Jeff Pidgeon is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist and voice actor, formerly at Pixar.
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Early life
Influenced by Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts, Jeff Pidgeon dreamed of becoming a newspaper cartoonist. He studied and graduated with a BFA degree from the California Institute of the Arts. He currently lives in Northern California.
Career
In 1991, he began working for Pixar Animation Studios, where he worked as a writer, animator, and voice actor for 32 years. He has worked behind the scenes on films such as FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and WALL-E, as well as many US TV shows. He also provided the voice for the "Aliens" in the Toy Story films and the Toy Story Toons short, Hawaiian Vacation. Pidgeon was one of 75 Pixar employees laid off by The Walt Disney Company as part of an ongoing company-wide restructuring in July 2024.
He is the designer of Hamton J. Pig in Tiny Toon Adventures.
Pidgeon has also manufactured his own toys.
Filmography
Production work
Toy Story 5 (2026) - Story artist
Turning Red (2022) - Additional storyboard artist
Toy Story 4 (2019) - Story artist
Monsters University (2013) - Story artist
Toy Story 3 (2010) - Story artist
Up (2009) - Story artist
WALL-E (2008) - Story artist
Your Friend the Rat (2007) - Writer
Lifted (2006) - Story artist
Mike's New Car (2002) - Writer
Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Original Story, Story artist
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000-2001) - Creative consultant
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000) - Creative consultant
Toy Story 2 (1999) - Story artist, additional story material
A Bug's Life (1998) - additional storyboard artist
Toy Story (1995) - Animator, story artist
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) - Additional character designer
Taz-Mania (1991) - Animation layout artist, concept artist
The Simpsons (1990-1991) - Character layout artist
Voice acting
Hoppers (2026) - Beaverton Citizen, Owl, Deer
Dug Days (2021) - Fly
Forky Asks a Question (2020) - Mr. Spell
Toy Story 4 (2019) - Aliens
Kingdom Hearts III (2019) (video game) - Aliens
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2014) (video game) - Aliens
Disney Infinity (2013) (video game) - Aliens
Monsters University (2013) - Additional Voices
Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (2011) (video game) - Aliens
Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (2011) - Aliens
Toy Story 3: The Video Game (2010) (video game) - Aliens
Toy Story 3 (2010) - Aliens
Toy Story Mania! (2009) (video game) - Aliens
Tracy (2009) - Justin Pooge
Up (2009) - Additional Voices
WALL-E (2008) - Additional Voices
Toy Story Midway Mania! (2008) - Aliens
The Incredibles (2004) - Additional Voices
Finding Nemo (2003) - Additional Voices
Monsters, Inc (2001) - Bile
