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Jun 4, 2023 · Galyn Susman, who saved Toy Story 2 from a disastrous data loss in 1998, was among the 75 Pixar employees fired by Disney last week. The article recounts the story of how she rescued the film with her backups and the challenges she faced afterwards.
Galyn Susman is a producer and animator who has worked on Pixar films such as Lightyear, Brave and Ratatouille. She was born in 1964 in Illinois, USA, and is married to Dan Levin.
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- Park Forest, Illinois, USA
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Galyn Susman was a producer at Pixar. She is perhaps best known for being the individual who saved Toy Story 2 during production after it was accidentally deleted from Pixar's servers by having a copy at home. She was laid off from Pixar on May 23, 2023.
•Toy Story (1995): lighting supervisor / modeling artist
•A Bug's Life (1998): modeling artist
•Toy Story 2 (1999): supervising technical director
•Monsters, Inc. (2001): simulation & effects supervisor
•Finding Nemo (2003): studio tools r&d lead
•Ratatouille (2007): associate producer
1.https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/pixar-animation-executive-layoffs.html
Apr 27, 2022 · Galyn Susman is a Pixar producer who worked on Lightyear, Toy Story 4, and other animated projects. She talks about the film's LGBTQ representation, casting, and nostalgia in an exclusive interview with Looper.
Apr 21, 2022 · Galyn Susman is a producer of Lightyear, a Disney and Pixar animated sci-fi action-adventure film about Buzz Lightyear's origin story. She talks about the challenges of making the film during COVID, the diversity of the characters, and the evolution of Sox, the robot cat.
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Jun 23, 2022 · In conversation with A.frame, MacLane and producer Galyn Susman (who was a lighting supervisor and modeling artist on the original Toy Story) discuss the lasting legacy of the franchise and the future beyond Lightyear.
Galyn Susman is a producer of animated films, such as Lightyear, Ratatouille and Brave. She was born in Park Forest, Illinois, USA, and is married to Dan Levin with three children.
