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Bob Peterson

Actor

Bob Peterson

Born January 18, 1961 in Wooster, Ohio, USA33 films

Robert "Bob" Peterson (born January 1961) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor, who has worked for Pixar since 1994. His first job was working as a layout artist and animator on Toy Story. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Petersonis a co-director and the writer of Up, which gained him his second Oscar nomination. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug the dog and Alpha the dog in Up and in Dug's Special Mission, and the Janitor in Toy Story 3.

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Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, his family moved to Dover, Ohio, where he graduated from Dover High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University, and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1986. While attending Purdue, he wrote and illustrated the comic strip Loco Motives for the Purdue Exponent. Prior to coming to Pixar, Peterson worked at Wavefront Technologies and Rezn8 Productions.

In 2008, Peterson played the part of Terry Cane, a puppeteer in Dan Scanlon's first feature film Tracy. He also played additional voices in Tokyo Mater in 2008, and the voice of Mr. Ray for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland Park in 2007. His most recent job at Pixar was voicing the Janitor at Sunnyside Daycare Center in Pixar's 11th film, Toy Story 3, which was released on June 18, 2010.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Monsters, Inc. poster7.9Monsters, Inc.2001Finding Nemo poster7.8Finding Nemo2003The Incredibles poster7.7The Incredibles2004Toy Story 3 poster7.8Toy Story 32010Cars poster7.1Cars2006Finding Dory poster7.0Finding Dory2016Monsters University poster7.1Monsters University2013Hoppers poster8.1Hoppers2026

Filmography

33 films as actor
  1. 2026HoppersAdditional Voices (voice)
  2. 2025Monsters Funday FootballRoz (Voice)
  3. 2025ElioUniversal Users Manual (voice)
  4. 2023Carl's DateDug / Alpha (voice)
  5. 2020Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  6. 2020Forky Asks a Question: What Is Cheese?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  7. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Pet?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  8. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Leader?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  9. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  10. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  11. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  12. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is Art?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  13. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  14. 2019Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?Voice Over Announcer (voice)
  15. 2017Miss Fritter's Racing SkooolDr. Damage (voice)
  16. 2017Cars 3Chick Hicks (voice)
  17. 2016Finding DoryMr. Ray (voice)
  18. 2013Monsters UniversityRoz (voice)
  19. 2010Toy Story 3Additional Voices (voice)
  20. 2009TracyTerry Cane
  21. 2009Dug's Special MissionDug / Alpha (voice)
  22. 2009George and A.J.Dug (voice)
  23. 2009UpDug / Alpha (voice)
  24. 2008Tokyo MaterAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
  25. 2008Cars Toon Mater's Tall TalesAdditional Voices (voice)
  26. 2008El MaterdorAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
  27. 2008Mater the GreaterAdditional Voices (voice)
  28. 2008Rescue Squad MaterAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
  29. 2006CarsAdditional Voices (voice)
  30. 2004The IncrediblesAdditional Voices (voice)
  31. 2003Finding NemoMr. Ray / Additional Voices (voice)
  32. 2001Monsters, Inc.Roz (voice)
  33. 1997Geri's GameGeri (voice)