Co-Founder of Lightstream Animation Studios, Petaluma
Jun 18, 2020
Jamy Wheless
Co-Founder of Lightstream Animation Studios, Petaluma

Jamy Wheless is a Co-Founder of Lightstream Animation Studios. The company specializes in development and production of high-quality animated feature films, commercials, episodic, and immersive VR stories. He began his career at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) where he was a team leader on over a dozen films and numerous commercials. He was an animation supervisor on the Academy Award VFX winner Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. He was responsible for the character development and performances of Yoda for the Star Wars prequels and Hulk for Ang Lee's film The Hulk. In his role as President at Lightstream Animation Studios, Wheless oversees all aspects of development, production, and operations leading Lightstream in building a global animation studio. Lightstream is a fully integrated company and creator of family-friendly, universal content.