Bud Luckey

Bud Luckey
Born	William Everett Luckey (1934-07-28)July 28, 1934 Billings, Montana, U.S.
Died	February 24, 2018(2018-02-24) (aged 83) Newtown, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting place	Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park, Montana, U.S.
Education	Chouinard Art Institute
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation(s)	Animator, artist, cartoonist, composer, illustrator, musician, singer, voice actor
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
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1953–1957
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	United States Air Force

William Everett "Bud" Luckey (July 28, 1934 – February 24, 2018) was an American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, musician, singer 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, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars and Ratatouille. Luckey was also the voice of Rick Dicker in The Incredibles, Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3 and as Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh (2011).

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.^[1]