- He started at Pixar at the age of 21, and began work the day after his college graduation, the tenth employee the company hired, and its third animator.
- Parents are Dr. Dave and Dr. Rita Docter.
- Comes from a very musical family, plays several instruments.
- As of 2015, all three of his films have focused on the main protagonist protecting a child character in one way or another. (Sully protecting Boo in Monsters, Inc. (2001), Carl protecting Russell in Up (2009), and Joy & the other emotions working to guide Riley in Inside Out (2015).
- He's the first person in history to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for three times.
- Pete's father has German ancestry, while Pete's maternal grandparents, George Anton Kanne and Ida Josephine Margrethe Frederiksen, were Danish.
- Younger sister Kirsten Docter plays viola for the Cavani String Quartet.
- Youngest sister Kari Docter plays cello for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
- Has a son Nicholas and a daughter Elie.
- Grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota.
- Graduated from CalArts in 1990.
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