1. Pixar was originally started as a division of Lucasfilm in 1979.
2. The division was generically named Computer Graphics Division.
3. In 1986, Steve Jobs bought Computer Graphics Division from George Lucas for $5 million and renamed it Pixar.
4. In 2006, Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion.
5. The deal also made Jobs Disney’s largest individual shareholder.
