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Andrew Stanton

1965 - Today

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Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker. He is best known as the director and co-writer of the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003), WALL-E (2008), Finding Dory (2016), and the upcoming Toy Story 5 (2026). He also directed and co-wrote the live-action film John Carter (2012) for Walt Disney Pictures and directed the upcoming live-action film In the Blink of an Eye (2026) for Searchlight Pictures. For Pixar, Stanton was additionally the co-director and co-writer of A Bug's Life (1998), the co-writer of each of the Toy Story films (1995-present) and Monsters, Inc. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Andrew Stanton is the 1,254th most popular film director (down from 1,123rd in 2024), the 8,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,273rd in 2019) and the 333rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Andrew Stanton ranks 1,254 out of 2,041. Before him are Francesco Maselli, Radu Mihăileanu, Werner Klingler, Pilar Miró, Jack Sholder, and James Gray. After him are Idrissa Ouédraogo, Jacques Rouffio, William C. deMille, Shekhar Kapur, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Alexander Mitta.

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Among people born in 1965, Andrew Stanton ranks 314. Before him are Pat Cash, Péricles Chamusca, Mick Foley, Paul Heyman, Kevin Dillon, and Luc Alphand. After him are Nasser El Sonbaty, Ali Lamine Zeine, David Reimer, Daniela Mercury, Yacouba Isaac Zida, and Simona Brambilla.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andrew Stanton ranks 8,942 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeanna Fine (1964), Lawrence Shields (1895), Jeanne Ashworth (1938), Donald E. Williams (1942), Seth Green (1974), and James Gray (1969). After him are Nancy Walker (1922), Arto Lindsay (1953), Charisma Carpenter (1970), Carlos Bernard (1962), Bob Hite (1943), and Samuel Eliot Morison (1887).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Andrew Stanton ranks 333. Before him are Monte Hellman (1932), Robert Kramer (1939), Frank Pierson (1925), J. Searle Dawley (1877), Jack Sholder (1945), and James Gray (1969). After him are William C. deMille (1878), David Twohy (1955), James Algar (1912), Stan Brakhage (1933), Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), and Max Hardcore (1956).

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