Alvy Ray Smith
American filmmaker, Pixar co-founder / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alvy Ray Smith III (born September 8, 1943) is an American computer scientist who co-founded Lucasfilm's Computer Division and Pixar, participating in the 1980s and 1990s expansion of computer animation into feature film.[2][3][4]
American filmmaker, Pixar co-founder
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| Born | Alvy Ray Smith III (1943-09-08) September 8, 1943 (age 80) Mineral Wells, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New Mexico State University (B.S.E.E., 1965) Stanford University (M.S., 1966, Ph.D., 1970) |
| Known for | Pixar co-founder, Sunstone, Genesis Demo in The Wrath of Khan, The Adventures of André & Wally B., alpha channel, HSV color space[1], first RGB paint program |
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| Website | alvyray |
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