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Edwin Catmull

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Born March 31, 1945 · Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

Also known as Edwin Catmull · Edwin Earl Catmull · Dr. Ed Catmull

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Biography

Edwin Earl "Ed" Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist who is the co-founder of Pixar and was the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.

Awards & recognition

  • Turing Award · 2019
  • IEEE John von Neumann Medal · 2006
  • ACM Fellow · 1995
  • Academy Award of Merit
  • Computer History Museum Fellow
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  • Gordon E. Sawyer Award
  • Producers Guild of America Awards
  • Progress Medal (SMPTE)

Filmography11 titles

Toy Story

1995Executive Producer

Kitbull

2019Thanks

Light & Magic

2022as Self - Computer Graphics

Get a Horse!

2013Thanks

The Pixar Story

2007as Self

Geri's Game

1997Executive Producer

Lava

2014Thanks

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009as Self (archive footage)

Prep & Landing

2009Thanks

John Carter

2012Thanks

The Adventures of André and Wally B.

1984Modeling