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Pixar

American computer animation studio

Pixar , doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of the Disney Entertainment segment of the Walt Disney Company.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Feb 3, 1986Founded1
  • Industryfilm industry1
  • HeadquartersEmeryville1
  • Founded inRichmond1
  • Websitewww.pixar.com
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1

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The story

Founded by Alvy Ray Smith and Edwin Catmull on Feb 3, 1986, in Richmond.1

Leadership

Who has led Pixar, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief financial officer

  1. Ann Mather1999–2004
1990200020102020

Products and brands

  • software

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Walt Disney Studios

Owners

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20201,2331

Timeline

  1. May 5, 2006Acquired Acquired by The Walt Disney Company1
  2. Feb 3, 1986Founded Founded in Richmond1
  3. 1986Acquired Acquired by Steve Jobs1

Sources

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