As an award-winning director and animator, Lasseter has served as executive vice president of creative at Pixar. He also wrote and directed numerous short films and television commercials for Pixar, including "Luxo Jr." (1996 Academy Award nominee), 1987's "Red's" Dream"), "Tin Toy" ("Tin Toy" (winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1989) and 1989's "Knick Knack"). In addition to making big-screen films, Lasseter designed and created the animated character Stained Glass Knight in Steven Spielberg's 1985 "Young Sherlock Holmes." .