Things would’ve been really different if Toy Story was called Toyz in the Hood.
1. Pixar was originally started as a division of Lucasfilm in 1979.
2. The division was generically named Computer Graphics Division.
3. In 1986, Steve Jobs bought Computer Graphics Division from George Lucas for $5 million and renamed it Pixar.
4. In 2006, Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion.
5. The deal also made Jobs Disney's largest individual shareholder.
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6. Pixar's first animated short The Adventures of André and Wally B. was produced in 1984.
7. Pixar's iconic lamp mascot is named Luxo Jr. and it is named after a 1986 short of the same name.
8. Luxo Jr. was the first CGI film nominated for an Academy Award. It was nominated for a Best Animated Short Film.
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