

He originally wanted BURN-E's story arc part of the actual film, but Stanton ended up wanting him to develop it into a short which eventually became BURN-E, which can now be viewed on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of WALL-E. After animating a small scene for a side character named BURN-E, MacLane wanted to know what might happen to the character. After serving as Supervising Animator on One Man Band, MacLane started working on the story team for Andrew Stanton's WALL-E and later moved up to Directing Animator. His work on The Incredibles gained him an Annie for Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation. He also worked in the character development on Monsters, Inc. He worked as an animator on every Pixar feature film from A Bug's Life through Toy Story 3. MacLane joined Pixar in 1997, starting as an animator on Geri's Game. In 1997, he received a bachelor of fine arts from Rhode Island School of Design.

He originally wanted to be a comic book artist but halfway through school switched to animation and hoped one day he could work at the Will Vinton Studios (now Laika) and would eventually go on to work for the studio before working for Pixar. Early life and career Īngus MacLane was born on April 13, 1975, in Riverside County, California, but grew up in Portland, Oregon. MacLane is also a Lego enthusiast and created the CubeDudes building format and designed a LEGO WALL-E that has become an official set from The Lego Group. He co-directed the film Finding Dory (2016) and made his solo feature directorial debut with the Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear (2022).

Angus MacLane (born April 13, 1975) is an American animator, filmmaker, and voice actor best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios.
