Actor

Lee Unkrich

Directing

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Movies: 28Series: 2Crew credits: 25

TMDB ID: 8

IMDb ID: nm0881279

Known for: Directing

Born: August 8, 1967

Age: 58

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1991 - 2020

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 7.36

Wikidata: Q380920

Other jobs

Director (9)Editor (4)Executive Producer (3)Assistant Editor (2)Other (2)Thanks (2)Additional Editing (1)Production Assistant (1)

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Biography

Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, editor and writer. He is best known for his work with the animation studio Pixar, which he joined in 1994 as an editor before being credited as a co-director on Toy Story 2 (1999). Following the film's success, Unkrich served a similar role for the films Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Finding Nemo (2003) before making his solo directorial debut with Toy Story 3 (2010). The film and the second he directed, Coco (2017), won two Academy Awards: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. After 25 years at the company, Unkrich retired in January 2019 to spend more time with his family and pursue other interests.