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
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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