Victor Navone

Animator at Pixar Animation Studios

Victor Navone is a traditional artist and computer animator with a career spanning over two decades in feature animation. Born in Chula Vista, California, he holds a Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine. He began his professional journey as a Conceptual Designer and 3D Artist in the computer games industry, before exploring 3D character animation in his spare time.

One of his early animation exercises, Alien Song, went viral online and caught the attention of Pixar Animation Studios, who hired him as a full-time Animator in 2000. Since then, Victor has contributed to a host of acclaimed feature films, including Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Toy Story 3, Brave, The Good Dinosaur, Coco, and Onward. He has also animated several celebrated shorts, including Lou, Bao, and Kitbull.

Victor’s accolades include a Visual Effects Society award for his work on WALL-E. He co-directed a series of Cars Toons for television and served as Supervising Animator on Inside Out.