William Reeves

William Reeves

Infobox Actor
name=William Reeves
imagesize= 93X130
caption=
birthdate=
location=Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
occupation=
children= Julia, Oliver, & Ian Reeves
spouse= Ricki Blau
academyawards=1987 - Nominated: Animated Short Film
"Luxo, Jr."
1988 - Won: Animated Short Film
"Tin Toy"
1997 - Won: Scientific and Engineering Award
For the original concept and the development of particle systems used to create computer generated visual effects in motion pictures.
1998 - Won: Scientific and Engineering Award
For the development of the Marionette Three-Dimensional Computer Animation System.

William Reeves, also known as Bill, is a pioneer in the field of computer graphics. He was the technical director who worked with John Lasseter on the animation breakthrough shorts: Luxo Jr and The Adventures of André and Wally B..

John and Bill received an Oscar, 1988 Best Animated Short Film, for their work on the film Tin Toy. Their collaboration continued with Bill acting as the Supervising Technical Director of the first feature length, computer-animated film: Toy Story.

After completing a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, Bill was hired by George Lucas as a member of the LucasFilms Industrial Light and Magic, Computer Graphics Group. He was one of the founding employees of Pixar when it was sold in 1986 to Steve Jobs.

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