Jimmy Hayward
Jimmy Hayward is widely renowned for his work in feature film animation. His studio directorial debut, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, was a huge success, earning nearly $300 million worldwide. Jonah Hex marks his live-action feature directorial debut.
Hayward gained early directorial prominence as a commercial director before venturing into television in the nascent years of CGI as one of the original animators of ABC's pioneering computer-animated series Reboot.
He was quickly recruited by Pixar Animation to work as animator on the groundbreaking film Toy Story, followed by Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, Monster's Inc. and Finding Nemo.
After a decade at Pixar, Hayward joined Blue Sky Studios as a writer and sequence director on the animated feature hit Robots.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2010.
Jimmy Hayward Facts
| Occupation | Director |
Selected Filmography
| Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! | ||
| Jonah Hex | ||
| Free Birds | ||
| Horton Hears a Who | ||
| 4 Film Favorites: Comics Collection | ||
| Blue Sky Studios Collection | ||
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory & Charlotte's Web DVD Animated Cartoon Set | ||
| Ice Ace & Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who Cartoons DVD Animated Set | ||
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