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My Take
Brad Bird is, to me, one of the few directors who treats animation as a vehicle for adult-grade emotion rather than mere spectacle. The detail I keep returning to is that he finished a short film at fourteen and mailed it to Disney bold enough to be apprenticed by the Nine Old Men. Two Best Animated Feature Oscars for The Incredibles and Ratatouille confirm the craft, but what I admire is his read on human friction: family, ego, awkward heroism. That a storyteller of this reach came out of Kalispell, Montana only reinforces my belief that talent is geographically indifferent.
Overview
Philip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brad Bird
- Name (Japanese)
- ブラッド・バード
- Reading
- ぶらっど・ばーど
- Born
- September 24, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Kalispell, Montana, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film director / film producer / actor / animator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Corvallis High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Annie Award
- 2005 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- 2005 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | National Supers Agency | — | |
| Notable work | Frozone | — | |
| Notable work | Jack-Jack Parr | — | |
| Notable work | Omnidroid | — | |
| Notable work | The Underminer | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.