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SUPER SUCCESSFUL When Woody and Buzz Lightyear appeared on movie screens in 1995 in Toy Story —the first feature-length, fully computer-animated film—the history-making moment marked the beginning of Pixar’s rise as one of the greatest success stories in entertainment history. Ever since, a parade of lovable and legendary Pixar-crafted characters—Nemo, Dory, and Lightning McQueen, among others— have entertained and delighted fans around the world. Pixar’s computer-animated movies have become some of the most beloved films of all time while accumulating dozens of Academy Awards and a trophy case filled with Grammy and Golden Globe awards, too. The masterful men behind the magic—Steve Jobs, Ed Catmull, and John Lasseter—were passionate, persistent, and prolific with their animated movie-making, turning Pixar into a global giant that continues rolling out must-see films today. GROWING UP Jobs was adopted shortly after his birth in San Francisco on February 24, 1955. His biological parents were college graduate TO INFINITY AND BEYOND

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