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Robert Peterson (born January 18, 1961) is an American animator, director, screenwriter, storyboard supervisor, and voice actor who works at Pixar. He was hired at Pixar by Roger Gould in 1994 as an animator for commercials, before subsequently becoming an animator on Toy Story (1995).
Bob Peterson is a versatile and prolific creative talent who has worked on many Pixar films as a voice actor, writer, and animator. He is best known for voicing Dug in Up and Finding Nemo, and Mr. Ray in Finding Dory.
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Bob Peterson is a Pixar animator, director and voice actor. He worked on Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Up and Finding Nemo, among others. Learn more about his life, career and awards on IMDb.
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Robert Lee Peterson (born January 18, 1961 in Wooster, Ohio) is an animator, screenwriter, director, and voice actor.
He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University, and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1986. While attending Purdue, he wrote and illustrated the comic strip Loco Motives. Prior to coming to Pixar, he worked at Wavefront Technologies and Rezn8 Productions as a technical director.
He was hired by Roger Gould in 1994 and started as an animator for commercials. He then became an animator on Toy Story. Peterson was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Bob is a co-director and the writer of Up. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug and Alpha in Up and the Janitor in Toy Story 3. He also plays the voice of Chick Hicks in Cars 3, replacing Michael Keaton. Peterson was set to make his feature film directorial debut in The Good Dinosaur, set to be released on May 30, 2014, but in August 2013, it was announced that he had been removed from the project.
•Toy Story (1995): additional animator and additional layout artist
•Geri's Game (1997): voice of Geri
•A Bug's Life (1998): story artist
•Toy Story 2 (1999): story artist
•Monsters, Inc. (2001): story supervisor, voice of Roz, and additional story material,
•Finding Nemo (2003): screenplay, voice of Mr. Ray, and additional voices.
Jan 10, 2020 · Pixar veteran Bob Peterson gets candid about being removed from The Good Dinosaur, why he stayed with Pixar, and creating Forky Asks a Question.
Jun 14, 2023 · We chat with Bob Peterson who directed the new short "Carl's Date" and also happens to voice Dug the dog. "Carl's Date" will be seen in front of Elemental.
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Nov 10, 2009 · Learn how the co-directors and voice actors of Up drew inspiration from their personal and professional experiences, as well as from other films and locations, to create the heartwarming adventure. Find out how they developed the characters' shapes, personalities, and relationships, and how they adapted the film to 3D.
