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William "Bud" Luckey (born in 1934 in Montana) is an American cartoonist and animator. He's best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios as the character designer for Toy Story
, A Bug's Life
and Monsters, Inc.

Pixar chief John Lasseter credits Bud with the inspiration to make the star of Toy Story, Woody, a cowboy.

Bud gained attention for the short film Boundin'
, which was released theatrically as the opening cartoon for The Incredibles
. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 2004. Bud not only wrote and designed the short, but composed, lyricized, and sang and performed banjo on the soundtrack for the cartoon.

Bud played the part of chief superhero relocator Rick Dicker in The Incredibles
.

More of his designs can be seen in the 2006 animated feature, Cars
.

Bud's work could be seen by earlier generations in short films he animated for Sesame Street and the Children's Television Workshop. Among them was "The Ladybug's Picnic".

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