Josh Cooley facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Josh Cooley
Cooley in 2024
Born	(1979-05-23) May 23, 1979 (age 46) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film director screenwriter storyboard artist voice actor
Years active	2003–present
Employer	Pixar Animation Studios (2003–2020) Paramount Animation (2020–present)
Awards	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Toy Story 4 (2019)

Joshua Cooley, born on May 23, 1979, is an American filmmaker and artist. He is famous for directing animated movies like Toy Story 4 (2019) and Transformers One (2024). Toy Story 4 even won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, which is a huge honor! Josh also helped write the movie Inside Out (2015), which was nominated for another big award, the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Josh Cooley's Career

Starting at Pixar

Josh Cooley began his career at Pixar Animation Studios. He started as an intern, which is like a trainee. He mostly worked as a storyboard artist. A storyboard artist draws pictures that show how a movie scene will look. He helped create storyboards for many popular films. These include The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), and Ratatouille (2007). He also worked on Up (2009) and Cars 2 (2011).

In 2009, Josh also wrote and directed a short film. It was called George & A.J. This short film was made for Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures.

Working on Inside Out

Josh Cooley was a screenwriter and storyboard supervisor for the movie Inside Out (2015). This movie was very successful and loved by many people. For his work on Inside Out, Josh was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He shared this nomination with Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, and Meg LeFauve.

In the same year, 2015, he also wrote and directed another short film. This one was called Riley's First Date?

Directing Toy Story 4

After finishing his work on Inside Out in 2015, Josh Cooley was asked to help direct Toy Story 4. Later, in 2016, he became the main director for the film. Toy Story 4 was the first movie Josh directed on his own.

When Toy Story 4 was released, critics praised it a lot. Josh Cooley won his first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for directing this movie. He left Pixar in March 2020.

New Projects

In 2024, Josh Cooley directed an animated Transformers movie. It was called Transformers One and was made for Paramount Pictures. This movie tells the story of how Optimus Prime and Megatron became who they are. It is set on their home planet, Cybertron.

Josh Cooley has also been involved in other exciting projects. In May 2020, it was announced that he would write and direct a live-action movie. This movie is based on the children's book Malamander by Thomas Taylor. This was his first time working on a live-action film.

In July 2020, it was shared that Josh would write and direct a movie called Little Monsters. This film features characters from the Universal Monsters series. Also, in June 2021, Josh was set to write a movie based on the Disney Parks ride, Tower of Terror. The famous actress Scarlett Johansson is starring in and producing this project.

In June 2025, Josh Cooley began discussions to direct another animated film. This movie is based on the children's book I Eat ...: A Dung Beetle Story. It is being made for Paramount Animation.

Filmography

Movies

Short Films

Other Contributions

See also

In Spanish: Josh Cooley para niños