
Joe Ranft
Known For
Writing
Born
1960-03-13 in Pasadena, California, USA
Died
2005-08-16
Biography
Joseph Henry Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and voice actor, who worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation. His younger brother Jerome Ranft is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Ranft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For

Monsters, Inc.
as Additional Voices (voice)

Toy Story
as Lenny the Binoculars (voice)

Finding Nemo
as Jacques (voice)

Toy Story 2
as Wheezy (voice)

A Bug's Life
as Heimlich / Additional Voices (voice)

The Incredibles
as Additional Voices (voice)

Cars
as Red / Peterbilt (voice)

The Nightmare Before Christmas
as Igor (voice) (uncredited)

Elf
as Store Owner (uncredited)

Monkeybone
as Streetsquash Rabbit (voice)

A Night at the Roxbury
as Hottie Dancer

The Pixar Story
as Self - Heimlich/ Lenny

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Wheezy (voice)

The Brave Little Toaster
as Elmo St. Peters (voice)

Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)

Making 'Toy Story'
as Self

The Sweatbox
as Self

Hansel and Gretel
as Puppeteer

The Inspiration for 'Cars'
as Self - Co-director