Teddy Newton

Teddy Newton is an American animator and voice actor, best known for his work at Pixar Animation Studios. Career Newton has notably worked as a storyboard artist for 2 Stupid Dogs, The Iron Giant, and Dexter's Laboratory, and as a character designer on The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille, all three of which were directed by Brad Bird. He also co-wrote the short film Jack-Jack Attack and provided the voices of multiple characters in movies such as The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up, as well as the Chatter Telephone in Toy Story 3 and Mini Buzz in Toy Story Toons: Small Fry. His directorial debut was with the short Day & Night, which was nominated for Best Animated Short Film Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards. By November 2012, Newton was slated to direct an untitled Pixar feature film, with Derek Connolly writing the screenplay. In November 2018, it was announced that Newton would direct Sneaks. However, in October 2021, he was replaced by Rob Edwards.