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Andrew Stanton

American animator, film director and screenwriter (born 1965)

Andrew Stanton is an American director and screenwriter who has worked at Pixar since the early 1990s. He wrote Toy Story and co-directed A Bug's Life, then won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for directing Finding Nemo and WALL-E. He also directed Finding Dory and the live-action John Carter, and is directing Toy Story 5.

Andrew Stanton appears in 4 films in The Rerun, from 2003 to 2026. That includes 4 titles as director. Most of that work is in animation, family and adventure.

Known for

  • Finding Nemo (2003), Director. A clownfish crosses the ocean to find his lost child, and the film won the Oscar.
  • WALL-E (2008), Director. A near-silent robot love story set on a deserted Earth, and another Oscar winner.
  • Toy Story (1995), Writer. Co-wrote the story and script for the first fully computer-animated feature.
  • A Bug’s Life (1998), Co-director. Co-directed Pixar’s second feature, an insect adventure.
  • Finding Dory (2016), Director. Returned to the ocean for a sequel built around Dory.
  • Toy Story 5 (2026), Director. Directs and writes the latest chapter in the Toy Story series.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Andrew Stanton been in?
Andrew Stanton appears in Toy Story 5 (2026), John Carter (2012), WALL-E (2008) and Finding Nemo (2003) on The Remote.
When was Andrew Stanton born?
Andrew Stanton was born on 3 December 1965.

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