William E. Luckey[1] (July 28, 1934 - February 24, 2018) was an animator, director, writer, and voice actor. He died on February 24, 2018, after an extended illness.
Biography[]
Luckey began his career with Pixar as the 5th animator in 1992[2]. He wrote, directed, and performed all the voices in the short film Boundin'. Luckey also did the voice of Rick Dicker in The Incredibles and Jack-Jack Attack, as well as Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3 and Toy Story Toons. Luckey was born in 1934 in Billings, Montana.
Before coming to Pixar, Luckey created many cartoons for Sesame Street[3].
Filmography[]
- Toy Story (1995): story artist, animator, character designer
- A Bug's Life (1998): story artist, sketch artist, additional character designer
- Toy Story 2 (1999): story artist, new character designer
- Monsters, Inc. (2001): story artist, character designer, and visual development artist
- Boundin' (2003): director, writer, production designer, composer, vocalist, lyricist
- The Incredibles (2004): voice of Rick Dicker
- Jack-Jack Attack (2005): voice of Rick Dicker
- Cars (2006): additional story artist, visual development artist
- Mater and the Ghostlight (2006): title card designer
- Ratatouille (2007): additional visual development artist
- Toy Story 3 (2010): voice of Chuckles, story artist
- Toy Story Toons (2011-2012):
- Hawaiian Vacation (2011): voice of Chuckles (1 episode)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ "GEMA - Mitglieder - Repertoiresuche". Online.gema.de.
- ↑ Bud Luckey - Animator, Director (Boundin'), Character Designer (Designer of Toy Story's, Woody) Passes Away at Age 83, Pixar Post, TJ Wolsos, February 26, 2018.
- ↑ Bud Luckey, Oscar-Nominated Animator Who Designed Woody for 'Toy Story,' Dies at 83, Hollywood Reporter, Rhett Bartlett, February 25, 2018.