Angus MacLane (born April 13, 1975) is an American animator, filmmaker and voice actor, best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios. He co-directed the film Finding Dory (2016) and made his solo feature directorial debut with the Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear (2022). MacLane is also a Lego enthusiast and created the CubeDudes building format and designed a LEGO WALL-E that has become an official set from The Lego Group.
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Early life and education
Angus MacLane (born Angus Tyler MacLane), was born on April 13, 1975, in Riverside County, California, but grew up in Portland, Oregon. His father, Don MacLane was credited for "Math" in the film directed by his son, Lightyear, where he calculated the course-correction math the titular character used on his first test flight. He originally wanted to be a comic book artist but halfway through school switched to animation and hoped one day he could work at the Will Vinton Studios (now Laika) and would eventually go on to work for the studio before working for Pixar. In 1997, he received a bachelor of fine arts from Rhode Island School of Design.
