Bob Peterson

Robert "Bob" Peterson (born January 1961) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor, who has worked for Pixar since 1994. His first job was working as a layout artist and animator on Toy Story. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Petersonis a co-director and the writer of Up, which gained him his second Oscar nomination. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug the dog and Alpha the dog in Up and in Dug's Special Mission, and the Janitor in Toy Story 3. Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, his family moved to Dover, Ohio, where he graduated from Dover High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University, and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1986. While attending Purdue, he wrote and illustrated the comic strip Loco Motives for the Purdue Exponent. Prior to coming to Pixar, Peterson worked at Wavefront Technologies and Rezn8 Productions. In 2008, Peterson played the part of Terry Cane, a puppeteer in Dan Scanlon's first feature film Tracy. He also played additional voices in Tokyo Mater in 2008, and the voice of Mr. Ray for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland Park in 2007. His most recent job at Pixar was voicing the Janitor at Sunnyside Daycare Center in Pixar's 11th film, Toy Story 3, which was released on June 18, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Peterson (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Elio

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

Release Date2025-06-18

Charactersd Universal Users Manual (voice)

Vote Count702

Monsters, Inc.

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.

Release Date2001-11-01

DepartmentWriting

JobStory Supervisor

Charactersd Roz (voice)

Vote Count19275

Up

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

Release Date2009-05-28

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Dug / Alpha (voice)

Vote Count21128

Toy Story 3

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.

Release Date2010-06-16

Charactersd Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count15318

Finding Nemo

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.

Release Date2003-05-30

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Mr. Ray / Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count20087

The Incredibles

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

Release Date2004-11-05

Charactersd Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count18455

Cars 3

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician with her own plan to win, inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!

Release Date2017-06-15

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Chick Hicks (voice)

Vote Count6207

Cars

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

Release Date2006-06-08

Charactersd Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count14720

Monsters at Work

Ever since he was a kid, Tylor Tuskmon has dreamed of becoming a Scarer just like his idol James P. Sullivan, and now that dream is about to come true... or not. The day he arrives at Monsters Incorporated to begin his dream job as a Scarer, he learns that scaring is out and laughter is in! After being reassigned to the Monsters, Inc. Facilities Team, Tylor sets his sights on a new goal: figuring out how to be funny and becoming a Jokester.

Release Date2021-07-07

DepartmentCrew

JobCreative Consultant

Charactersd Roz / Roze (voice)

Episode Count10

Vote Count1395

Monsters University

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Release Date2013-06-19

Charactersd Roz (voice)

Vote Count11050

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?

The energetic Peas-n-a-Pod siblings teach Forky about reading and how it is done, with a little help from Mr. Spell

Release Date2020-01-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count60

Finding Dory

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Release Date2016-06-16

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Charactersd Mr. Ray (voice)

Vote Count12446

Carl's Date

Carl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl's pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends—if you're a dog.

Release Date2023-06-15

DepartmentWriting

JobStory Artist

Charactersd Dug / Alpha (voice)

Vote Count431

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?

Forky Asks a Question: What is Money? Hamm attempts to give Forky a lesson on how the US monetary system works.

Release Date2019-11-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count101

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Leader?

Dolly teaches Forky about the qualities of a good leader, and Forky puts those qualities to the test!

Release Date2019-12-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count61

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Art?

Mr. Pricklepants tells Forky about the complexities of being an actor and the art of performance.

Release Date2019-11-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count81

Dug's Special Mission

Dug is sent on foolish missions by Alpha, Beta, and Gamma so they can hunt for the Bird of Paradise Falls by themselves. Dug may find that where he belongs is not where he's been looking.

Release Date2009-11-10

Charactersd Dug / Alpha (voice)

Vote Count433

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Cheese?

Buttercup, annoyed with all of Forky's questions, speed teaches everything there is.

Release Date2020-01-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count75

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

Forky attempts to understand the concept of love from Bonnie’s elder toys who believe they’ve been there, done that.

Release Date2019-12-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count79

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?

Forky shares his thoughts on what makes a good friend based on his limited exposure to the world inside Bonnie’s house.

Release Date2019-11-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count88

Dug Days

A series of shorts that follows the humorous misadventures of Dug, the lovable dog from Disney and Pixar’s “Up.” Each short features everyday events that occur in Dug's backyard, all through the exciting (and slightly distorted) eyes of our favorite talking dog.

Release Date2021-09-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Dug (voice)

Episode Count5

Vote Count535

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?

Rex uses the age of dinosaurs as an example to give Forky an understanding of the concept of time.

Release Date2019-11-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count71

El Materdor

Mater is a matador fighting a herd of bulldozers in Spain. When Lightning McQueen enters the story, the bulldozers begin to chase him due to his red paint.

Release Date2008-10-29

Charactersd Additional Voice Talent (voice)

Vote Count103

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Pet?

Forky meets Rib Tickles and finds her charming and pleasant, only to be schooled by Rib on the dangers of law enforcement.

Release Date2019-12-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count63

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

Release Date2008-11-02

Charactersd Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count177

The Pixar Story

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

Release Date2007-08-28

Charactersd Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)

Vote Count239

George and A.J.

George and A.J. is a short film created by Pixar which uses characters from the film Up to tell what Nurses George and A.J. did after Carl Fredricksen left with his house tied to balloons in the feature film.

Release Date2009-11-10

Charactersd Dug (voice)

Vote Count164

Geri's Game

An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game's nearly over, Geri manages to turn the tables.

Release Date1997-11-24

Charactersd Geri (voice)

Vote Count1180

LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

Join some of your favorite Pixar characters for adventures set in the world of LEGO! Each of the 5 BrickToon stories deliver familiar faces and places, with heart, humor and a LEGO twist.

Release Date2024-09-04

Charactersd Mr. Ray (voice)

Episode Count1

Vote Count14

Tokyo Mater

A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.

Release Date2008-11-21

Charactersd Additional Voice Talent (voice)

Vote Count149

Mater the Greater

Mater tells Lightning McQueen about his former job as a daredevil.

Release Date2008-10-28

Charactersd Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count108

Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor

Participate in a hilarious, gag-tastic interactive comedy show—starring Monsters, Inc. and company!

Release Date2007-04-02

Charactersd Roz

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

Enjoy blindsided testimonials from the Crazy 8's, touting the transformative impact Miss Fritter's Racing School has had in reshaping the direction of their lives.

Release Date2017-10-24

Charactersd Dr. Damage (voice)

Vote Count41

Cars: Lightning Racers

Cars: Lightning Racers

Lightning McQueen gears up for all-new adventures in Radiator Springs alongside his hilarious best friend Mater and new friends thrill-seeking drag car Pipes and mud-loving monster truck Miles.

Charactersd Chick Hicks (voice)

Episode Count1

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?

Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.

Release Date2019-12-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Voice Over Announcer (voice)

Vote Count64

Rescue Squad Mater

Lightning McQueen and Mater are driving in Radiator Springs and drive past Red, who is hosing some plants near Stanley. Mater tells Lightning that he used to be a firetruck, but Lightning doesn't believe Mater.

Release Date2008-10-27

Charactersd Additional Voice Talent (voice)

Vote Count99

Monsters Funday Football

ESPN's Funday Football is back with Monsters, Inc.! Mike and Sulley will duke it out on the Monstropolis cheer floor as part of a real-time Animated Monday Night football Game.

Release Date2025-12-08

Charactersd Roz (Voice)

Making 'Nemo'

A special documentary showing how producer John Lasseter, director Andrew Stanton and the rest of the creative team met the many production challenges when making Finding Nemo.

Release Date2003-11-04

Charactersd Self - Co-Writer

Toy Story

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.

Release Date1995-11-22

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobAnimation

Vote Count19342

Inside Out

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

Release Date2015-06-17

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Dialogue

Vote Count22974

The Good Dinosaur

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Release Date2015-11-14

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Vote Count5847

Exploring the Reef

Jean-Michael Cousteau's documentary about the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting interrupted by characters from Disney's Finding Nemo.

Release Date2003-11-04

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count18

Marine Life Interviews

Interviews with the animals at the Marine Life Institute about their experiences with Dory.

Release Date2016-11-15

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count78