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Jimmy Hayward
Hayward in 2009
Born (1970-09-17) September 17, 1970 (age 54)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter, animator
Notable workHorton Hears a Who
Jonah Hex

James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and animator. He has written screenplays for Columbia, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Brothers.[1]

Biography

At a young age, Hayward began his career at Mainframe Entertainment animating and directing commercials. He was one of the original animators of the television series ReBoot. Throughout his career, he has worked at Pixar Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, and was an animator for Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo.[2] He was the sequence director and story consultant for Robots.[3]

His studio directorial debut, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who![4] starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, had a worldwide gross of $298.6 million.[5]

Hayward's first live-action film, Jonah Hex,[6] was released in June 2010.[7] It succeeded on several streaming platforms for years.

Hayward was also director and writer on an animated film Free Birds, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler, which was released in 2013. The film was a financial success, grossing over $110 million.[8]

In April 2023, a benefit for Hayward was put together to help pay medical bills in relation to a bone cancer diagnosis.[9]

While in cancer treatment, Hayward directed projects with world renowned bands like Primus and Tool.[10] After surviving multiple surgeries and radiation, Hayward was declared cancer free.

Filmography

Animator

Year Title Notes
1994 ReBoot Senior animator: episodes 1–2
1995 Toy Story
1996 Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story Video game
1996 Toy Story Activity Center
1998 A Bug's Life Additional animator
1999 Toy Story 2
2001 Monsters, Inc.
2002 Mike's New Car Short film
2003 Finding Nemo

Voice roles

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Obnoxious Who
2013 Free Birds Ranger/Leatherbeak/President/Hazmats Additional voices
2015 Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Commissary Narrator/Destro/Soundwave/Gung-Ho/Zartan 3 episodes

Director

Year Title Notes
2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Also musician: guitar
2010 Jonah Hex Live-action role: Train Wood Tender
2013 Free Birds Also writer

Other credits

Year Title Role
1995 NHL 96 Special thanks
1999 Toy Story 2 Additional story material
2005 Robots Director of additional scenes and story consultant

References

  1. ^ "Jimmy Hayward". IMDB. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "'Horton' Director Jimmy Hayward 'Hears a Who!' [Exclusive]". Movieweb. March 12, 2008.
  3. ^ Hart, Hugh (April 13, 2008). "INDUSTRY BUZZ". SFGATE.
  4. ^ "Oh-ho-ho, it's Horton's (and Blue Sky animators') show - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
  5. ^ "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Roush, George (July 25, 2009). "Comic Con 2009: Video Interview Jimmy Hayward & Josh Brolin On Jonah Hex". latinoreview.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2009.
  7. ^ Miska, Brad (May 5, 2010). "This Time, 'Jonah Hex' Does the Burning".
  8. ^ "Free Birds". IMDB. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Primus, Members of Tool and More to Put on Benefit for Jimmy Hayward". Jam Bands. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Dunlop Christmas Commercial". Loudwire. November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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