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Jerome Ranft
Jerome Ranft
Alma mater	Fullerton College; California College of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations	Character sculptor; voice actor;
Employer	Pixar Animation Studios (1997–present)
Spouse	Adrienne Ranft
Relatives	Joe Ranft (brother)

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Jerome Ranft is an American character sculptor and voice actor for Pixar Animation Studios. He is the younger brother of the late Pixar story artist Joe Ranft.^[1]

Career

Ranft attended Fullerton College and the California College of the Arts.^[2] He graduated in 1991.^[3] His first job out of school was on the Tim Burton-produced classic The Nightmare Before Christmas.^[4] Ranft joined Pixar in 1997 working as a character sculptor on Geri's Game (1997) and later on Pixar's second film A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Brave (2012). He stated in an interview that he does not fall in love with just one sculpture he made but all of them and that for the character of Sulley he created over 30 different sculptures. He also provided the voice of the character Gamma in Up (2009) and Dug's Special Mission, Red in Cars Toons: Tales from Radiator Springs and Cars 3, the Mover in Henry Selick's Coraline, as well as Jacques in Finding Dory (2016),^[5] the sequel to Finding Nemo (2003), in which his older brother Joe voiced the same character. Before joining Pixar, Jerome served as a character sculptor for Disney's James and the Giant Peach (1996).

References

^ "'Finding Dory' release date: Sequel swimming into our hearts June 2016". MNR Daily. July 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ Ota, Tyrone-Mikaele (June 2, 2015). "For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College". Kapiʻolani Community College. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
^ https://m.facebook.com/jerome.ranft/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ "For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College - Kapi'o Voices and Views".
^ "Finding Dory Press Kit" (PDF). wdsmediafile.com. The Walt Disney Studios. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

External links

Jerome Ranft at IMDb

[1] "'Finding Dory' release date: Sequel swimming into our hearts June 2016". MNR Daily. July 22, 2015. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[2] Ota, Tyrone-Mikaele (June 2, 2015). "For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College". Kapiʻolani Community College. Retrieved February 18, 2023.

[3] ttps://m.facebook.com/jerome.ranft/ ^{[bare URL]}

[4] "For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College - Kapi'o Voices and Views".

[5] "Finding Dory Press Kit" (PDF). wdsmediafile.com. The Walt Disney Studios. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

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 ==Career==
-Ranft attended [[Fullerton College]] and the [[California College of the Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kapionews.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/for-pixar-artist-success-began-at-a-community-college/|title=For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College|last=Ota|first=Tyrone-Mikaele|work=[[Kapiʻolani Community College]]|date=June 2, 2015|accessdate=February 18, 2023}}</ref> He graduated in 1991.<ref>https://m.facebook.com/jerome.ranft/</ref>  His first job out of school was on the [[Tim Burton]]-produced classic ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kapionews.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/for-pixar-artist-success-began-at-a-community-college/|title=For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College - Kapi'o Voices and Views|publisher=}}</ref> Ranft joined Pixar in 1997 working as a character sculptor on ''[[Geri's Game]]'' (1997) and later on Pixar's second film ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (1998), ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' (1999), ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (2001), ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003), ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' (2006), ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'' (2007), ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' (2010), and ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012). He stated in an interview that he does not fall in love with just one sculpture he made but all of them and that for the character of Sulley he created over 30 different sculptures. He also provided the voice of the character Gamma in ''Up'' (2009) and ''Dug's Special Mission'', Red in ''[[Cars Toons]]: Tales from Radiator Springs'' and ''[[Cars 3]]'', the Mover in Henry Selick's ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]'', as well as Jacques in ''[[Finding Dory]]'' (2016),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/findingdory/writen-material/findingdory5757c7816df94.pdf|title=Finding Dory Press Kit|last=|first=|date=|website=wdsmediafile.com|publisher=[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|The Walt Disney Studios]]|access-date=June 13, 2016|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008084943/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/findingdory/writen-material/findingdory5757c7816df94.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> the sequel to ''Finding Nemo'' (2003), in which his older brother Joe voiced the same character. Before joining Pixar, Jerome served as a character sculptor for Disney's ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' (1996).
+Ranft attended [[Fullerton College]] and the [[California College of the Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kapionews.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/for-pixar-artist-success-began-at-a-community-college/|title=For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College|last=Ota|first=Tyrone-Mikaele|work=[[Kapiʻolani Community College]]|date=June 2, 2015|accessdate=February 18, 2023}}</ref> He graduated in 1991.<ref>https://m.facebook.com/jerome.ranft/ {{bare URL inline|date=March 2023}}</ref>  His first job out of school was on the [[Tim Burton]]-produced classic ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kapionews.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/for-pixar-artist-success-began-at-a-community-college/|title=For Pixar Artist, Success began at a Community College - Kapi'o Voices and Views|publisher=}}</ref> Ranft joined Pixar in 1997 working as a character sculptor on ''[[Geri's Game]]'' (1997) and later on Pixar's second film ''[[A Bug's Life]]'' (1998), ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' (1999), ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' (2001), ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' (2003), ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' (2006), ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'' (2007), ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' (2010), and ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012). He stated in an interview that he does not fall in love with just one sculpture he made but all of them and that for the character of Sulley he created over 30 different sculptures. He also provided the voice of the character Gamma in ''Up'' (2009) and ''Dug's Special Mission'', Red in ''[[Cars Toons]]: Tales from Radiator Springs'' and ''[[Cars 3]]'', the Mover in Henry Selick's ''[[Coraline (film)|Coraline]]'', as well as Jacques in ''[[Finding Dory]]'' (2016),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/findingdory/writen-material/findingdory5757c7816df94.pdf|title=Finding Dory Press Kit|last=|first=|date=|website=wdsmediafile.com|publisher=[[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|The Walt Disney Studios]]|access-date=June 13, 2016|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008084943/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/findingdory/writen-material/findingdory5757c7816df94.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> the sequel to ''Finding Nemo'' (2003), in which his older brother Joe voiced the same character. Before joining Pixar, Jerome served as a character sculptor for Disney's ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' (1996).
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