Jeff Pidgeon

Jeff Pidgeon (born March 19, 1965) is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and voice actor at Pixar.

Jeff Pidgeon
Born (1965-03-19) March 19, 1965
Vergennes, Vermont, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
OccupationAnimator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, voice actor
Years active1981–present
Home townVergennes, Vermont, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Anita Coulter (m. 2005)

Early life

Jeff Pidgeon was born and raised in Vergennes, Vermont. Influenced by Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, he dreamed of becoming a newspaper cartoonist. He studied and graduated with a BFA degree from the California Institute of the Arts. He currently lives in Northern California.

Career

In 1991, he began working for Pixar Animation Studios, where he currently works as a writer, animator, and voice actor. He has worked behind the scenes on films such as FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. and WALL-E, as well as many US TV shows.[1][2] He also provided the voice for the "Aliens" in the Toy Story films and the Toy Story Toons short, Hawaiian Vacation.[3]

He is the designer of Hamton J. Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures.

Pidgeon has also manufactured his own toys.[4]

Filmography

Production work

Voice acting

References
  1. http://www.pixartalk.com/2010/01/pidgeon/
  2. Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animation Movie Guide. Beck. ISBN 9780786486946.
  3. Santas, Constantine (2014). The Encyclopedia of Epic Films. Santas. ISBN 9780786486946.
  4. https://www.wired.com/2012/12/pixar-artists-happy-hobby/
  5. "Jeff Pidgeon - 19 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.


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