Pete Docter Biography

He is best known for directing the films Monsters, Inc.and Up, and as a key figure and collaborator in Pixar AnimationStudios.The A.V.Club has called him "almost universallysuccessful".He has been nominated for six Oscars (one win thusfar for Up -- Best Animated Feature), three Annie Awards (winningtwo), a BAFTA Children's Film Award (which he won), and a Hochi FilmAward (which he won).He has described himself as a "geeky kidfrom Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons. "He is now working on a top-secret project, that will be releasedin 2013 or 2014.He will not direct Monsters, Inc.2.