Joshua Patrick "Josh" Cooley is an American story artist at Pixar Animation Studios, who served as a storyboard artist for The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Up, and Cars 2. He also served as an additional story supervisor on Cars 2. He wrote and directed the short film George and A.J. and also was the story editor of the Toy Story Toons short Small Fry, in which he voiced a cashier and Lizard Wizard. In addition, he performed the voice of Omega in Up, Roger and Vroomaroundus Bugus in Cars Toons and Jangles the Clown in Inside Out. He also directed Toy Story 4.
Feature Film Filmography
Pixar
Year
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Film
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Position
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Company
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2004
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The Incredibles
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Storyboard Artist
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Pixar
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2006
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Cars
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2007
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Ratatouille
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2009
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Up
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Storyboard Artist/Voice Actor (Omega)
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2011
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Cars 2
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Storyboard Artist/Additional Story Supervisor
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2012
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Brave
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Storyboard Artist (Uncredited)
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2015
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Inside Out
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Screenplay/Story Supervisor/Voice Actor (Jangles the Clown)
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The Good Dinosaur
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Special Thanks
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2019
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Toy Story 4
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Director
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2020
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Onward
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Special Thanks
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Soul
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Additional Dialogue Contributions
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Animated Shorts Filmography
Year
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Film
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Position
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Company
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2008
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Cars Toons
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Voice Actor (Roger and Vroomaroundus Bugus)
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Pixar
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2009
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George and A.J.
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Writer/Director
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2011
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Toy Story Toons: "Small Fry"
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Story Editor/Voice Actor (Cashier and Wizard Lizard)
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2015
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Riley's First Date?
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Writer/Director/Voice Actor (Bill's Sadness)
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2021
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22 vs. Earth
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Writer
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Roles
Vroomaroundus Bugus
(Cars Toons)
Gallery
Josh Cooley and
Pete Docter attending the 2015 D23 Expo.
Josh Cooley speaks at the 2015 D23 Expo.
Josh Cooley attending the 2017 D23 Expo.
Josh Cooley supervising
Tony Hale's recording session for
Toy Story 4.
Josh Cooley,
Jonas Rivera, and Mark Nielsen at the premiere of Toy Story 4 in June 2019.
Rivera, Cooley, and Nielsen accepting the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Toy Story 4.
Trivia
- He is the youngest person to direct any Toy Story media.
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