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Teddy Newton | |
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Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (2004–present) |
Notable work | Day & Night |
Spouse | Stacey Newton |
Children | 1 |
Teddy Newton is an American animator and voice actor, best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios.
Newton has notably worked as a storyboard artist for 2 Stupid Dogs, The Iron Giant, and Dexter's Laboratory, and as a character designer on The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, all three of which were directed by Brad Bird. He also co-wrote the short film Jack-Jack Attack and provided the voices of multiple characters in movies such as The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up, as well as the Chatter Telephone in Toy Story 3 and Mini Buzz in Toy Story Toons: Small Fry. His directorial debut was with the short Day & Night, which was nominated for Best Animated Short Film Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards. [1]
By November 2012, Newton was slated to direct an untitled Pixar feature film, with Derek Connolly writing the screenplay. [2]
In November 2018, it was announced that Newton would direct Sneaks. [3] However, in October 2021, he was replaced by Rob Edwards. [4]
In September 2019, it was announced that Newton will create the story for and co-direct a Funko film with Mark Dindal for the Warner Animation Group. [5] In February 2021, Newton was confirmed to write the screenplay for it, in addition to his story-writing and directing duties. [6]
Newton is married to Stacey, a story manager at Pixar Animation Studios. They have a son Ace, born on January 21, 2011. [7]
After Sundance, Connolly moved up to Emeryville to work at Pixar, where he's writing an untitled project for Teddy Newton (Day and Night). 'It's totally different, the way they do things up here. You're here everyday. You don't go away for three months and come up with a script. You're involved with a director and it's very collaborative.' The Pixar gang also told him 'not to dumb it down or treat animation like it's for kids.'