Sohn was born in The Bronx, New York City, the son of Korean immigrants Yung Tahk Sohn and Hea Ja Sohn. He has a younger brother. He was raised in New York.[2]
After graduating from school, he worked at The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros. before coming to Pixar in the art and story departments for Finding Nemo (2003).[3] He also worked on The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007) and WALL-E (2008). Sohn performed the voice of Emile in Ratatouille. He made his directorial debut with the short film Partly Cloudy in 2009 which he also wrote. Partly Cloudy was included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2009. Sohn co-directed the English-language version of Ponyo in 2009 with fellow Pixar employees John Lasseter and Brad Lewis.[4] Russell, from Up (2009), was based on Sohn's appearance.[5] He voiced Russell in the corresponding short, George & A.J. (2009), and Squishy in the feature Monsters University (2013).
The second feature film that Sohn directed at Pixar, Elemental, is based on his experience growing up in New York. The film debuted out of competition at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.[11][12] It was released on June 16, 2023.[13][14] Though it underperformed on its opening weekend,[15][16] the film's performance improved in the following weeks and received positive word-of-mouth that led it to become a sleeper hit.[17][18][19][20] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Personal life
Sohn is married to artist Anna Chambers, whom he met at CalArts.[21] During the production of The Good Dinosaur, they had two children.[22]
^Robertson, Barbara (April 9, 2009). "Peter Sohn". CGSociety. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Sohn's wife Anna Chambers, who he met at CalArts, is also an artist, and both create artwork at home.
