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17 Facts About Peter Docter

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Peter Hans Docter was born on October 9,1968 and is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and chief creative officer of Pixar.

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Peter Docter was born in Bloomington, Minnesota, the son of Rita Margaret and David Reinhardt Peter Docter.

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Peter Docter taught himself cartooning, making flip books and homemade animated shorts with a family movie camera.

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Peter Docter instantly felt at home in the tight-knit atmosphere of the company.

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Peter Docter had been brought in with limited responsibilities, but John Lasseter quickly assigned him larger and larger roles in writing, animation, sound recording, and orchestra scoring.

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Peter Docter has been an integral part of some of Pixar's most seminal works, including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc, all of which received critical acclaim and honors.

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Peter Docter has referred to his colleagues at Pixar as a bunch of "wild stallions".

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Peter Docter made his directorial debut with Monsters, Inc —the first Pixar movie not directed by Lasseter—which occurred right after the birth of his first child, Nick.

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Peter Docter has said that the abrupt move from a complete, single-minded devotion to his career to parenting drove him "upside down" and formed the inspiration for the storyline.

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Peter Docter then directed the 2009 film Up, released on May 29,2009.

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Peter Docter directed the 2015 film Inside Out to critical acclaim.

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In May 2009, Peter Docter remarked retrospectively to Christianity Today that he had lived "a blessed life" so far.

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TheWrap reported that Peter Docter planned to complete the film he was currently working on, which ultimately became Soul.

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Peter Docter is married to Amanda Peter Docter and has two children, Nicholas and Elie.

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Peter Docter is a fan of anime, particularly the work of Hayao Miyazaki.

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Peter Docter has said that Miyazaki's animation has "beautifully observed little moments of truth that you just recognize and respond to".

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Pete Peter Docter has cast certain actors and crew members in more than one of the films he has directed.

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