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| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Anita Coulter (m. 2005) |
Jeff Pidgeon is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and voice actor at Pixar.
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| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Anita Coulter (m. 2005) |
Jeff Pidgeon is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and voice actor at Pixar.
Influenced by Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts , Jeff Pidgeon 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.
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 .[ citation needed ]
Pidgeon has also manufactured his own toys. [4]
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Events in 1960 in animation.
Events in 1964 in animation.
Events in 1965 in animation.
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Events in 1954 in animation.
Events in 1953 in animation.
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