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May 28, 2020 · How Steve Jobs Changed the Course of Animation. The iconic CEO drove the development of Pixar that ended Disney's longtime stranglehold on the animation industry. By Tim Ott Updated: May 28,...
Steve Jobs (February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011) was one of the three founding fathers of Pixar Animation Studios. A business magnate and inventor, he was the former CEO of Apple Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios. On October 5, 2011, Jobs died peacefully beside his family at an age of 56.
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar.
- 1995. Toy Story, the world’s first computer animated feature film, is released in theaters on November 22. It opens at #1 that weekend and will go on to become the highest grossing film of the year, making $192 million domestically and $362 million worldwide.
- 2001. Monsters, Inc. is released in theaters on November 2, accompanied by the short film “For the Birds.”
- 2002. “A Bug's Land”, a themed land based on A Bug’s Life, opens at Disney California Adventure Park.
- 2003. Finding Nemo is released in theaters on May 30, accompanied by a re-mastered version of “Knick Knack.”
Oct 6, 2011 · With Pixar, Steve Jobs changed the film industry forever. Until the Apple founder came along and rescued LucasFilms' fledgling computer graphics division, animation in Hollywood was a dying art....
When Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc. and Pixar, and John Lasseter, then-executive vice president of Pixar, decided to move their studios from a leased space in Point Richmond, California, to larger quarters of their own, they chose a 20-acre site in Emeryville, California, formerly occupied by Del Monte Foods, Inc.
Oct 6, 2011 · Pixar computer-generated animation kicked off a renaissance in animated films — including blockbusters Toy Story, Finding Nemo and Wall-E. After Steve Jobs left Appple in 1985, he bought...
