Brad Bird Net Worth
Brad Bird Net Worth is
$1.9 Million
Brad Bird Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and actor. Bird developed a love for the art of animation at an early age and was mentored by Milt Kahl, one of Disney's legendary Nine Old Men. He was part of one of the earliest graduatin... | Full Name | Brad Bird |
| Date Of Birth | September 24, 1957 |
| Place Of Birth | Kalispell, Montana, United States |
| Profession | Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Animator, Writer, Voice Actor, Film Producer, Television Director |
| Education | California Institute of the Arts, Corvallis High School |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Canney (m. 1988) |
| Children | Nicholas Bird, Michael Bird, Jack Bird |
| Parents | Philip Cullen Bird, Marjorie A. Bird |
| Nicknames | Phillip Bradley Bird , Bloody Bradley Bird , Brad , Baddaxe Bradley Bird , Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, Nebula Award for Best Script |
| Movies | The Incredibles, Tomorrowland, Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, The Iron Giant, The Incredibles 2, Jack-Jack Attack, Batteries Not Included, Mr. Incredible and Pals, Your Friend the Rat, 1906, Do the Bartman |
| TV Shows | Family Dog |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rarely using big stars, the voice actors in his films are often character actors or unprofessional and unknown voice talents |
| 2 | Most of his films are set in a 1950s or a retro time period |
| 3 | Sometimes includes Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston making an animated cameo in his films. |
| 4 | Use of the letter/number sequence A113, his classroom number at Cal Arts |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on the nature of Pixar's ideas and how the commercial world views those ideas] If you explain the basics of any one of these ideas, they probably will sound as nutty as a cooking French rat or a silent film starring robots in a post-apocalyptic world," Bird said. "Each one of those films, when we were in preparation on them, the financial community said each one of them stunk and none of them had the ability to be a financial success. And then the film would come out and they'd go, 'Well, they did it that time but the next one sounds like a piece of crap.' The truth of the matter is Wall Street is only interested in you repeating yourself. If you want to do something that sounds a little odd, the financial community is all about a feeling of predictable success. And the only thing that fits that model is something similar to what you've done before. Everyone was very enthusiastic about Pixar doing 'Toy Story 3' but they weren't excited about the idea of 'Up.' So if I told you about the ideas of various Pixar films, you and I might get excited about them, but the financial community would say 'Oh that sounds crazy.' But that's probably why Pixar films are the way they are, because they're films that the storytellers are excited to be getting on the screen. They're not some sort of focus group. So because Pixar comes from a very pure place, it's why I'm interested in staying involved with them as long as I can. |
| 2 | I think all movies are an illusion, whether they are live action or animation. And I think the best special effect that people don't pay enough attention to is caring about the characters who are going through the set pieces. If you can be invested in the characters that you are putting in danger, then you can amp up the pressure, and it really means something because people are rooting for them to survive. Characters are the special effect. |
| 3 | People think of animation only doing things where people are dancing around and doing a lot of histrionics, but animation is not a genre. And people keep saying, "The animation genre. It's not a genre! A Western is a genre! Animation is an art form, and it can do any genre. You know, it can do a detective film, a cowboy film, a horror film, an R-rated film or a kids' fairy tale. But it doesn't do one thing. And, next time I hear, "What's it like working in the animation genre? I'm going to punch that person! [From the audio commentary on the DVD for The Incredibles (2004)] |
| 4 | (About Ed Catmull, John Lasseter and Steve Jobs at Pixar): "I refer to those guys as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Ed, who invented this cool medium and is the designer of the human machine that is Pixar, is the Father. John, its driving creating force, is the Son. And you-know-who is the Holy Ghost." |
| 5 | I reject that whole point of view - that animation is a children's medium. The way people talk about it is, well, hey, it's a good thing I have kids, because now I get to see this. Well, hey, no, man! You can just go and see it. There's no other art form that is defined in such a narrow way. It's narrowminded, and I can't wait for it to die. |
| 6 | Really, really little kids should not see this movie. They should wait till they get older. We're getting some reactions from people who were disappointed that their four-year-old was a little freaked out by it. Well, I don't want to compromise the intensity in order to please a four-year-old. [on 'Incredibles, The'] |
| 7 | There is a contingent of the digital-effects community to whom that is the holy grail - to create photographically real humans. To me that is the dumbest goal that you could possibly have. What's wonderful about the medium of animation isn't recreating reality. It's distilling it. |
| 8 | I love, love, love the medium of film. But that is the strange dichotomy of film, is that the medium is so unbelievably magical and wonderful, and the business is so--UGH! It's kind of the price you pay. Some friend of mine said you're not getting paid to work in the medium; you'd almost do that for free. But you're getting paid to suffer all the, you know-[Laughs]. |
| 9 | I think there's a tendency [among some animators] to wink at the audience so much that you feel that you're above the world that you're presenting-like the filmmaker doesn't really believe in the world that he's putting on screen. And there's a safety in that, because if you try to make the audience feel something besides comedy, like if you try to make them feel moved, you risk looking really silly if it doesn't work. |
| 10 | Well, I like superheroes, but I'm not one of those guys who knows what issue 437 is of "Whatever." And I think people assume that because The Incredibles is about superheroes, that I know all that stuff. I kind of got it second-hand, from the movies. I'm happy to hear from anybody that does know that stuff, but I'm fairly oblivious to that really large volume of comic book lore that's been generated. |
| 11 | When I write things, often at the moment I'm writing, I'm thinking of camera angles; it's not a separate part of the process, it kind of comes out all at the same time. So I have really strong opinions about how things are presented, but at the same time I'm thinking about things that I want to present. It's like when somebody speaks, they assemble words in a certain way, but it's not always that conscious, it just comes out. That's the way film is for me. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His production company A113 Productions is named after the classroom at CalArts. |
| 2 | Designed the character Sideshow Bob for The Simpsons. |
| 3 | Has been referred to by some as the modern-day Walt Disney. |
| 4 | His movie The Incredibles (2004) is ranked #40 on the Top 100 Grossing Movies of all Time. It made $261,437,578. |
| 5 | His movie Ratatouille (2007) is ranked #82 on the Top 100 Grossing Movies of all Time. It made $206,435,493. |
| 6 | His favorite character on The Simpsons (1989) is Krusty The Klown. |
| 7 | He is close friends with Pixar co-founder, John Lasseter. |
| 8 | In The Incredibles (2004), he provided the voice for the character Edna Mode on the temporary audio track. Lily Tomlin was approached to voice the character for release, but turned the part down after listening to Brad's scratch track stating that they already had the right voice for the character. |
| 9 | Believes animation not to be a genre, but instead an art form. |
| 10 | 2007 - Ranked #23 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. |
| 11 | With The Incredibles (2004), he was the first person to receive a solo writing credit on a feature-length film from Pixar Animation Studios. |
| 12 | His oldest son is Michael Bird, who provided the voice of Tony Rydinger in The Incredibles (2004). |
| 13 | One of his sons, Nicholas Bird, did the voice of Squirt in Finding Nemo (2003) and Little Boy on the Tricycle in The Incredibles (2004). |
| 14 | Graduated from Corvallis High School (Corvallis, Oregon), 1975. |
| 15 | Trained as a Disney animator. |
| 16 | Started training as an animator at 14. |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Out | 2015/I | senior creative team: Pixar | |
| Monsters University | 2013 | senior creative team: Pixar | |
| Brave | 2012 | senior creative team: Pixar | |
| Toy Story 3 | 2010 | senior creative team: Pixar | |
| Up | 2009 | senior creative team: Pixar | |
| The Simpsons | TV Series executive consultant - 180 episodes, 1989 - 1998 sheet director - 1 episode, 1990 | ||
| King of the Hill | 1997 | TV Series executive consultant - 3 episodes | |
| The Critic | 1994-1995 | TV Series executive consultant - 23 episodes |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Incredibles 2 | 2018 | announced | |
| 1906 | screenplay announced | ||
| Disney Infinity 3.0 | 2015 | Video Game characters: Mr Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet Parr, Dashiell 'Dash' Parr, Syndrome, Edna 'E' Mode, Mirage, Rick Dicker | |
| Tomorrowland | 2015 | screenplay by / story by | |
| Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | 2014 | Video Game characters: Mr Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet Parr, Dashiell 'Dash' Parr, Syndrome, Edna 'E' Mode, Mirage, Rick Dicker | |
| Disney Infinity | 2013 | Video Game characters: Mr Incredible, Elastigirl, Violet Parr, Dashiell 'Dash' Parr, Syndrome, Edna 'E' Mode, Mirage | |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | Video Game characters | |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | original story by / screenwriter | |
| The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer | 2005 | Video Game characters | |
| Jack-Jack Attack | 2005 | Video short written by | |
| Mr. Incredible and Pals | 2005 | Video short commentary writer | |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | written by | |
| The Iron Giant | 1999 | screen story by | |
| Family Dog | 1993 | TV Series creator - 10 episodes | |
| *batteries not included | 1987 | screenplay by | |
| Amazing Stories | TV Series written by - 1 episode, 1987 teleplay - 1 episode, 1985 |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Incredibles 2 | 2018 | attached announced | |
| 1906 | announced | ||
| Tomorrowland | 2015 | ||
| Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | 2011 | ||
| Ratatouille | 2007 | ||
| Jack-Jack Attack | 2005 | Video short | |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | ||
| The Iron Giant | 1999 | ||
| The Simpsons | 1990-1991 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Do the Bartman | 1990 | TV Short | |
| Amazing Stories | 1987 | TV Series 1 episode |
Animation Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugrats | 2001 | TV Series animator - 1 episode | |
| The Iron Giant | 1999 | animator - uncredited | |
| The Simpsons | TV Series character layout artist - 4 episodes, 1991 - 1993 character designer - 1 episode, 1990 | ||
| The Plague Dogs | 1982 | animator | |
| The Fox and the Hound | 1981 | animator - uncredited | |
| Animalympics | 1980 | animator |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrowland | 2015 | producer | |
| Your Friend the Rat | 2007 | Short executive producer | |
| More Making of 'The Incredibles' | 2005 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| One Man Band | 2005 | Short executive producer | |
| Mr. Incredible and Pals | 2005 | Video short executive producer | |
| The Making of 'The Incredibles' | 2005 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell | 2005 | Video documentary short executive producer | |
| Amazing Stories | 1987 | TV Series animation producer - 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic World | 2015 | Monorail Announcer | |
| Ratatouille | 2007 | Ambrister Minion (voice) | |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | Video Game | Edna Mode (E) (voice) |
| The Incredibles | 2004 | Edna 'E' Mode (voice) | |
| Amazing Stories | 1985-1987 | TV Series | Family Dog / Scientist #2 |
| Doctor of Doom | 1979 | Short | Don Carlo, Bystander (voice) |
Art Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrowland | 2015 | designer: logos | |
| King of the Hill | 1997 | TV Series storyboard artist - 3 episodes | |
| The Simpsons | 1990-1991 | TV Series storyboard - 2 episodes | |
| Do the Bartman | 1990 | TV Short storyboard artist |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Iron Giant | 1999 | performer: "Duck and Cover" |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic World | 2015 | the filmmakers gratefully thank | |
| Toy Story of Terror | 2013 | TV Short extra special thanks | |
| Pinched | 2010 | Short special thanks | |
| Payback in Bolts | 2010 | Short special thanks for inspiration | |
| Partly Cloudy | 2009 | Short special thanks | |
| Calendar Confloption | 2009 | Short special thanks | |
| Madison's Résumé | 2007 | Short special thanks | |
| Friz on Film | 2006 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | 2004 | special thanks | |
| The Making of 'The Iron Giant' | 2000 | TV Short documentary special thanks | |
| Technological Threat | 1988 | Short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Director 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille' |
| Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tom Cruise: Show Me the Movies | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 2012 Writers Guild Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Special Feature - Soaring in Dubai | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| Pixar: 25 Magic Moments | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Writer / Director - The Incredibles |
| The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! | 2010 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film / Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| Shootout | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature Film |
| 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dinner: Impossible | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fine Food and Film: A Conversation with Brad Bird and Thomas Keller | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Pixar Story | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Fog City Mavericks | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes - A Cast of Thousands | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| More Making of 'The Incredibles' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Incredibles' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| 100 Greatest Cartoons | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature winner / Edna Mode - Co-Presenter: Best Costume Design (voice) |
| Film '72 | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Who Is Bud Luckey? | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| On the Set: The Incredibles | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Jonny Quest: Adventures in Animation | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Making of 'The Iron Giant' | 2000 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Winsor McCay Award | Annie Awards | ||
| 2008 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writing | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | Christopher Award | Christopher Awards | Feature Films | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Original Screenplay | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | International Theater Award | Tokyo Anime Award | Ratatouille (2007) | |
| 2008 | Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award | Writers Guild of America, USA | ||
| 2007 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2007 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Animation | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2007 | NTFCA Award | North Texas Film Critics Association, US | Best Animated Film | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2006 | International Theater Award | Tokyo Anime Award | The Incredibles (2004) | |
| 2005 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Animated Feature Film of the Year | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | BAFTA Children's Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Feature Film | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | Annie | Annie Awards | Directing in an Animated Feature Production | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | Annie | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | Annie | Annie Awards | Writing in an Animated Feature Production | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2004 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Animation | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2004 | SLFCA Award | St. Louis Film Critics Association, US | Best Animated Feature Film | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2000 | BAFTA Children's Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Feature Film | The Iron Giant (1999) |
| 2000 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Animated Film | The Iron Giant (1999) |
| 2000 | NCS Division Award | National Cartoonist Society | Feature Animation | |
| 1999 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production | The Iron Giant (1999) |
| 1999 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | The Iron Giant (1999) |
| 1999 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Animation | The Iron Giant (1999) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Director | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) |
| 2011 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Director of the Year | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) |
| 2009 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Original Screenplay | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | Silver Ribbon | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | Best Non-European Director (Regista del Miglior Film Non-Europeo) | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | IOMA | Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) | Best Original Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura originale) | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2008 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2007 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2007 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Film | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2006 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form | Jack-Jack Attack (2005) |
| 2005 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Writer | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Original Screenplay | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Screenwriter of the Year | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2005 | Nebula Award | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Best Script | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2004 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | The Incredibles (2004) |
| 2000 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Screenplay | The Iron Giant (1999) |
| 2000 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Iron Giant (1999) |
| 2000 | Nebula Award | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Best Script | The Iron Giant (1999) |
2nd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Ratatouille (2007) |
| 2004 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Screenplay of the Year | The Incredibles (2004) |
Known for movies
Ratatouille (2007)
as Writer
The Incredibles (2004)
as Writer
The Simpsons (1989-1998)
as Miscellaneous Crew
Tomorrowland (2015)
as Writer