Jonas H. Rivera (born May 2, 1971) is an American film producer. He produced the animated films '' Up'' (2009), '' Inside Out'' (2015), ''

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'' (2019) and ''

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'' (2020), all of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Rivera is an alumnus of

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and has worked with

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since 1994.

Early life

Rivera was born and raised in Castro Valley, California. His father is of Mexican descent, while his mother is of English Canadian descent. As a boy, he wanted to become an animator, but according to him, he could not draw: "I was a terrible artist, and I still am." Rivera graduated from

with a degree in Film Production.

Career

In 1994, in the last year of making ''

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'', he joined

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as their first production intern: "I saw '' Luxo Jr.'' in a class and liked it so much I cold-called Pixar." Since then he worked on almost every Pixar film, at first as a coordinator and manager. In 2009, as the producer of '' Up'', he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Rivera also produced '' Inside Out'' (2015) and ''

'', both of which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He was the Development Producer on ''

''. During the making of the first ''Toy Story'', he was collecting things used in the production of the movie, a collection which would eventually be known as the Pixar Archives, now counting thousands of objects and stored in a climate-controlled building. He was inspired by Disney, which also saved objects from the studio productions.

Personal life

Rivera is married to Michele. They have three children: daughters Ava and Elsa and son William.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1995) – Production office assistant * ''

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'' (1998) – Art department coordinator * ''

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'' (1999) – Marketing and creative resources coordinator * '' Monsters, Inc.'' (2001) – Art department manager * ''

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'' (2006) – Production manager, voice of " Boost" * '' Up'' (2009) – Producer - nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture * '' Inside Out'' (2015) – Producer - winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature * ''

'' (2019) – Producer - winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature * ''

'' (2020) – Development Producer

Short films

* '' George and A.J.'' (2009) – Executive Producer * ''

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'' (2015) – Executive Producer

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, Jonas 1971 births Living people American animated film producers American film producers American people of Mexican descent American people of English descent American people of Canadian descent Pixar people Producers who won the Best Animated Feature Academy Award People from Castro Valley, California San Francisco State University alumni