Art school and early career After leaving active Air Force duty and with the benefits of the Korean War
G.I. Bill, Luckey attended
Chouinard Art Institute (which later merged with the California Academy of Music to form
California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts)) from 1957 to 1960. Luckey also worked with
Alex Anderson, who created the characters of
Rocky the Flying Squirrel,
Bullwinkle, and
Dudley Do-Right, as well as the more obscure
Crusader Rabbit. Anderson was the Vice President of Television at the Guild-Bascom-Bonfigli Agency at that time. He returned to work on one more segment for
Sesame Street in 1990 titled "Z – Zebu". Many of Luckey's
Sesame Street works were created with his long-time friend and creative collaborator writer / lyricist Don Hadley (1936–2007).
John Lasseter credits Luckey with the creation and design of the star of
Toy Story,
Woody, a
cowboy. In 2003, Luckey gained attention for the short film ''
Boundin', which was released theatrically as the opening cartoon for The Incredibles
. He also lent his voice to Chuckles the Clown in Toy Story 3 and Hawaiian Vacation''. He was featured in the 2011 film
Winnie the Pooh as the voice of
Eeyore. ==Personal life==