
Ricky Nierva
Art
Biography
Ricky Vega Nierva is an American animator, storyboard artist, and character designer at Pixar Animation Studios. He started at Pixar in the story department on Toy Story 2 in 1997. Since then he has worked on Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and led the production design on Up. Nierva was born in San Diego.
Known For

Dexter, a boy-genius with a secret laboratory, constantly battles his sister Dee Dee, who always gains access despite his best efforts to keep her out, as well as his arch-rival and neighbor, Mandark.
Dexter's Laboratory

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.
Inside Out

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
Monsters, Inc.

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
Up

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.
Finding Nemo

A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
Monsters University

A special documentary showing how producer John Lasseter, director Andrew Stanton and the rest of the creative team met the many production challenges when making Finding Nemo.
Making 'Nemo'

Set in 80’s-Britain, when a group of rowdy teenagers trek into an isolated forest, they discover peaceful mushroom creatures that turn out to be an unexpected force of nature.