Brad Bird
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Philip Bradley Bird 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
Bird at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
As a teen, Bird was awarded an internship to learn from Walt Disney's Nine Old Men at their California headquarters.
Early in his career, Bird collaborated with director Steven Spielberg.
Christopher McDonald, Bird and Eli Marienthal in 2012 at an Iron Giant screening
The Iron Giant
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The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird in his feature directorial debut and written by Tim McCanlies. Loosely based on Ted Hughes's novel The Iron Man, i
Brad Bird
…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…
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