Jonas Rivera
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Born | Jonas H. Rivera[1] May 2, 1971[1] |
Education | Film Production[3] |
Alma mater | San Francisco State University[3] |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 1994–present |
Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (1994–present) |
Notable work | Up, Inside Out, Toy Story 4, Soul |
Spouse(s) | Michele |
Children | 3 |
Jonas H. Rivera (born May 2, 1971) is an American film producer. He produced the animated films Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), Toy Story 4 (2019) and Soul (2020) all of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Rivera is an alumnus of San Francisco State University and has worked with Pixar Animation Studios since 1994.[4]
Early life[]
Rivera was born and raised in Castro Valley, California. His father is of Mexican descent, while his mother is of English Canadian descent.[5] As a boy, he wanted to become an animator, but according to him, he could not draw: "I was a terrible artist, and I still am."[4] Rivera graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Film Production.[3]
Career[]
In 1994, in the last year of making Toy Story, he joined Pixar as their first production intern:[4] "I saw Luxo Jr. in a class and liked it so much I cold-called Pixar."[6] Since then he worked on almost every Pixar film, at first as a coordinator and manager.[3] In 2009, as the producer of Up, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[7] Rivera also produced Inside Out (2015) and Toy Story 4, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[8] He was the Development Producer on Soul.
During the making of the first Toy Story, he was collecting things used in the production of the movie, a collection which would eventually be known as the Pixar Archives, now counting thousands of objects and stored in a climate-controlled building. He was inspired by Disney, which also saved objects from the studio productions.[9]
Personal life[]
Rivera is married to Michele.[10] They have three children: daughters Ava and Elsa[2] and son William.[10]
Filmography[]
- Toy Story (1995) – Production office assistant[11]
- A Bug's Life (1998) – Art department coordinator[11]
- Toy Story 2 (1999) – Marketing and creative resources coordinator[11]
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) – Art department manager[11]
- Cars (2006) – Production manager, voice of "Boost"
- Up (2009) – Producer - nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture
- George and A.J. (2009) (short film) - Executive Producer
- Inside Out (2015) – Producer - winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[12]
- Riley's First Date? (2015) – Executive Producer
- Toy Story 4 (2019) – Producer - winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[13]
- Soul (2020) – Development Producer
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Jonas H Rivera, Born 05/02/1971 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hartlaub, Peter (March 6, 2010). "Q&A: "Up" producer and Oscar nominee Jonas Rivera". SFGate. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jonas Rivera". Pixar Weekend. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Hartlaub, Peter (March 6, 2010). "'Up' producer Jonas Rivera dreams of Oscar". SFGate. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (July 9, 2019). "Interview: Pixar Producer Jonas River on Toy Story Bonnie's Dad". Remezcla. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Kiefer, Jonathan (June 2006). "Pixar at Twenty". Diablo Magazine. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "The 82nd Academy Awards (2010) Nominees and Winners". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Jonas Rivera - Awards". IMDB.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Here's What You'll Find Inside The Secret, Climate-Controlled Pixar Archives
- ^ Jump up to: a b Disney Pixar (August 27, 2014). "A pitcher-perfect family at this weekend's Oakland A's game. Producer Jonas Rivera, his wife Michele, their son William, and the A's mascot Stomper the Elephant were all there to celebrate Jonas throwing the first pitch". Instagram. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jonas Rivera". IMDB.com. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Kenny, Mary (April 18, 2016). "Oscar-winning producer Jonas Rivera to be SF State Commencement speaker". SF State News. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-02-09/animated-feature-2020-oscar
External links[]
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- 1971 births
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- American animated film producers
- American film producers
- American people of Mexican descent
- Pixar people
- Producers who won the Best Animated Feature Academy Award
- People from Castro Valley, California
- San Francisco State University alumni