Bud Luckey, one of Pixar’s key animators, passed away yesterday at the age of 84.
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Bud Luckey (July 28th, 1934 – February 24th, 2018). Photo via\u00a0Animated Views<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>
\nIf you didn’t know his name or his face, you certainly knew his voice. He portrayed Agent Rick Dicker in The Incredibles<\/em>, Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3<\/em>, and Eeyore in Disney’s 2011 Winnie the Pooh<\/em> film. His voice was so well suited to those stoic, frowning Pixar characters. As Jerry Beck reports at Animation Scoop<\/a>, Luckey had also recorded his lines for Toy Story 4<\/em>.
\nLuckey’s mark can also be seen in the Toy Story<\/em> trilogy, Monsters Inc<\/em>., Finding Nemo<\/em>, Cars<\/em>, and Ratatouille,\u00a0<\/em>with his character designs. He is credited as the creator and designer of our favorite cowboy, Sheriff Woody.
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\nBoundin<\/em>‘, the 2004 short film that premiered with The Incredibles<\/em> was also written and directed by Luckey, who provided the voice of the bouncing jackalope. The film’s song with its catchy refrain was performed by Luckey on banjo. Boundin’<\/em> has abundant charm even if it’s not one of Pixar’s glossier efforts, and it’s all the more impressive with Luckey’s triple duties as director, narrator, and performer. You can watch the short with Luckey’s commentary in the following video.
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