Josh Cooley
| Josh Cooley | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Animator, director, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and voice actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Inside Out |
Josh Cooley is an American animator, director, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is best known for working on 2015 Pixar's animated film Inside Out and directing a short film Riley's First Date?. He will also direct Toy Story 4.
Career
Cooley started his career as an intern at the Pixar Animation Studios,[1] where he mostly worked as a storyboard artist on several films like The Incredibles in 2004, Cars in 2006, Ratatouille in 2007, Up in 2009, and Cars 2 in 2011.[2] In 2009, Cooley wrote and directed a short film George & A.J. for Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures.[2]
In 2015, Cooley worked as a screenwriter and storyboard supervisor on the film Inside Out, the film was released on June 19, 2015 by the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.[3] The same year, he wrote and directed another short film titled Riley's First Date? which released along with the Inside Out's Blu-ray.[4][3]
Cooley is currently set to direct Pixar's Toy Story 4.
Filmography
- The Incredibles (2004) – storyboard artist
- Cars (2006) – storyboard artist
- Ratatouille (2007) – storyboard artist
- Up (2009) – storyboard artist
- George & A.J. (2009, short) – writer, director
- Cars 2 (2011) – storyboard artist
- Inside Out (2015) – screenplay (with Pete Docter and Meg LeFauve); storyboard supervisor; voice of Jangles the Clown
- Riley's First Date? (2015, short) – writer, director; voice of Dad's Sadness
- The Good Dinosaur (2015) - special thanks
- Toy Story 4 (2019) – director
References
- ↑ Brown, Phil (June 17, 2015). "Inside Pixar And Out With Josh Cooley". cgmagonline.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Murphy, Robert (October 6, 2010). "Josh Cooley gives an in-depth look at Pixar’s creative process". siliconprairienews.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- 1 2 McFarland, K.M. (October 16, 2015). "4 Things Riley's First Date? Reveals About Pixar". wired.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Riley’s First Date? Is a Sublime Follow-Up to Inside Out". disney.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
External links
- Josh Cooley on IMDb