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Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer, and occasional voice actor, who is best known for directing and writing the 1999 Warner Bros. sci-fi animated film The Iron Giant, as well as working as an executive consultant on the popular Fox animated sitcom The Simpsons from 1989 to 1998.

For Disney, he directed Pixar's The Incredibles (2004), its sequels, and Ratatouille (2007). He also voiced Edna Mode in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2 and the Ambrister Minion in Ratatouille. Subsequently, he directed the 2015 sci-fi film Tomorrowland. He also received a special thanks credit on the 2022 Marvel Cinematic Universe TV special Werewolf by Night.

Brad Bird is also the father of actors Michael and Nicholas Bird.

Feature Film Filmography

Year Film Position Subsidiary
1981 The Fox and the Hound Animator (uncredited) Walt Disney Animation Studios
1982 Tron Walt Disney Productions
1985 The Black Cauldron Walt Disney Animation Studios
1986 The Great Mouse Detective
1987 The Brave Little Toaster Walt Disney Pictures
1992 Aladdin Walt Disney Animation Studios
1994 The Lion King
1995 Pocahontas
1998 A Bug's Life Brian trust (uncredited) Pixar
1999 Toy Story 2
2004 The Incredibles Director / Writer / Voice actor: Edna Mode / Brian trust (uncredited)
2007 Ratatouille Director / Screenwriter / Original story / Voice actor: Ambrister Minion / Brian trust (uncredited)
2009 Up Senior creative team
2010 Toy Story 3
2012 Brave
2013 Monsters University
2015 Tomorrowland Director / Producer / Screenplay / Story / Designer: logos Walt Disney Pictures
Inside Out Senior creative team Pixar
2016 Zootopia Creative consultant (uncredited) Walt Disney Animation Studios
2017 Cars 3 Special thanks Pixar
2018 Incredibles 2 Director / Writer / Voice actor: Edna Mode / Additional voices / Special thanks
2019 Frozen II Special thanks / Executive producer (uncredited) Walt Disney Animation Studios
2020 Onward Senior creative team (uncredited) Pixar
Soul
TBA Incredibles 3 Writer / Producer

TV Special Filmography

Year Film Position Subsidiary
2022 Werewolf by Night Special thanks Marvel Studios

Animated Shorts Filmography

Year Film Position Subsidiary
1978 The Small One Assistant animator (uncredited) Walt Disney Animation Studios
1983 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Animator (uncredited)
Mickey's Christmas Carol
2005 Jack-Jack Attack Director, writer Pixar
Mr. Incredible and Pals Executive producer, commentary editor
One Man Band Executive producer
2007 Your Friend the Rat
2009 Partly Cloudy Special thanks
2013 Toy Story of Terror!

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v - e - d
In The Past
Glenn McQueenDaniel GersonJohn KahrsJoe RanftJustin WrightDan LeeLee UnkrichJohn LasseterRob Gibbs
Brain Trust Directors
Andrew StantonBrad Bird
Directors
Angus MacLanePeter SohnDan ScanlonRonnie del CarmenMark AndrewsBrenda ChapmanSteve PurcellBrian FeeEnrico CasarosaDomee Shi
Producers
Jonas RiveraKori RaeKatherine Sarafian
Chief Creative Officer
Pete Docter
Associated Figures
Bob IgerEd CatmullSteve JobsGeorge LucasBob Chapek
Signature Voice Actors
John RatzenbergerBob PetersonBonnie HuntJosh CooleyJerome RanftFrank WelkerBill FarmerJeff Pidgeon
Signature Musicians
Randy NewmanMichael GiacchinoThomas NewmanMychael DannaJeff DannaChris StapletonTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross


v - e - d
1920s—1970s
Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt KahlFrank ThomasOllie JohnstonLes ClarkJohn LounsberyMarc DavisWard KimballEric LarsonWolfgang Reitherman

Animators: Bill TytlaArt BabbittLee BlairPreston BlairFred MooreShamus CulhaneCy YoungDon LuskNorman FergusonHal KingJack HannahDick KinneyHal AmbroKen O'BrienJudge WhitakerBill JusticeDon BluthGary GoldmanCharles A. NicholsBlaine GibsonJohn EwingWalt StanchfieldRolly CrumpFred HellmichAmby PaliwodaWilfred JacksonXavier AtencioBen SharpsteenEarl HurdDale OliverEric CleworthDavid HandFred SpencerJulius SvendsenJack BradburyKenneth MuseRudolf IsingHugh HarmanFriz FrelengWalt KellyLeo SalkinJohn DehnerRetta ScottDavid SwiftJack CuttingGrant SimmonsArt StevensFrank TashlinWathel RogersTyrus WongJohnny CannonBernard WolfJohn W. DunnHenry SelickTony StroblChuck WilliamsBurny MattinsonDave SudingAndy GaskillCampbell GrantJohn HubleyPaul MurryHarvey ToombsJane Baer
Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf TenggrenMary BlairMarjorie RalstonMarcellite GarnerLillian BoundsEdna FrancisVirginia DavisJoe GrantMel ShawClaude CoatsDon DaGradiJohn HenchEyvind EarleKen O'ConnorThor PutnamAlbert HurterHerbert RymanDon GriffithBasil DavidovichJack BoydPeter EllenshawRuthie TompsonEarl DuvallRetta DavidsonUb IwerksVance GerryHazel SewellJames BodreroLance NolleyGrace BaileyMaurice NobleDale BarnhartAndy EngmanEustace LycettJohn EmersonJoe HaleLeota ToombsFerdinand HorvathJerry ReesJim ColemanDorse LanpherJohn P. MillerDodie RobertsNorma SwankBecky FallbergWalter PeregoyCollin CampbellJoshua MeadorThelma WitmerHugh HennesyHelen OggerCharles CristadoroJoyce CarlsonMcLaren StewartRalph Hulett
Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill PeetRalph WrightDick HuemerFloyd NormanYale GraceyTed SearsErdman PennerJoe RinaldiWinston HiblerOtto EnglanderWilliam CottrellBill BergAl BertinoT. HeeHomer BrightmanTed OsbourneLarry ClemmonsHarry ReevesJesse MarshChuck CouchWebb SmithDick SebastPeter YoungDorothy Ann Blank
Directors: Clyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeJack KinneyTed BermanRichard RichGeorge ScribnerRiley ThomsonDick LundyJack KingBurt GillettJames AlgarBill RobertsLarry LansburghRichard IrvineHal Adelquist
Producers: Walt DisneyRon MillerKen AndersonDon DuckwallPerce PearceMargaret J. WinklerHarry Tytle

1980s—present
Renaissance Directors: Rob MinkoffRoger AllersGary TrousdaleKirk WiseChris SandersMark DindalJohn MuskerMike Gabriel

Story Trust Directors: Ron ClementsChris BuckByron HowardDon HallChris WilliamsRich MooreStephen J. AndersonNathan GrenoFawn Veerasunthorn
Producers: Peter Del VechoClark SpencerRoy ConliDorothy McKimDon HahnShane MorrisPeter Schneider
Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee
Associated Figures: Bob IgerRoy Edward DisneyMichael EisnerJohn LasseterEd CatmullJeffrey KatzenbergBob Chapek
Signature Voice Actors: Jim CummingsAlan TudykKatie LowesJohn DiMaggioMaurice LaMarcheJodi BensonDavid Ogden StiersJesse CortiPaul BriggsRaymond S. PersiPhil JohnstonFrank WelkerBill FarmerBrian Cummings
Signature Musicians: Robert B. ShermanRichard M. ShermanAlan MenkenKristen Anderson-LopezRobert LopezLin-Manuel MirandaHoward AshmanTim RicePhil CollinsStephen SchwartzMarc ShaimanDanny Troob
Supervising Animators: Glen KeaneAndreas DejaEric GoldbergMark HennJohn PomeroyRandy HaycockDale BaerTony BancroftTom BancroftAnthony DeRosaRuss EdmondsBruce W. SmithMichael SurreyDuncan MarjoribanksRuben AquinoNik RanieriKen DuncanRon HusbandRick FarmiloeTom SitoTony AnselmoWill FinnKathy ZielinskiHendel ButoyEllen WoodburyMatthew O'CallaghanDavid PruiksmaBob WalkerAaron BlaiseNancy KniepJames BaxterTony FucileSergio PablosRandy Cartwright
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBloisClaire KeaneBrittney LeeJin KimShiyoon KimRyan GreenSue C. NicholsMichael Peraza, Jr.Kevin LimaKelly AsburyToby SheltonBarry CookMark KennedyCarole HollidayJorgen KlubienBrian PimentalDonovan CookDavid PimentelJoseph Christopher PepeRob GibbsJoe RanftMichael GiaimoPerry FarinolaRandy FullmerMark WaltonLauren MacMullanDaniel Gerson
Other Animators: Kaaren LundeenMichael HumphriesTim BurtonBrenda ChapmanSandro CleuzoGary M. EgglestonBrad BirdDavid StephanRay HarrisRuben ProcopioBarry AtkinsonThomas BakerChris BaileyGeefwee BoedoeDaan JippesPres RomanillosAsh BrannonChristine Lawrence FinneyMike CosaJymn MagonButch HartmanBill WaldmanChris SonnenburgJames LopezBradley RaymondDarrell Van CittersAaron SpringerTerry Shakespeare