FILM DIRECTOR

Lee Unkrich

1967 - Today

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Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, editor and writer. He is best known for his work with animation studio Pixar, which he joined in 1994 as an editor before being credited as a co-director on Toy Story 2 (1999). Following the film's success, Unkrich served a similar role for the films Monsters, Inc. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Unkrich has received more than 1,180,336 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Lee Unkrich is the 1,219th most popular film director (up from 1,251st in 2019), the 8,070th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,651st in 2019) and the 305th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lee Unkrich ranks 1,219 out of 2,041. Before him are Walter Murch, Feng Xiaogang, José Padilha, Adam McKay, Arne Sucksdorff, and Tom McCarthy. After him are Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Laura Poitras, David Koepp, Priit Pärn, Sidney Franklin, and Gregory Ratoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Lee Unkrich ranks 237. Before him are Scott Weiland, Kenji Goto, Junkie XL, Nicola Berti, Juhi Chawla, and José Padilha. After him are Kajsa Ollongren, Faith Hill, Sergei Grinkov, Skin, Quentin Meillassoux, and Ted Chiang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lee Unkrich ranks 8,070 out of 20,380. Before him are Thelma Houston (1946), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Peter Mark Richman (1927), Tom McCarthy (1966), Bruce Buck (1946), and Robin Givens (1964). After him are Patti Austin (1950), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Memphis Minnie (1897), and Faith Hill (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lee Unkrich ranks 305. Before him are David Hand (1900), George Abbott (1887), Stan Brakhage (1933), Walter Murch (1943), Adam McKay (1968), and Tom McCarthy (1966). After him are Laura Poitras (1964), David Koepp (1963), Sidney Franklin (1893), Doug Liman (1965), David Ayer (1968), and Tony Gilroy (1956).

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Filmography

Coco
Director
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
Oct 27o 20178.209 / 10
Finding Nemo
Director
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
May 30o 20037.819 / 10
Monsters, Inc.
Director
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
Nov 1o 20017.845 / 10