Brad Bird
Nationality
American
Occupation
Director, screenwriter, animator, producer, voice actor
Spouse
Elizabeth Canney (
1988 -present)
Children
Michael, Jack, and Nick
Source
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 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 2018 sequel , and Ratatouille (2007 ). He also voiced Edna Mode in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2 and the Ambrister Minion in Ratatouille . Additionally, he directed the 2015 sci-fi film, Tomorrowland .
Bird is also the father of actors Michael and Nicholas Bird.
Disney/Pixar Roles
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Brad Bird behind the scenes of The Incredibles .
Brad Bird and
John Lasseter attending the premiere of
Ratatouille in June 2007.
Brad Bird speaks at the 2014 New York Comic Con.
Brad Bird at the premiere of Tomorrowland in May 2015.
Brad Bird attending the 2017 Disney
D23 Expo .
Brad Bird at the premiere of Incredibles 2 in June 2018.
Brad Bird speaks onstage at the 22nd annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2018.
Brad Bird attending the 91st annual Academy Awards in February 2019.
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Feature Film Filmography
Year
Film
Position
Subsidiary
1981
The Fox and the Hound
Animator (uncredited)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
2004
The Incredibles
Writer/Director/Voice Actor (Edna Mode)
Pixar
2007
Ratatouille
Screenwriter/Director/Voice Actor (Ambrister Minion)
2009
Up
Senior Creative Team
2010
Toy Story 3
2012
Brave
2013
Monsters University
2015
Tomorrowland
Director/Screenplay/Producer
Walt Disney Pictures
Inside Out
Senior Creative Team
Pixar
2016
Zootopia
Special Thanks
Walt Disney Animation Studios
2017
Cars 3
Pixar
2018
Incredibles 2
Writer/Director/Voice Actor (Edna Mode)
2019
Frozen II
Special Thanks
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animated Shorts Filmography