Justin Wright

Infobox Actor
name = Justin Wright
birthdate = birth date|1981|3|8
birthplace = Sacramento, CA
deathdate = death date and age | 2008|3|18|1981|3|8
deathplace = Emeryville, CA

Justin Charles Wright (b. 8 March 1981 in Sacramento, California - d. 18 March 2008 in Emeryville, California) was an American animator who had been working with the Pixar animation studio for slightly over a year before his death.

Born with several congenital heart defects, Wright received a heart transplant at the age of 12. A year after his transplant, he was a recipient of a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He graduated from Sacramento Adventist Academy in 1999, attended Pacific Union College for two years, and was also a graduate of California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. His animation credits included the line drawings at the end of the film "Ratatouille" (2007) and the script of the Pixar short "Presto" (2008). [ [http://www.roseandisabel.com/2008/03/justin-wright.html Justin Wright] at roseandisabel.com] On the evening of Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Wright collapsed at Pixar and later passed away of a heart attack. [ [http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2008/03/21/obituaries/doc47e34cd4249bc558578792.txt Justin Wright's obituary] in the "Napa Valley Register"] The film "WALL-E" (2008) is dedicated to his memory. [ [http://www.theanimationblog.com/2008/03/20/justin-wright-pixar-artist-passes-away/ Justin Wright, Pixar artist, passes away] at theanimationblog.com]

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* [http://justincwright.blogspot.com/ Justin Wright's blog]