Brad Bird

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

September 24, 1957 (age 68)

Place of Birth

Kalispell, Montana, USA

Also Known As

Phillip Bradley Bird

Baddaxe Bradley Bird

Bloody Bradley Bird

Брэд Берд

แบรด เบิร์ด

Brad Bird

Biography

Philip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning over four decades in both live-action and animation. Bird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. He developed an interest in the art of animation early on, and completed his first short subject by age 14. Bird sent the film to Walt Disney Productions, leading to an apprenticeship from the studio's Nine Old Men. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in the late 1970s, and worked for Disney shortly thereafter. In the 1980s, Bird worked in film development with various studios. He co-wrote Batteries Not Included (1987), and developed two episodes of Amazing Stories for Steven Spielberg, including its spin-off (based on a segment written by Bird for the show), the widely panned animated sitcom Family Dog. Afterwards, Bird joined the animated sitcom The Simpsons as creative consultant for eight seasons. He directed the animated film The Iron Giant (1999); though acclaimed, it was a box-office bomb. Bird moved to Pixar where he wrote and directed two successful animated films, The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). They earned Bird two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature wins and Best Original Screenplay nominations. He transitioned to live-action filmmaking with similarly successful Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), he then directed Disney's Tomorrowland (2015). He returned to Pixar to develop Incredibles 2 (2018), which became the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time during its theatrical run, and earned him another nomination for the Academy Award. Bird has a reputation for supervising his projects to a high degree of detail. He advocates for creative freedom and the possibilities of animation, and has criticized its stereotype as children's entertainment, or classification as a genre, rather than an art. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brad Bird, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Filmography

2023FilmIl était une fois Disney & la Franceas Self2022FilmDirector by Nightas Self (archive footage)2022FilmThe Power of Stoneas Self2019FilmPass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpieceas Self2018FilmStrong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Birdas Self - Writer & director2018FilmAuntie Ednaas Edna Mode (voice)2018FilmIncredibles 2as Edna 'E' Mode / Additional Voices (voice)2016FilmThe Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giantas Self2015FilmA Grand Night In: The Story of Aardmanas Self - Director 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille'2015FilmJurassic Worldas Monorail Announcer (voice)2012FilmGhost Protocol: Mission Acceptedas Self2012FilmGhost Protocol: Impossible Missionsas Self2011FilmPixar 25 Magic Momentsas Self - Writer / Director, The Incredibles2010FilmThe Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!as Self2009FilmWaking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)2008FilmRedefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatiansas Self2007FilmFine Food and Filmas Self - Screenwriter/Director2007FilmFog City Mavericksas Self2007FilmThe Pixar Storyas Self2007FilmRatatouilleas Ambrister Minion (voice)2005FilmMore Making of 'The Incredibles'as Self2005FilmThe Making of 'The Incredibles'as Self2005FilmFrom Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Menas Self2004FilmThe Incrediblesas Edna 'E' Mode (voice)1999FilmThe Making of 'The Iron Giant'as Self1988FilmFamily Dogas Family Dog1985TVAmazing Storiesas Scientist #21979FilmDoctor of Doomas Don Carlo's Voice/Bystander's Voice1953TVThe Oscarsas Self / Edna Mode (voice)

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