RANFT, Joe 1960–

PERSONAL

Full name, Joseph H. Ranft; born March 13, 1960, in Pasadena, CA.

Career: Voice performer, writer, artist, and cinematographer. Worked as a storyboard artist, animator, and storyboard supervisor.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding animated program, 1988, for The Brave Little Toaster; Academy Award nomination (with others), best screenplay written directly for the screen, 1996, for Toy Story; Annie Award nomination (with others), International Animated Film Society, outstanding individual achievement for writing in an animated feature production, 1999, for A Bug's Life; Annie Award (with Dan Jeup), outstanding individual achievement for story boarding in an animated feature production, 2000, for Toy Story 2.

CREDITS

Animated Film Appearances:

Voice of Elmo St. Peters, The Brave Little Toaster (also known as The Brave Little Toaster: A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances), Hyperion Pictures, 1987.

Voices of Lenny the binoculars and others, Toy Story, Buena Vista, 1995.

Voice of Heimlich, A Bug's Life, Buena Vista, 1998.

Voice of street–squashed rabbit, Monkeybone (live action and animated), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1999.

Voice of Wheezy, Toy Story 2, Buena Vista, 1999.

Voice of Wheezy, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2000.

Voice of Jacques, Finding Nemo, Buena Vista, 2003.

Film Additional Voices; Animated Films:

Toy Story, Buena Vista, 1995.

Monsters, Inc., Buena Vista, 2001.

The Incredibles (also known as Hum Hai Laajawab), Buena Vista, 2004.

Film Story Supervisor; Animated Films:

The Rescuers Down Under, Buena Vista, 1990.

Toy Story, Buena Vista, 1995.

A Bug's Life, Buena Vista, 1998.

Toy Story 2, Buena Vista, 1999.

Film Storyboard Supervisor:

The Nightmare before Christmas (animated; also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas), Buena Vista, 1993.

James and the Giant Peach (live action and animated), Buena Vista, 1996.

Film Work; Other:

Cinematographer, animation director, and character creator, The Brave Little Toaster (also known as The Brave Little Toaster: A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances), Hyperion Pictures, 1987.

Storysketch artist, Who Framed Roger Rabbit (live action and animated; also known as Who Shot Roger Rabbit?), Buena Vista, 1988.

Title designer, Drop Dead Fred, New Line Cinema, 1991.

Television Storyboard Artist; Animated Programs:

The Brave Little Toaster, c. 1987.

Back to the Future (series), CBS, 1991–1993.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Character creator, The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (animated; also known as Brave Little Toaster 2), Walt Disney Home Video, 1998.

Character designer, The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (animated), Hyperion Pictures/Kushner–Locke, 1999.

Himself, Beauty and the Beast: Disney's Animation Magic, Walt Disney Home Video, 2002.

Video Games:

Voice of Heimlich, A Bug's Life, 1999.

Voice of Jacques, Finding Nemo, THQ Inc., 2003.

WRITINGS

Screenplays; Animated Films:

The Brave Little Toaster (also known as The Brave Little Toaster: A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances), Hyperion Pictures, 1987.

The Rescuers Down Under, Buena Vista, 1990.

Stories for Animated Films:

The Brave Little Toaster (also known as The Brave Little Toaster: A Bedtime Story for Small Appliances), Hyperion Pictures, 1987.

Oliver & Company, Buena Vista, 1988.

Beauty and the Beast, Buena Vista, 1991.

The Lion King, Buena Vista, 1994.

Toy Story, Buena Vista, 1995.

A Bug's Life, Buena Vista, 1998.

Fantasia/2000, Buena Vista/IMAX Corporation, 1999.

Toy Story 2, Buena Vista, 1999.

Teleplays; Specials:

An All New Adventure of Disney's Sport Goofy, The Disney Channel, 1987.