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| - Morris was previously General Manager of Pixar. He was also the producer of WALL•E and John Carter. Prior to joining Pixar in 2005, Morris was president of Lucas Digital, part of Lucasfilm, where he oversaw both the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Skywalker Sound divisions. Morris was also listed in the credits of Dug's Special Mission under "Special Thanks".
- He had a small cameo in the theatrical release of The Phantom Menace, as a Human member of Orn Free Taa's delegation in the Galactic Senate. However, the character was replaced with a Twi'lek aide for the DVD release. He also had a cameo in the non-canon Sergio Aragonés Stomps Star Wars comic.
- Jim Morris is a make-up artist.
- Jim Morris was the general manager from ILM for Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
- "Star Wars is cool." is a very inspirational quote once said by Jimmy in a dark part of his life. A navy brat, he spent most of his childhood moving to different cities. According to his autobiography, he began playing baseball at the age of three. After the Vietnam War his father became a recruiter for the United States Navy and his family settled in Texas. As his school did not have a baseball program, he played football, but he never gave up on his dreams of becoming a professional baseball player.
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| - Morris was previously General Manager of Pixar. He was also the producer of WALL•E and John Carter. Prior to joining Pixar in 2005, Morris was president of Lucas Digital, part of Lucasfilm, where he oversaw both the Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Skywalker Sound divisions. Morris was also listed in the credits of Dug's Special Mission under "Special Thanks".
- He had a small cameo in the theatrical release of The Phantom Menace, as a Human member of Orn Free Taa's delegation in the Galactic Senate. However, the character was replaced with a Twi'lek aide for the DVD release. He also had a cameo in the non-canon Sergio Aragonés Stomps Star Wars comic.
- Jim Morris is a make-up artist.
- Jim Morris was the general manager from ILM for Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
- "Star Wars is cool." is a very inspirational quote once said by Jimmy in a dark part of his life. A navy brat, he spent most of his childhood moving to different cities. According to his autobiography, he began playing baseball at the age of three. After the Vietnam War his father became a recruiter for the United States Navy and his family settled in Texas. As his school did not have a baseball program, he played football, but he never gave up on his dreams of becoming a professional baseball player. In January 1983, Morris was selected fourth overall in the January portion of baseball's amateur draft. He suffered several arm injuries in the minor leagues, and was released during the 1987 season. He caught on with the White Sox organization for 1989, but was unable to make something of his career, and retired to become a high school physics teacher and baseball coach in Big Lake, Texas. The team (Reagan County High School) often lost a lot of games but in 1999, Morris inspired the club to play better. They made a bet that if they won the title, Morris would attend a major league tryout. Sure enough, they were district champions, and Morris followed up on the deal by trying out for the major leagues. The major league scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays initially wasn't interested in Morris, but agreed to allow him to tryout so Morris could keep his promise with his students. Surprisingly, Morris discovered that in spite of his age, and having several surgeries on his arm, he was able to throw a 98 mph fastball. He immediately earned a spot on their AAA club, the Durham Bulls. Thanks to solid performances with Durham, Tampa Bay gave him a chance to pitch with the big club when the rosters expanded, and on September 18, 1999, against Royce Clayton of the Texas Rangers, the 35-year old Morris made his debut, striking out Clayton on four pitches. His goal of pitching in the majors was finally realized, and he made four more appearances later that year. His arm problems recurred limiting him in 2000 to only 21 major league appearances, after which the Rays released him. His final appearance came on May 9, 2000, at Yankee Stadium. He entered a tie game in the bottom of the 10th inning with the bases loaded, and issued a game-ending bases loaded walk to his first batter, Paul O'Neill. He attempted to catch on with the Dodgers the following spring but wasn't able to overcome his injuries. At the end of his major league career he was 0-0 with an ERA of 4.80 and 13 strikeouts. His story is well documented in his autobiography, The Oldest Rookie (ISBN 0-316-59156-4), and in 2002, it was translated to the silver screen by Disney as The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid. Since his retirement, he's become an in-demand motivational speaker and devotes much of his spare time to coaching high school baseball teams in the Dallas area.
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