Occupation Film producer Name Jonas Rivera Years active 1994–present Role Producer | Spouse Michele Rivera | |
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Residence Oakland, California, United States Children Eva Rivera, William Rivera, Elsa Rivera Movies Inside Out, Up, Cars Similar People Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen, Bob Peterson, John Lasseter, Lewis Black | ||
Inside out interview with writer director pete docter and producer jonas rivera
Jonas Rivera is an American producer. He produced the animated films Up (2009) and Inside Out (2015). Rivera is an alumnus of San Francisco State University who has worked with Pixar Animation Studios since 1994.
Contents
- Inside out interview with writer director pete docter and producer jonas rivera
- Creative minds pete docter jonas rivera in conversation
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Creative minds pete docter jonas rivera in conversation
Early life
Rivera was born and raised in Castro Valley, California. 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." Rivera graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Film Production.
Career
In 1994, in the last year of making Toy Story, he joined Pixar as the first production intern: "I saw Luxo Jr. in a class and liked it so much I cold-called Pixar." Since then he worked on almost every Pixar film, at first as a coordinator and manager. In 2009, as the producer of Up, he received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Picture. Rivera also produced Pete Docter's Inside Out (2015), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Personal life
Rivera is married to Michele. They have three children: daughters Ava and Elsa, and son William. He is of Mexican American descent.