{"id":5031,"date":"2017-01-12T15:58:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T20:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2017-01-12T15:58:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T20:58:25","slug":"happiest-birthdays-john-lasseter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/happiest-birthdays-john-lasseter\/","title":{"rendered":"Happiest of Birthday\u2019s to John Lasseter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com\/upcomingpixar\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tumblr_miy605w2k51rovfcgo4_1280.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5032\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com\/upcomingpixar\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/tumblr_miy605w2k51rovfcgo4_1280-1024x682.png\" alt=\"tumblr_miy605w2k51rovfcgo4_1280\" width=\"772\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is John Lasseter\u2019s 60<sup>th<\/sup> Birthday. We at Upcoming Pixar wish him the absolute best. Without John, the animation industry that we know and love today would not be the same. Thanks to John, we\u2019re better storytellers, appreciate the art of animation just a wee bit more, and wake up inspired every day.<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s the most important thing you\u2019ve learned from John Lasseter\u2019s work? Leave us a comment below or send us a Tweet with your answers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>Today is John Lasseter\u2019s 60th Birthday. We at Upcoming Pixar wish him the absolute best. Without John, the animation industry that we know and love today would not be the same. Thanks to John, we\u2019re better storytellers, appreciate the art of animation just a wee bit more, and wake up inspired every day. 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