Teddy Newton

Teddy Newton is an American animator and voice actor, best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios.

Career
Newton worked as a storyboard artist on 2 Stupid Dogs, The Iron Giant, and Dexter's Laboratory, and as a character designer on The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, all three of which were directed by Brad Bird. He also co-wrote the short film Jack-Jack Attack and voiced characters in the The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up. He voied the Chatter Telephone in Toy Story 3 and Mini Buzz in Toy Story Toons: Small Fry. His directorial debut Day & Night was nominated for Best Animated Short Film Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards.

By November 2012, Newton was slated to direct an untitled Pixar feature film, with Derek Connolly writing the screenplay.

In November 2018, it was announced that Newton would direct Sneaks. However, in October 2021, he was replaced by Rob Edwards.

In September 2019, it was announced that Newton would create the story for and co-direct a Funko film with Mark Dindal for the Warner Animation Group, now known as Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. In February 2021, Newton was confirmed to write the screenplay for it, in addition to his story-writing and directing duties.

Personal life
Newton is married to Stacey, a story manager at Pixar Animation Studios. They have a son Ace, born on January 21, 2011.

Character designer

 * The Iron Giant (1999)
 * The Incredibles (2004)
 * Ratatouille (2007)
 * Presto (2008)

Voice actor

 * The Incredibles (2004)
 * Ratatouille (2007)
 * WALL-E (2008)
 * Up (2009)
 * Toy Story 3 (2010)
 * Toy Story Toons: Small Fry (2011)
 * Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) (uncredited)
 * Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015) (uncredited)

Visual development artist

 * The Iron Giant (1999)
 * Osmosis Jones (2001)
 * Up (2009)

Director

 * Boy's Night Out (2003)
 * Day & Night (2010)

Storyboard artist

 * 2 Stupid Dogs (1994)
 * Dexter's Laboratory (1996)
 * The Iron Giant (1999)