Jeff Pidgeon

Jeff Pidgeon
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupations
  • Animator
  • screenwriter
  • storyboard artist
  • voice actor
Years active1981–present
EmployerPixar
Notable workToy Story (1995)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Spouse
Anita Coulter
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(m. 2005)​

Jeff Pidgeon is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and voice actor at Pixar.

Early life

Influenced by Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, Jeff Pidgeon dreamed of becoming a newspaper cartoonist. He studied and graduated with a BFA degree from the California Institute of the Arts. He currently lives in Northern California.

Career

In 1991, he began working for Pixar Animation Studios, where he currently works as a writer, animator, and voice actor. He has worked behind the scenes on films such as FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and WALL-E, as well as many US TV shows.[1][2] He also provided the voice for the "Aliens" in the Toy Story films and the Toy Story Toons short, Hawaiian Vacation.[3]

He is the designer of Hamton J. Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures.

Pidgeon has also manufactured his own toys.[4]

Filmography

Production work

Voice acting

References

  1. ^ "Pixar Talk". PixarTalk. Pixar Talk Media. January 25, 2010. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animation Movie Guide. Beck. ISBN 9780786486946.
  3. ^ a b Santas, Constantine (2014). The Encyclopedia of Epic Films. Santas. ISBN 9780786486946.
  4. ^ Flaherty, Joe. "How One Pixar Animator Manufactures His Own Toys". Wired.
  5. ^ Julie & T.J. (February 9, 2023). "Toy Story 5 Confirmed to be in Development". Pixar Post. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  6. ^ Julie & T.J. (January 31, 2013). "A Bug's Life – Director's Commentary Review". Pixar Post. Retrieved November 9, 2025.