Andrew Stanton facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Andrew Stanton
Stanton at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
Born	Andrew Ayers Stanton (1965-12-03) December 3, 1965 (age 59) Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts (BFA)
Occupation	Film director screenwriter producer animator storyboard artist voice actor
Years active	1981–present
Employer	Pixar Animation Studios (1990–present)
Spouse(s)	Julie Stanton ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	2
Awards	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Finding Nemo (2003) WALL-E (2008)

Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is a famous American filmmaker and voice actor. He is best known for his amazing work at Pixar, which he joined way back in 1990.

He helped create and direct many popular Pixar movies. These include A Bug's Life (1998), Finding Nemo (2003), and its sequel Finding Dory (2016). He also directed the beloved robot movie WALL-E (2008).

Andrew Stanton has won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He won for Finding Nemo and WALL-E. He was also nominated for other awards for writing Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Toy Story (1995). His movie WALL-E is even kept in the National Film Registry because it's so important.

Besides movies, Stanton has directed episodes for TV shows. Some of these include Stranger Things, Better Call Saul, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Early Life and Family

Andrew Stanton was born on December 3, 1965, in Rockport, Massachusetts. His dad, Ron Stanton, started a company that worked on radar systems. His mom, Gloria Stanton, was an actress before she became a homemaker.

When he was in high school, Andrew loved acting and directing. He even made short comedy films using a special camera called Super 8. A play he acted in, Hello, Dolly!, later gave him ideas for his movie WALL-E.

He studied at the California Institute of the Arts, a famous school for artists. He earned his degree in 1987. In 1989, Andrew married his high school sweetheart, Julie. They settled in Los Angeles and have two children, Ben and Audrey.

His Career in Animation

Andrew Stanton started his animation career in the late 1980s. He worked as an animator for different studios. He even worked on a cartoon called Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.

After trying three times, Stanton was finally hired by Pixar in 1990. He was only the second animator to join the company! At first, Pixar wasn't making feature films. Their animation team created TV commercials. This was a step towards their goal of making the first computer-animated movie.

Stanton, along with John Lasseter and Pete Docter, came up with the first ideas for Toy Story. The movie's story changed a lot over time. After a difficult test screening, Stanton worked hard to rewrite the script. The final screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award. This was the first time an animated film was nominated for Best Original Screenplay.

Stanton had a special idea for WALL-E. He wanted to show how a machine could be the most "human" thing in the universe. He explained that the movie shows how "irrational love defeats the world's programming." It's about two robots trying to go beyond their basic instructions to experience love.

He also helped create the story for Ralph Breaks the Internet. He co-wrote Toy Story 4, which came out in 2019. He started writing ideas for Toy Story 4 secretly while Toy Story 3 was still being made. He felt that Toy Story 3 was a good ending for Woody's time with Andy, but not for Woody's whole story.

Andrew Stanton is interested in directing more live-action movies. He says it's quicker than animation and offers more spontaneity. He loves science fiction movies like Star Wars and Blade Runner. He is set to direct Toy Story 5, which is planned for release in 2026.

Filmography

Films

Short films

TV episodes and specials

Video games

Theme parks

Other credits

Actors He Works With Often

Andrew Stanton often casts the same actors in his movies. Here are some of the actors he has worked with more than once:

	Finding Nemo	WALL-E	John Carter	Finding Dory	In the Blink of an Eye
Albert Brooks	N			N
Ellen DeGeneres	N			N
Alexander Gould	N			N
Willem Dafoe	N		N	N
Brad Garrett	N			N
Allison Janney	N			N
Austin Pendleton	N			N
Stephen Root	N			N
Vicki Lewis	N			N
Himself	N	N		N
Bob Peterson	N			N
John Ratzenberger	N	N		N
Bob Bergen	N	N
Paul Eiding	N	N
Jess Harnell	N	N
Sherry Lynn	N	N
Mickie McGowan	N	N
Laraine Newman	N	N
Jeff Pidgeon	N	N
Jan Rabson	N	N
Jim Ward	N	N
Sigourney Weaver		N		N
Angus MacLane		N		N
Dominic West			N	N
Kate McKinnon				N	N

Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards

Preservation

Two of Stanton's early short films, A Story and Somewhere in the Arctic..., were saved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012. This means they are kept safe for future generations to watch.

See also

In Spanish: Andrew Stanton para niños