Joe Ranft

Biography

Joseph Henry Ranft was a talented American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor born in Pasadena, California on March 13, 1960. He began his career after graduating from the California Institute of the Arts, where he met fellow animation legends John Lasseter and Brad Bird. Ranft's notable credits include Toy Story (1995) and Cars (2006), for which he received an Academy Award nomination and co-directed his final film before his passing in 2005.