Bob Peterson (filmmaker)

{{Short description|American animator, director and writer (born 1961)}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Bob Peterson

| image = Bob Peterson.jpg

| caption = Peterson in 2015

| birth_name = Robert Peterson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|18}}

| birth_place = {{nowrap|Wooster, Ohio, U.S.}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Animator|director|screenwriter|storyboard supervisor|voice actor}}

| years_active = 1994–present

|employer = Pixar Animation Studios (1994–present)

| education = [http://www.onu.edu Ohio Northern University], Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1983; Purdue University, Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, 1986

}}

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). He was the co-director and co-writer for Up (2009), in which he also voiced the characters Dug and Alpha. He helped work on part of The Good Dinosaur (2015), before being cut from it. His work as a writer for the films Up and Finding Nemo (2003) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was also a co-writer on Cars 3 (2017) and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program for his work on Forky Asks A Question (2020).

Career

Peterson has also voiced characters for various Pixar projects such as Geri in the short Geri's Game (1997), Roz in Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Monsters University (2013), Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), and Dug and Alpha in Up (2009). His most recent vocal work was Dug and Alpha in the short Carl's Date (2023). Peterson also voiced Chick Hicks in Cars 3 since Chick's original voice actor Michael Keaton was unable to reprise the role due to scheduling conflicts with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).

He conceived Pixar's The Good Dinosaur (2015){{cite news|title=BREAKING NEWS: Pixar announces two new movies|url=http://pixarblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/breaking-news-pixar-announces-two-new.html|access-date=August 20, 2011|newspaper=The Pixar Blog|date=August 20, 2011}} and directed the film until August 2013. He he had been dismissed from the project due to story problems. Peterson remains at Pixar, where he was developing another original feature film.{{cite news|last=Keegan|first=Rebecca|title=Pixar Animation yanks director Bob Peterson off 'The Good Dinosaur'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-pixar-director-20130831,0,3649321.story|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=August 30, 2013}} He created, wrote, and directed two short-form series: Forky Asks a Question (2019–20){{cite web|url= https://meaww.com/forky-asks-a-question-disney-plus-show-toy-story-4-series-release-date-cast-plot-trailer|title= 'Forky Asks A Question': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and everything you need to know about the Disney+ show from 'Toy Story'|date= October 20, 2019|work= Meaww.com }}{{cite web|url= https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2481542/toy-story-4-producer-reveals-how-disney-will-continue-the-franchise|title= Toy Story 4 Producer Reveals How Disney+ Will Continue The Franchise|date= October 3, 2019|work= CinemaBlend }} and Dug Days (2021–23).{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/09/dug-days-pixar-animation-disney-interviews-1234661353/|title="Dug Days": Pixar's Disney+ Shorts Reunite Carl with His Lovable Golden Retriever from "Up"|website=IndieWire|author=Bill Desowitz|date=September 1, 2021}}

In August 2015, Peterson voiced a dog named Derby for an E:60 profile on ESPN that chronicled the Trenton Thunder's minor league baseball team's tradition of using bat dogs.{{cite web|last1=Kreiswirth|first1=Carrie|title=On deck: E:60 profiles family circle of baseball team's 'bat dogs'|url=http://www.espnfrontrow.com/2015/08/on-deck-e60-profiles-family-circle-of-baseball-teams-bat-dogs/|publisher=ESPN Front Row|access-date=August 12, 2015|date=August 12, 2015}}

Filmography

=Feature films=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

!Director

!Writer

!Voice Actor

!Pixar Senior
Creative Team

!Other

!Voice Role

!Notes

1995

|Toy Story

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|Additional Animation and Layout

1998

|A Bug's Life

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|rowspan=2|Story Artist

1999

|Toy Story 2

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|

2001

|Monsters, Inc.

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|Roz

|Head of Story, Additional Story Material

2003

|Finding Nemo

|{{No}}

|{{Yes|Screenplay}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|Mr. Ray / Pelican / Dolphin

|{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/arts/television/monsters-at-work-roze-bob-peterson.html|title = In 'Monsters at Work,' a Roz by Another Name Is Just as Sour|first=Sarah|last=Bahr|date=July 28, 2021|access-date = July 31, 2021|work=The New York Times}}

2004

|The Incredibles

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Partial|Additional}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|Additional Voices

|

2006

|Cars

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Partial|Additional}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|Additional Voices

|

2007

|Ratatouille

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|Additional Story Material

2008

|WALL-E

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

2009

|Up

|{{Partial|Co-Director}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Dug / Alpha

|

2010

|Toy Story 3

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Partial|Additional}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Janitor

|

2011

|Cars 2

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

2012

|Brave

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

2013

|Monsters University

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Roz

|

rowspan=2|2015

|Inside Out

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|Additional Dialogue

The Good Dinosaur

|{{No|Removed}}

|{{Yes|Story}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|Original Concept and Development, Additional Production Leadership

2016

| Finding Dory

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|Mr. Ray / Additional Voices

|Additional Screenplay Material

rowspan=2|2017

|Cars 3

|{{No}}

|{{Yes|Screenplay}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Chick Hicks / Dr. Damage

|Replacing Michael Keaton

Coco

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|Story Consultant

2018

|Incredibles 2

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

2019

|Toy Story 4

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Partial|Additional}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|Additional Voices

|

rowspan=2|2020

|Onward

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|Special Thanks

Soul

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|

|rowspan=2|Additional Story Contributions

2021

|Luca

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{Yes}}

|

rowspan=2|2022

|Turning Red

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

Lightyear

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

2023

|Elemental

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

2024

|Inside Out 2

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{No}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{No}}

|

|

=Short films=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

!Director

!Writer

!Story Artist

!Other

!Voice Role

1997

| Geri's Game

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Geri

2003

| Exploring the Reef

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

|

2008

| Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Additional Voices

rowspan="2" | 2009

| Dug's Special Mission

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Alpha and Dug

George and A.J.

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Dug

2016

| Marine Life Interviews

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

|

2017

| Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Dr. Damage

2019–20

| Forky Asks a Question

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| {{Yes}}

| Voice Over Announcer

2021–23

| Dug Days

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes|Carl's Date}}

| {{Yes}}

| Dug (all episodes) and Alpha (Carl's Date)

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Voice Role

! Notes

2021–24

| Monsters at Work

| Roz, Roze, Bob "Dentures" Peterson{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/monsters-voice-cast-return-disney-series-1200367|title='Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=9 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-09}}

| Creative Consultant (season 1){{cite news|last=Sarto|first=Dan|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/disney-television-turns-scares-laughs-monsters-work|title=Disney Television Turns Scares into Laughs in 'Monsters at Work'|website=awn.com|date=July 7, 2021|accessdate=August 15, 2021}}

Special Thanks (season 2)

=Video games=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Voice Role

rowspan=2 | 2001

| Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training

| rowspan=3 | Roz

Monsters, Inc. Scream Team
2002

| Monsters, Inc.

2003

| Finding Nemo

| Mr. Ray/Krill

2009

| Up

| Dug/Alpha/Newsreel Announcer

2012

| Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure

| Dug

=Other credits=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

2000

| For the Birds

| Thanks

2008

| Presto

| Special Thanks

rowspan=2 | 2009

| Tracy

| Terry Cane

George and A.J.

| rowspan=3 | Special Thanks

2011

| Toy Story Toons: Small Fry

2017

| Lou

2019

| Purl

| Kristen Lester's Story Trust

rowspan=2 | 2020

| Lamp Life{{cite news|last1=Prudom|first1=Laura|title=Disney Plus' Lamp Life Sneak Peek: What Happened to Bo Peep Between Toy Story 2 and 4? - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/lamp-life-disney-plus-bo-peep-pixar-release-date-short-film|access-date=March 14, 2021|work=IGN|date=January 29, 2020}}

| rowspan=2 | Special Thanks

Burrow

References

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