Jimmy Hayward
James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a Canadian-born, American based film director, screenwriter, and animator.
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Born | James Hayward September 17, 1970 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Director, Writer |
Notable work | Horton Hears a Who Free Birds |
Life and career
At a young age, he began his career at Mainframe Entertainment animating and directing commercials, he was one of the original animators of the television series, ReBoot. Throughout his career he has worked at Pixar Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, and was an animator for Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo.[1] He was the sequence director and story consultant for Robots.[2]
His studio directorial debut, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who![3] starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, had a worldwide gross of $297,138,014 (as of May 2009).[4]
Hayward's first live-action film, Jonah Hex,[5] was released in June 2010.[6]
Hayward was also director and writer on an animated film Free Birds, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler, which was released in 2013 to unfavourable critical reception.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Position | Notes |
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1995 | Toy Story | Animator | ||
1998 | A Bug's Life | Additional animator | ||
1999 | Toy Story 2 | Animator and additional screenwriter | ||
2001 | Monsters, Inc | Animator | ||
2003 | Finding Nemo | |||
2005 | Robots | Additional sequence director and consultant | ||
2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Obnoxious Who | Director | Directorial debut |
2010 | Jonah Hex | Train Wood Tender | ||
2013 | Free Birds | Ranger, The President, Leatherbeak, and Hazmats | Director and screenwriter | Provided additional voice work |
Shorts
Year | Title | Role | Position | Notes |
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2002 | Mike's New Car | Animator |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Position | Notes |
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1994 | ReBoot | Senior animator |
Games
Year | Title | Role | Position | Notes |
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1995 | NHL 96 | Received special thanks credit | ||
1996 | Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story | Animator and disco godfathers | ||
Toy Story Activity Center | Animator | |||
References
- Jimmy Hayward Movie Web
- Hayward at SFGate.com
- USA Today Horton Hears a Who
- Horton on Rotten Tomatoes
- Comic Con Interview
- This Time, 'Jonah Hex' Does the Burning
- "Free Birds". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 10, 2013.