Brad Bird is an American animator best known for writing and directing The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille. He won the 2008 Golden Globe Award for best animated film for Ratatouille, which has also been nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including best animated film and best original screenplay.
Fast Facts:
- Full Name: Phillip Bradley Bird
- Birth Date: September 11, 1957
- Birth Place: Kalispell, Montana
- After a tour of the Walt Disney Studios at age 11, he decided to become an animator
- Graduated from California Institute of the Arts
- Directed two episodes of The Simpsons, which he was executive producer on for 7 years
- Won an Academy Award for best animated film for his 2005 film The Incredibles
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Brad Bird Timeline
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September 11, 1957: Born in Kalispell, Montana
(1987) Batteries Not Included: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia
(1999) The Iron Giant: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2004) The Incredibles: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2007) Ratatouille: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes