John Lasseter - Personal Life

Personal Life

Lasseter lives in Glen Ellen, California with his wife Nancy, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, whom he met at a computer graphics conference. He has five sons, their ages ranging from 14 to 33. The family has a Dachshund named Frank and a cat named Moocher.

The Lasseters own Lasseter Family Winery, located in Glen Ellen, CA.

John is an avid NASCAR fan and loves to attend the races at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.

On May 2, 2009, Lasseter received an Honorary Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University. He gave a commencement address where he encouraged the graduating class of more than 500 students never to let anyone tarnish their dreams.

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