Bud Luckey
Bud Luckey | |
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 Luckey in a 2004 interview feature during the promotion of his Oscar-nominated short film, Boundin' | |
| Born | William Everett Luckey July 28, 1934 Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | February 24, 2018 (aged 83) Newtown, Connecticut, U.S. |
Resting place | Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park, Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Education | University of Southern California |
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| Years active | 1961–2014 |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (1992–2014) |
| Children | Andy Luckey |
| Awards | Annie Award (2004) Clio Award (1966) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
Branch |  United States Air Force |
Service years | 1953–1957 |
Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | United States Air Force |
William Everett "Bud" Luckey (July 28, 1934 – February 24, 2018) was an American animator, artist, cartoonist, character designer, composer, director, illustrator, musician, singer, songwriter, and voice actor. He worked at the animation studio Pixar, where he worked as a character designer on a number of films, including Toy Story, Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life, and Monsters, Inc., while also contributing to Cars and Ratatouille. Also known for his distinctive deep gravelly bass voice, Luckey was known as the voice of Rick Dicker in The Incredibles and its spin-off short Jack-Jack Attack, Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3 and the short Hawaiian Vacation, and Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh (2011), as well as its television spin-off series The Mini Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, voicing the character for only 5 episodes.
In 2004, Luckey directed and wrote the Pixar short film Boundin', for which he also composed music and performed as the solo singer and narrator. It won the Annie Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Luckey continued to work as a performer of character voices in both Disney and Pixar films until his retirement in 2014.