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Biography
Kelsey Mann (born November 16, 1974) is a Pixar director and writer, best known for directing Disney/Pixar's blockbuster Inside Out 2 (2024) and directing/writing the short film Party Central; he previously served as Story Supervisor for films like Monsters University, The Good Dinosaur, and Onward, starting his career at Cartoon Network before joining Pixar in 2009, fulfilling a lifelong dream to work in animation after graduating from Northern Michigan University in 1998.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2025 · nominated
Filmography8 titles

Onward
2020Story Supervisor
2020Story Supervisor

Inside Out 2
2024Director, Story
2024Director, Story

Monsters at Work
2021Creative Consultant
2021Creative Consultant

Monsters University
2013Script Supervisor, Story Supervisor
2013Script Supervisor, Story Supervisor

Party Central
2013Director, Writer
2013Director, Writer

Purl
2019as Office Bro #4 (voice)
2019as Office Bro #4 (voice)

The Good Dinosaur
2015Story, Story Supervisor
2015Story, Story Supervisor

My Gym Partner's a Monkey
2005Storyboard Artist
2005Storyboard Artist