William Joyce
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William Joyce

Born 11 December 1957 · Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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William Edward Joyce (born December 11, 1959) is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry. He has written and illustrated over 50 children’s books and novels which have been translated into over 40 languages. Joyce began his film career as a concept artist for Toy Story (1995), and has since been active in both animation and live-action. He subsequently landed credits on films including A Bug's Life (1998) and Robots (2005). His book A Day with Wilbur Robinson was adapted into the Disney film Meet the Robinsons (2007), with which he had direct involvement.

Known for

Rise of the Guardians
Robots
Epic
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Buddy
Rolie Polie Olie
Silent
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
The Scarecrow
The Numberlys
Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
The Cask of Amontillado
Mr. Spam Gets a New Hat
The Numberlys
The Cask of Amontillado
Silent
Epic
The Scarecrow
Rise of the Guardians
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Robots
The Man in the Moon
Buddy
William Joyce · Midrow