Brad Bird
Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for his animated feature movies The Iron Giant (1999), The Luke Movie (2000), Logan and Luke (2000), The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), Incredibles 2 (2018), and The Iron Giant Christmas Carol (TBA). His live action movies are Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) and Tomorrowland (2015).
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Born | Phillip Bradley Bird September 24, 1957 Kalispell, Montana, U.S. |
Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) |
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Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Canney (m. 1988) [1] |
Children | 3 |
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As a teen, Bird was awarded an internship to learn from Walt Disney's Nine Old Men at their California headquarters.
Christopher McDonald, Bird and Eli Marienthal in 2012 at an Iron Giant screening.
References
- ↑ "Director Brad Bird (R) and spouse Elizabeth Canney pose for a photo at the premiere of Disney's Tomorrowland in Anaheim, California on May 9, 2015". gettyimages.com. Retrieved April 2, 2017.