18 Facts About Andrew Stanton

Andrew Ayers Stanton was born on December 3,1965 and is an American filmmaker and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990.

Andrew Stanton was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, for Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Toy Story, and for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3.

Andrew Stanton has directed episodes of various television series since 2017, including episodes of 3 Body Problem, Better Call Saul, Legion and Stranger Things.

Andrew Stanton acted in high school and directed sketch comedy shot on Super 8 film.

Andrew Stanton studied for a year at the University of Hartford before transferring to the character animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.

Andrew Stanton received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from CalArts in 1987.

In 1989, Andrew Stanton married his high school sweetheart Julie, two weeks after she graduated from Georgetown University.

Andrew Stanton revealed in 2012 that he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was in the middle of writing John Carter.

Andrew Stanton is an Arsenal FC fan, and included a scene mimicking their famous offside trap among other Arsenal references in John Carter.

Andrew Stanton began his career in animation in the late 1980s.

Andrew Stanton was one of several CalArts graduates hired by John Kricfalusi to work on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures at Ralph Bakshi's studio.

Andrew Stanton was credited as a narrative guru on Ralph Breaks the Internet, helping director and former classmate Rich Moore construct the story following Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios former chief creative officer Lasseter's step down.

Andrew Stanton co-wrote Toy Story 4, which was released on June 21,2019.

Andrew Stanton reportedly started writing Toy Story 4 in secret while the third film was still in production.

In 2020, it was announced that Andrew Stanton was in talks to direct and write Chairman Spaceman for Searchlight Pictures and Simon Kinberg's production label, Genre Films.

Andrew Stanton has been quoted many times saying that science fiction is his favorite genre.

In 2024, Docter announced that Andrew Stanton would write and direct the fifth main installment of Toy Story series, Toy Story 5, which was scheduled for release on June 19,2026.

Andrew Stanton has cast certain actors and crew members in more than one of the films he has directed.