Joshua Patrick "Josh" Cooley is an American story artist at
Pixar Animation Studios, who served as a storyboard artist for
The Incredibles,
Cars,
Ratatouille,
Up, and
Cars 2. He also served as an additional story supervisor on
Cars 2. He wrote and directed the short film
George and A.J. and also was the story editor of the
Toy Story Toons short
Small Fry, in which he voiced a cashier and
Lizard Wizard. In addition, he performed the voice of Omega in
Up, Roger and Vroomaroundus Bugus in
Cars Toons and
Jangles the Clown in
Inside Out. He also directed
Toy Story 4.
Feature Film Filmography
Pixar
Year
|
Film
|
Position
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Company
|
2004
|
The Incredibles
|
Storyboard Artist
|
Pixar
|
2006
|
Cars
|
2007
|
Ratatouille
|
2009
|
Up
|
Storyboard Artist/Voice Actor (Omega)
|
2011
|
Cars 2
|
Storyboard Artist/Additional Story Supervisor
|
2012
|
Brave
|
Storyboard Artist (Uncredited)
|
2015
|
Inside Out
|
Screenplay/Story Supervisor/Voice Actor (Jangles the Clown)
|
The Good Dinosaur
|
Special Thanks
|
2019
|
Toy Story 4
|
Director
|
2020
|
Onward
|
Special Thanks
|
Soul
|
Additional Dialogue Contributions
|
Animated Shorts Filmography
Year
|
Film
|
Position
|
Company
|
2008
|
Cars Toons
|
Voice Actor (Roger and Vroomaroundus Bugus)
|
Pixar
|
2009
|
George and A.J.
|
Writer/Director
|
2011
|
Toy Story Toons: "Small Fry"
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Story Editor/Voice Actor (Cashier and Wizard Lizard)
|
2015
|
Riley's First Date?
|
Writer/Director/Voice Actor (Bill's Sadness)
|
2021
|
22 vs. Earth
|
Writer
|
Roles
Vroomaroundus Bugus
(Cars Toons)
Gallery
Josh Cooley and
Pete Docter attending the 2015 D23 Expo.
Josh Cooley speaks at the 2015 D23 Expo.
Josh Cooley attending the 2017 D23 Expo.
Josh Cooley supervising
Tony Hale's recording session for
Toy Story 4.
Josh Cooley,
Jonas Rivera, and Mark Nielsen at the premiere of Toy Story 4 in June 2019.
Rivera, Cooley, and Nielsen accepting the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Toy Story 4.
Trivia
- He is the youngest person to direct any Toy Story media.
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