Sifter

He’s done lots more than Toy Story

May 20, 2026·25 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Richmond native Steve Segal started animating as a young boy and his first major project was “Futropolis” (my podcast about the movie with him and co-director Phil Trumbo is linked below). After he left Richmond, his career included: – Creating animations on early computers – Getting to meet John Lassiter – Scenes he animated on “Toy Story” – Being a scene planner on “A Bug’s Life” – Working on animation for “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” – Directing “It’s Tough to be a Bug” at Disney World – Controversy teaching History of Animation – What’s next (maybe even AI) LINKS Steve Segal’s website My podcast with Steve & Phil Trumbo about “Futropolis” “Futropolis” on YouTube My podcast with Debra Freeman about “Finding Edna Lewis”

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