William Joyce (b. 1957)

Birthplace:
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Born:
December 11, 1957

William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1959) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry.  He has written and illustrated over 50 children’s books and novels which have been translated into over 40 languages.  Joyce began his film career as a concept artist for Toy Story (1995), and has since been active in both animation and live-action. He subsequently landed credits on films including A Bug's Life (1998) and Robots (2005). His book A Day with Wilbur Robinson was adapted into the Disney film Meet the Robinsons (2007), with which he had direct involvement.  Among his many awards, Joyce has won six Emmys, three Annies, and an Academy award, the last being for his short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011).  Joyce was named by Newsweek magazine as “one of the 100 people to watch in the new millennium. His feature films, all based on his books, include Epic, Rise of the Guardians, Robots, and Meet the Robinsons. His television series include the animated Rolie Polie Olie, for which he was creator and showrunner.  He has also painted numerous covers for the New Yorker Magazine. His company, Howdybot Studios, is focused on Joyce's stories in a variety of mediums and media. Joyce's short film Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat (2022) has won awards at a number of film festivals in the U.S. He is also in pre-production on an animated version of The Great Gatsby. Both projects are in collaboration with DNEG Animation.  In 2022, Joyce's novel Ollie's Odyssey was adapted into a Netflix series titled Lost Ollie.  Description above from the Wikipedia article William Joyce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Adaptation:
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Raven

Associate Producer:
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Raven
2019  Martha: A Picture Story

Book:
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2013  Epic
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Raven
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
????  Santa Calls

Co-Producer:
1997  Buddy
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2013  Epic
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Raven
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
????  Santa Calls

Concept Artist:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2013  Epic
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Raven
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
????  Santa Calls

Creator:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2013  Epic
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
????  Santa Calls

Director:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Executive Producer:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Novel:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Producer:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  Robots
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2013  The Scarecrow
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Production Design:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  Robots
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2013  The Scarecrow
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Screenplay:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  Robots
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2013  The Scarecrow
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Screenstory:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  Robots
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2013  The Scarecrow
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Story:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
2005  Robots
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2013  The Scarecrow
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Visual Development:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
1998  A Bug's Life
2005  Robots
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2013  The Scarecrow
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Writer:
1995  Toy Story
1997  Buddy
1998  A Bug's Life
2005  Robots
2005  The Man in the Moon
2007  Meet the Robinsons
2012  Rise of the Guardians
2012  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
2012  The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2013  Epic
2013  The Scarecrow
2014  Silent
2014  The Cask of Amontillado
2014  The Numberlys
2014  The Raven
2015  The Numberlys
2019  Martha: A Picture Story
2021  Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
????  Santa Calls
????  The Great Gatsby

Book:
2022  Lost Ollie

Creator:
1998  Rolie Polie Olie
2022  Lost Ollie

Executive Producer:
1998  Rolie Polie Olie
2022  Lost Ollie

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