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Monsters University

2013

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Matthew Mercer

Cast · Known for Critical Role, The Legend of Vox Machina, Regular Show

Matthew Mercer was born on June 29, 1982 as Matthew Christopher Miller. He is an actor and producer, known for Resident Evil: Damnation (2012), Monsters University (2013) and Resident Evil 6 (2012).

Robert L. Baird

Writer · Known for Big Hero 6, Monsters University

Robert L. Baird is known for Big Hero 6 (2014), Monsters University (2013) and Monsters, Inc. (2001).

Kelsey Mann

Director · Writer · Known for Inside Out 2, The Good Dinosaur

Kelsey Mann (born November 16, 1974) is a Pixar director and writer, best known for directing Disney/Pixar's blockbuster Inside Out 2 (2024) and directing/writing the short film Party Central; he previously served as Story Supervisor for films like Monsters University, The Good Dinosaur, and Onward, starting his career at Cartoon Network before joining Pixar in 2009, fulfilling a lifelong dream to work in animation after graduating from Northern Michigan University in 1998.

Dan Scanlon

Executive Producer · Director · Known for Inside Out 2, Monsters University, Onward

Dan Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist and director, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward. Scanlon was an animator for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure. Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight. He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out. Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.

Kori Rae

Producer · Known for Monsters University, Onward

Kori Rae is a film producer for Pixar. She produced several Mater's Tall Tales shorts and the feature films Monsters University and Onward.

Daniel Gerson

Cast · Writer · Known for Monsters, Inc., Big Hero 6, Monsters University

Daniel Gerson (August 1, 1966 – February 6, 2016) was an American screenwriter and voice actor, best known for his work with Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He co-wrote the screenplays of Monsters, Inc., Monsters University and Big Hero 6, which was reported to be his last film as screenwriter. Gerson contributed material to Chicken Little, Curious George, Cars, Meet the Robinsons, Up, Inside Out and Zootopia, as well as television shows including Misguided Angeles, Big Wolf on Campus and Something So Right. He also won a BAFTA award.

Donald Fullilove

Cast · Known for Up, WALL·E, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Donald Fullilove (born May 16, 1958) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known as Mayor Goldie Wilson in Back to the Future (1985) and Back to the Future Part II (1989). He also has extensive voice acting credits, including Mulan (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), WALL-E (2008), American Dad! (2009), Up (2009), Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011), Partysaurus Rex (2012), and Monsters University (2013).

Charlie Day

Cast · Known for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Wildwood

Charles Peckham Day (born February 9, 1976) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for playing Charlie Kelly on the FX/FXX dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), of which he is also a writer and an executive producer. In 2011, he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Satellite Award for the role. Subsequently, he co-created the Apple TV+ comedy Mythic Quest (2020–2025) with Rob Mac and Megan Ganz. In film, Day is best known for his performances as Dr. Newton Geiszler in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim (2013), Dale Arbus in the comedy Horrible Bosses (2011) and its sequel Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and Andy Campbell in the comedy Fist Fight (2017). He is also known for his voice roles in Monsters University (2013), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019) and Nintendo franchise character Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and its sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026). He made his directorial debut with Fool's Paradise (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Charlie Day, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Sean Hayes

Cast · Producer · Known for Will & Grace, Monsters University, The Cat in the Hat

Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received nominations for six Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards, winning one. He also runs a television production company called Hazy Mills Productions, which produces shows such as Grimm, Hot in Cleveland, The Soul Man, and Hollywood Game Night. He portrayed Jerry Lewis in the CBS film Martin and Lewis (2002). He is known for his appearances in films such as Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Pieces of April (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), The Bucket List (2007), Igor (2008), The Three Stooges (2012), Monsters University (2013), and Am I OK? (2022). Since July 2020, he has co-hosted the comedy podcast SmartLess alongside Jason Bateman and Will Arnett. Hayes made his Broadway debut playing Chuck Baxter in the musical revival Promises, Promises in 2010, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He portrayed God in the comedy An Act of God from 2015 to 2016. Oscar Levant in the Doug Wright play Good Night, Oscar in 2022, the latter of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play. He hosted the 64th Tony Awards in 2010, for which he was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Lori Alan

Cast · Known for WALL·E, The Grinch, Toy Story 4

Lori Alan (née Denniberg, born July 18, 1966) is an American actress, voice actress, writer, producer, and stand-up comedian. She voices the long-running role of Pearl Krabs the Whale on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voices news anchor Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series, as well as various voices on Hey Arnold!. She voiced for movies including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Inside Out, Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Minions, and as Bonnie's Mom in Toy Story 3, 4 and 5 (and Toy Story Toons). She started acting at age five, making her television debut in a Shakey's Pizza commercial. Her stage debut was as Annie's youngest sister in a local community theater production of Annie Get Your Gun. A longtime member of New York's Gotham City Improv (Groundlings East), she went on to Emerson College and graduated with honors from Tisch School of the Arts.

Nicole Paradis Grindle

Producer · Known for Hoppers, Incredibles 2

Nicole Paradis Grindle is an American film producer. Her producing credits include numerous animated films released by Pixar. Grindle served as a producer of Incredibles 2 (2018) and the short animated film Sanjay's Super Team (2015), which received a nomination in the category of Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards, and for Best Animated Short Subject at the 43rd Annie Awards. She is also an associate producer for Toy Story 3 (2010) and Monsters University (2013).

Steve Bloom

Editor · Known for Coco, Elio, Turning Red

Steve Bloom is an award-winning American film editor with over 30 years of experience in film, television, and documentary production. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and has worked with major studios such as Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), DreamWorks PDI, and Pixar. Bloom began working at Pixar in the early 2000s, initially being offered an opening for editing short films before moving on to full-length features. His editing credits include James and the Giant Peach, Antz, Monsters University, Coco, Toy Story 4, Turning Red, and Elio. He was also involved in ILM’s canceled CG Frankenstein project and contributed as an additional editor on Shrek and an assistant editor on Mars Attacks, though he remained uncredited on those projects due to his limited involvement (He edited approximately 8 to 9 minutes of Shrek’s footage, according to his own account). Bloom’s favorite Pixar films are The Incredibles, Inside Out, Ratatouille, Toy Story 3, and Coco. His least favorite is Cars 2, he doesn’t like the Cars series in general, but he told me not to say that online (oops)

Guido Quaroni

Cast · Known for Cars, Cars 3

Guido Quaroni began his career at Pixar Animation Studios in January 1997. He worked for two years in modeling, rigging and shading for "Toy Story 2," and then went on to work in effects for the film. Quaroni later became the sequence supervisor in the shots department for "Monsters, Inc." where he worked on hair and effects technology. From there, he continued to work with the Software Research and Development team, of which he was the leader for the asset/shading pipeline and later on lead of the Production Engineering team. In January 2007, Quaroni went on to work as supervising technical director for the Academy Award®-winning feature film "Toy Story 3." Quaroni was responsible for defining the various technologies used in the film, establishing the production pipeline, and managing the various technical teams. He also served as a Supervising Technical Director on "Monsters University." In May 2011, Quaroni was promoted to Vice President of Software R&D. In this role, he oversees the studio graphics and animation software including the Academy Award®-winning animation software "Presto." Quaroni has also contributed his voice talents to the Golden Globe® winning film "Cars" as the voice of Guido, the Italian forklift. Quaroni returned as the voice of Guido in both "Cars 2" in 2011 and "Cars 3" in 2017. Quaroni dreamt of working at Pixar from the moment he saw the short film "Luxo, Jr." He was passionate about computers, engineering, graphics and animation, and Pixar seemed to be the ideal place for him. Prior to working at Pixar, Quaroni worked for a software house in Italy, specializing in graphics and visualization applications running on NeXT computers. Born and raised in Italy, Quaroni did his studies in Milan and in 1993 moved to Vicenza, a town close to Venice. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Pixar Official site

Cristina Pucelli

Cast · Known for The Loud House

Cristina Pucelli was born in Orange County, California, USA as Cristina R. Pucelli. She is an actress, known for Psychonauts (2005), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008), Allen Gregory (2011), Monsters University (2013), Pixar's Party Central (2014), DC Super Hero Girls (2015), Doc McStuffins (2014), and The Loud House (2016).

Alfred Molina

Cast · Known for Remarkably Bright Creatures, Rango, Frozen II

Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; May 24, 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades, he has received a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, a British Independent Film Award, an Independent Spirit Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Tony Awards. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play for his performance in the production of Oklahoma! in 1980. He received Tony Award nominations for his roles on Broadway, playing Yvan in Art (1998), Tevyein Fiddler on the Roof (2004), and Mark Rothko in Red (2009). He returned to Broadway playing Professor Serebryakov in a revival of Uncle Vanya (2024). On film, he made his debut as Satipo in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He went on to receive two BAFTA Award nominations for his roles as Diego Rivera in Frida (2002) and Jack Mellor in An Education (2009). His other notable films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Enchanted April (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Chocolat (2000), Luther (2003), The Da Vinci Code (2006), and Love Is Strange (2014). He has voiced characters in Rango (2011), Monsters University (2013), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen II (2019). He is also known for his portrayal of Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 (2004) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). On television, Molina has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his roles as Ben Weeks in the HBO movie The Normal Heart (2014) and Robert Aldrich in the FXminiseries Feud: Bette and Joan (2017). His other notable television credits include Meantime (1983), Murder on the Orient Express (2001), and Three Pines (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Alfred Molina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka (飯塚 昭三, Iizuka Shozo) was a Japanese voice actor from Fukushima. He graduated from the fine arts department of Nihon University. He was most known for the roles of Hakaider (Android Kikaider), Doctor Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot series), 38 out of 50 Vader Monsters (Denshi Sentai Denjiman), Ryu Jose (Mobile Suit Gundam), Heart (Fist of the North Star), Happosai Ueda (Nintama Rantarou), Nappa (Dragon Ball Z) and Sergeant Bosco Albert "B.A." Baracus (Japanese dub of The A-Team). He played major villain roles in the first eight Metal Hero Series.

Ed Nelson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Stafford Nelson (December 21, 1928 – August 9, 2014) was an American actor. Nelson began acting while attending Tulane University in New Orleans. He left college after two years to study at the New York School of Radio and Television Technique. After graduating, he took a position as a director at WDSU-TV in New Orleans. By 1956, acting became his central focus and he moved to the Los Angeles area. Early in his career he worked with famed B-movie producer Roger Corman on such Corman films as Cry Baby Killers, A Bucket of Blood, Teenage Cave Man and Attack of the Crab Monsters. In 1958 he participated in Bruno VeSota's science fiction horror film The Brain Eaters. His early television career featured many guest starring roles in such series as The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, Harbor Command, Tombstone Territory, Tightrope, The Blue Angels (as arrogant flight instructor Lieutenant Dayl Martin), Laramie, COronado 9, The Eleventh Hour, Bonanza, Thriller (US TV series), and Channing, an ABC drama about college life. In 1964 he won his most famous role portraying Dr. Michael Rossi on the ABC drama Peyton Place, which ran from 1964 to 1969. Nelson's fellow cast members included Mia Farrow, Ryan O'Neal, and Dorothy Malone. Dr. Rossi proved to be so popular that by 1968, he became the lead actor on the show. Nelson reprised his role in two made-for-TV movies, Murder in Peyton Place and Peyton Place: The Next Generation. After Peyton Place ended, Nelson worked in many more productions of all varieties, including starring role in many movies of the week, a second TV series, "The Silent Force," and a popular morning talk show which he hosted for three years. Soon after, Nelson struck gold with his critically acclaimed portrayal of elusive pit crew chief Robert Denby in the hit film Riding with Death (1976), earning him several prestigious accolades and legions of devoted fans.

Lizzie Stanton

A British actress trained in America and the UK. She graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts from Ivy League Brown University, and an MA in Acting for Screen at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She has two Best Actress awards for her work in short films, and she has toured her five-star winning solo show (BEAT) in America and to the Edinburgh Fringe. The leading roles Lizzie has played include Nora Helmer in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion, Katisha in The Mikado and most recently Leona Dawson in Tennessee Williams's Confessional at The Southwark Playhouse. She also plays ‘the girl’ in Andy Burrow's Music video See a Girl. Her latest features, Book of Monsters and The Good Neighbour are due for release 2019.

Kwesi Ameyaw

Kwesi Ameyaw (August 24, 1975, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor of Ghanaian descent. He is known for his roles in films such as Capote (2005), Man of Steel (2013), Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and Alone in the Dark (2005). On television, he has appeared in Legends of Tomorrow, Once Upon a Time, Fringe, Psych, Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, and The A-Team. He studied theater and political science at the University of British Columbia and began his acting career during his studies. His family is from Ghana and belongs to the Ashanti tribe.

Bill Blair

Bill is the Guinness World record holder in the category 'most special effect make-up characters portrayed in a career' the new record number set May 6, 2011 is 202. Born and raised in Kent Ohio, Bill graduated Kent State University, in 1977 with a degree in Telecommunications. But during college, Bill realized that he wanted something else. He embarked on a music career, and in the early 1980's he toured, as the leader of a band called Expression. In 1982, after recovering from a serious injury, he moved to Chicago and shifted to a career in entertainment. His first bit-part in a movie came in 1982 in an American Playhouse film titled "The Killing Floor". By the following summer, Bill was landing featured bit-parts and stand-in work on several films. He got his first speaking role, in 1984, in the TV movie "The Impostor". Later 1984, Dallas, TX. Over the next five years, he kept busy with print ads and industrial shows, and played his first alien character. He portrayed Mr. Spock in an industrial film at the Dallas Convention Center for the Oracle Software Company. January 1990 - Los Angeles, Florida - 1992 - job entertaining at the Busch Gardens water park called Adventure Land. January 1993 - Los Angeles. His first experience as an alien on television was in Alien Nation. It started when he met makeup designer Richard Snell, while filming Demolition Man. This led Bill to his first work on the TV movies of "Alien Nation". Since then, he has become one of those few elite actors that seem to specialize in playing aliens, monsters, and other various creatures from other worlds and of this world long ago. It was from there, that he found himself working on the hit series Babylon 5 and shortly thereafter on Star Trek:Deep Space Nine. 1998 - Bill worked on the season premiere episode of Sliders, and more in 1999. Since then, Bill has worked on many TV series, including Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise, The X-Files, The Invisible Man, Drew Carey, The District, Crossing Jordan, King of Queens, Will and Grace, Yes, Dear!, Friends, Desperate Housewives, Criminal Minds, and as a regular on "The Division" and the HBO Series Carnivale, Saving Grace, Justified, Raising Hope, iCarly, The Defenders, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, Mad Men, Modern Family, Mistresses, 2 Broke Girls, and many more. Bill has appeared in Blades of Glory, The Artist, The Muppets, Nightcrawler, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, ARGO and more. In print, Bill was a featured zombie in the book "The Brain Eater's Bible", released in 2011. As one of a special group of actors that has worked extensively on sci-fi, and fantasy/horror shows, Bill has many behind-the-scenes stories to share about what it took to become this extraordinary type of actor. Additionally, Bill has written a book titled "The Professionals Talent Handbook: The Guide to Getting Started" and he has appeared on the pages of TV Guide (July 5, 1997), and in the August 1998 issue of Galactic Alliance. Interviews with Bill can be found in such publications as the International Star Trek Magazine, Explorer, Pen & Quill, Autograph Times, TV Zone and the New York Post..

Michael Barnathan

Executive Producer · Producer · Known for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Michael Barnathan is an American film producer who has produced and executive-produced films such as Used People, The Help, the first three Harry Potter films, Rent, Cheaper by the Dozen, and Night at the Museum. He was also a producer for the 2010 film adaptation Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and 2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, based on the novels by Rick Riordan. Barnathan graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University in 1980. Barnathan is Jewish. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Barnathan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Katherine Banks

Katherine Banks is an actor, teacher, and communications specialist. You can catch Katherine onscreen in NO SUDDEN MOVE or in the Netflix drama MINDHUNTER. Katherine spent ten years in Chicago where she appeared in the Jeff Award winning Men Should Weep with Griffin Theatre and in Buzz 22 Chicago’s sold-out production of She Kills Monsters at the Steppenwolf Garage. Other Chicago theatre credits include The Real Thing (Illinois Theatre Center), Leaving Iowa (Fox Valley Repertory), and A Christmas Carol (Provision Theater). She is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan and the School at Steppenwolf.

Bob Peterson

Cast · Known for Carl's Date, Up, Finding Nemo

Robert "Bob" Peterson (born January 1961) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor, who has worked for Pixar since 1994. His first job was working as a layout artist and animator on Toy Story. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Petersonis a co-director and the writer of Up, which gained him his second Oscar nomination. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug the dog and Alpha the dog in Up and in Dug's Special Mission, and the Janitor in Toy Story 3. Peterson was born in Wooster, Ohio, his family moved to Dover, Ohio, where he graduated from Dover High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio Northern University, and a Master's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University in 1986. While attending Purdue, he wrote and illustrated the comic strip Loco Motives for the Purdue Exponent. Prior to coming to Pixar, Peterson worked at Wavefront Technologies and Rezn8 Productions. In 2008, Peterson played the part of Terry Cane, a puppeteer in Dan Scanlon's first feature film Tracy. He also played additional voices in Tokyo Mater in 2008, and the voice of Mr. Ray for the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride at Disneyland Park in 2007. His most recent job at Pixar was voicing the Janitor at Sunnyside Daycare Center in Pixar's 11th film, Toy Story 3, which was released on June 18, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Peterson (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.