Lee Edward Unkrich\u00a0(born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, editor and writer. He is best known for his work with the animation studio\u00a0Pixar, which he joined in 1994 as an editor before being credited as a co-director on\u00a0Toy Story 2 (1999).<\/p>\n
Following the film’s success, Unkrich served a similar role for the films\u00a0Monsters, Inc.\u00a0(2001) and\u00a0Finding Nemo\u00a0(2003) before making his solo directorial debut with\u00a0Toy Story 3\u00a0(2010). The film and the second he directed,\u00a0Coco (2017), won two\u00a0Academy Awards:\u00a0Best Animated Feature\u00a0and\u00a0Best Original Song.<\/p>\n
After 25 years at the company, Unkrich retired in January 2019 to spend more time with his family and pursue other interests.<\/p>\n
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Lee Edward Unkrich\u00a0(born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, editor and writer. He is best known for his work with the animation studio\u00a0Pixar, which he joined in 1994 as an editor before being credited as a co-director on\u00a0Toy Story 2 (1999). Following the film’s success, Unkrich served a similar role for the films\u00a0Monsters, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7733","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n