Brad Bird

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brad Bird
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Sep 24, 1957(1957-09-24)
Age	67
Birthplace	Kalispell
Country	United States
Birth City	Montana
Horoscope	Virgo

Brad Bird Biography

Brad Bird is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on September 24, 1957 in Kalispell, Montana, United States. American film producer and director is known for hits films like The Incredibles from 2004 and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in 2011.

Director He directed Tom Cruise in the fourth Mission Impossible film. in the fourth Mission Impossible film.

Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor, best known for his animated feature films The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), and Incredibles 2 (2018). His live action films are Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011) and Tomorrowland (2015).

Bird was born in Kalispell, Montana, the youngest of four children of Marjorie A. (née Cross) and Philip Cullen Bird. His father worked in the propane business, and his grandfather, Francis Wesley “Frank” Bird, who was born in County Sligo, Ireland, was a president and chief executive of the Montana Power Company. On a tour of the Walt Disney Studios at age 11, he met Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston and announced that someday he would become part of Disney’s animation team. Soon afterward he began work on his own 15-minute animated short. Within two years, Bird had completed his animation, which impressed Disney. By age 14, barely in high school, Bird was mentored by the animator Milt Kahl, one of Disney’s Nine Old Men. After graduating from Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon in 1975, Bird took a three-year break from animation. He was then awarded a scholarship by Disney to attend California Institute of the Arts, where he met and befriended another future animator, Pixar co-founder and director John Lasseter.

Three sons are his: He has three sons, Nicholas, Michael and Jack, with his wife Elizabeth Canney., Michael and Jack together and a partner Elizabeth Canney.

Brad Bird Net Worth

Brad Bird is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brad Bird 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He created his first animated film at the age of 13 after getting inspired by a trip the He made his first animation film at age 13 after being inspired by a visit to Walt Disney Studios. Studios.

He was the director of Ratatouille which was awarded the Academy Award in 2008 for the Best Animated Film.

Before he was sidetracked by Ratatouille, Bird began work on a film adaptation of James Dalessandro’s novel 1906, which would be his first live-action project. In March 2008, Bird resumed work on the film, which is a co- production between Pixar and Warner Bros. The novel, narrated by reporter Annalisa Passarelli, examines police officers battling corruption in the government that causes the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to turn into such a disaster. The script was co-written by John Logan. Blogger Jim Hill suggested the film has been on hold due to Disney / Pixar and Warner Bros.’ nervousness over the projected $200 million budget. In May 2010, with 1906 apparently still stalled, Bird signed on as the director of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, produced by Tom Cruise and J. J. Abrams. The collaboration was suggested by Tom Cruise following the release of The Incredibles, and was created with the help of J.J. Abrams, who sent Bird a late night text message saying “Mission?”. The film was an international hit, grossing almost $700 million.

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Who is Brad Bird Dating?

According to our records, Brad Bird married to Elizabeth Canney. As of December 1, 2023, Brad Bird’s is not dating anyone.

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Bird directed his first animated feature film, The Iron Giant, in 1999. Although it fared poorly at the box office, it came to be regarded as a modern animated classic. He rejoined John Lasseter at Pixar in 2000, where he developed his second animated film, The Incredibles (2004). He directed his third film, Ratatouille, in 2007. Both films place among Pixar’s highest- grossing features and gave Bird two Academy Award for Best Animated Feature wins and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominations. In 2011, Bird directed his first live action film, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, which was a critical and commercial success. His second live action film, Tomorrowland, starring George Clooney, was released in May 2015, to mixed reviews and less commercial success. In 2018, Incredibles 2 was released, which Bird wrote and directed. Like its predecessor, the film was a critical and box office success.

Facts & Trivia

Brad Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brad Bird celebrates birthday on September 24 of every year.

In addition to his Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Saturn Award wins, Bird holds the record of the most animation Annie Award wins with eight, winning both Best Directing and Best Writing for each of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille, as well as Best Voice Acting for The Incredibles. His eighth Annie was the 2011 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to animation.

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