American artist, born 1968
Comes from a very musical family, plays several instruments.
Parents are Dr. Dave and Dr. Rita Doctor.
Grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Younger sister Kirsten Docter plays viola for the Cavani String Quartet.
Youngest sister Kari Docter plays cello for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Petes father has German ancestry, while Petes maternal grandparents, George Anton Kanne and Ida Josephine Margrethe Frederiksen, were Danish.
As of 2015, all three of his films have focused on the main protagonist protecting a child character in one way or another. (Sully protecting Boo in Monsters, Inc. , Carl protecting Russell in Up , and Joy & the other emotions working to guide Riley in Inside Out .
He started at Pixar at the age of 21, and began work the day after his college graduation, the tenth employee the company hired, and its third animator.
When I was in middle school, I liked to make cartoons.
Work hard! In the end, passion and hard work beats out natural talent.
