Brad Bird

Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American animation director, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his animated feature films, The Iron Giant (1999), The Incredibles (2004), Ratatouille (2007), and Incredibles 2 (2018).\n', ' Bird developed a love for the art of animation at an early age and was mentored by Milt Kahl, one of Disney\'s reputed Nine Old Men. He was part of one of the earliest graduating classes of the California Institute of the Arts alongside John Lasseter and Tim Burton. Afterward, Bird worked as an animator for Disney in The Fox and the Hound (1981) and The Black Cauldron (1985) and wrote the screenplay for Batteries Not Included (1987).\n', ' Bird served as a creative consultant on The Simpsons during its first eight seasons, where he helped develop the show\'s animation style.\n', '