Bob Peterson

Bob Peterson
Background information
Born	Robert Peterson January 18, 1961 (age 56) Wooster, Ohio, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Animator, screenwriter, director, voice actor
Years active	1994-present

Robert "Bob" Peterson is an American animator, screenwriter, director, and voice actor who works at Pixar Animation Studios.

Early life

Robert Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio on January 18, 1961. He is one of four children. Growing up, Peterson and his family lived in various places such as Brooklyn, New York and Dover, Ohio.  He began drawing from a very young age and even had his own cartoon strip called “Loco Motive”, but disregarded the possibility of a career in art.

Peterson’s college education began in mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University. During his time at the university, Peterson joined a computer graphics course which introduced him to the world of computer animation. After graduating from Ohio Northern University in 1983, Peterson continued his education at Purdue University; in 1985, he attended a conference where John Lasseter spoke of combining Disney character animation with computer graphics.  Peterson was determined to one day work with Lasseter, but it wasn't until nine years later, in 1994, after earning a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1986, that Peterson came to work for Pixar.

Filmography

Year	Film	Position
1995	Toy Story	Additional Animation/Additional Layout Artist
1997	Geri's Game	Voice Actor
1998	A Bug's Life	Story Artist
1999	Toy Story 2	Story Artist
2001	Monsters, Inc.	Story Supervisor/Additional Story Material/Voice Actor
2003	Finding Nemo	Screenplay/Voice Actor/Additional Voices
2004	The Incredibles	Additional Voices
2009	Up	Co-writer/Co-director/Voice Actor
2010	Toy Story 3	Voice Actor/Additional Voices
2015	The Good Dinosaur	Writer
2016	Finding Dory	Screenplay/Voice Actor
2017	Cars 3	Voice Actor

Disney Roles

Geri
(Geri's Game)

Roz
(Monsters, Inc./Monsters University)

Mr. Ray
(Finding Nemo/Finding Dory)

Seagulls
(Finding Nemo/Finding Dory)

Dug
(Up)

Alpha
(Up)

Mr. Tony
(Toy Story 3)

Chick Hicks
(Cars 3)

External links

• http://movies.about.com/od/animatedmovies/a/bob-peterson-biography.htm
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677037/bio
• http://splinedoctors.com/2009/07/bob-peterson-and-pete-docter-splinecast/

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