Toy Story writer, voice of Wheezy and Heimlich, dies

[Rock'n Robin]

I'm sorry if this has already been on here but I just saw it in my local paper. I'm going to retype it out.

"UKIAH, Calif.--Joe Ranft, who was nominated for an oscar for co-writing "Toy Story"for Pixar Animation Studios, died Tuesday when the car in which he was riding veered off a highway and crashed. He was 45.
Mr. Ranft worked at Pixar for more than a decade. He cowrote "A Bug's Life" and was the voice for the character Heimlich in that film and for Wheezy the penguin in "Toy Story 2". Earlier at Walt Disney Feature Animation, he was a writer on "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King".
Robin M.

 

[oogieboogie]

so sad.

 

[TigerCheer2009]

So sorry to hear that...so sad

 

[jellymanoffspring]

That is awful.......

 

[MosMom]

 

[Towncrier]

There are so many links with tributes to Joe all over the internet. Here are a couple of links that you can follow to find out more fascinating information about this talented animator:

Cartoon Brew
Hollywood Reporter
Internet Movie Database
Salon Magazine article