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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 Brothers 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. 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: Dinky and Boomer (uncredited) Walt Disney Animation Studios
1985 The Black Cauldron Animator (uncredited)
2004 The Incredibles Writer/Director/Voice Actor (Edna Mode) Pixar
2007 Ratatouille Screenwriter/Director/Story/Voice Actor (Ambrister Minion)
2009 Up Senior Creative Team
2010 Toy Story 3
2012 Brave
2013 Monsters University
2015 Tomorrowland Director/Screenplay/Story/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

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 Walt Disney Animation Studios
1983 Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore Animator Walt Disney Animation Studios
2005 Jack-Jack Attack Director Pixar
Mr. Incredible and Pals Commentary Edition/Executive Producer
One Man Band Executive Producer
2007 Your Friend the Rat
2009 Partly Cloudy Special Thanks
2013 Toy Story of Terror!

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