy Story 4 	Executive Producer 	Pixar
==Animated Shorts Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position 	Subsidiary
2000	For the Birds 	Thanks 	Pixar
2002	Mike's New Car 	Special Thanks 	Pixar
2008	Presto 	Special Thanks 	Pixar
2011	Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation	Special Thanks 	Pixar
2013	The Blue Umbrella 	Special Thanks 	Pixar
2013	Toy Story of Terror! 	Extra Special Thanks	Pixar
2014	Lava 	Special Thanks 	Pixar
2014	Toy Story That Time Forgot 	Extra Special Thanks	Pixar
2015	Sanjay's Super Team 	Special Thanks 	Pixar
2016	Piper 	Special Thanks 	Pixar
==Roles==
Ant with Seed.png|Ant with Seed(A Bug's Life)
Red Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot.jpg|Red Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot(Toy Story 2)
File:CDA.png|CDA(Monsters, Inc.)
File:Sneezing Monster (Monsters, Inc).jpg|Sneezing Monster(Monsters, Inc.)
File:Josh Rivera (Monsters, Inc).png|Josh Rivera(Monsters, Inc.)
Jack in the box.png|Jack-in-the-Box(Toy Story 3)
Monkey Toy Story 3.jpg|The Monkey (muffling)(Toy Story 3)
==Trivia==
*In 2006, Lee Unkrich pitched to Bob Iger an idea for a film involving animals living in an apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, that would have been a "Hitchcockian murder mystery". However, he put this project aside in order to direct Toy Story 3.https://twitter.com/leeunkrich/status/1305350049413521408
*After he leave the company, he is still credit in Pixar Senior Creative Team until Inside out 2 (2024).
==Gallery==
Jerome Ranft showing sculpture to John Lasseter & Lee Unkrich.jpg|Lee Unkrich and John Lasseter looking at Jerome Ranft's sculpture of Andy for Toy Story 3.
Lee Unkrich supervising Tim Allen's recording session TS3.jpg|Lee Unkrich supervising Tim Allen's recording session for Toy Story 3.
Lee unkrich at the 83rd Oscars.JPG|Unkrich winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Toy Story 3.
Lee Unkrich D23 Expo.jpg|Lee Unkrich attending the 2017 D23 Expo.
Lee Unkrich supervises Anthony Gonzalez's recording session.jpg|Lee Unkrich supervising Anthony Gonzalez's recording session for Coco.
Lee Unkrich Darla Anderson 2018 Oscars.jpg|Lee Unkrich and Darla K. Anderson receiving winning Oscar for the Best Animated Feature Coco at the 90th Annual Academy Awards in March 2018.
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==References==
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