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| − | '''Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird''' (born September 24, 1957 in Kalispell, Montana), is a two-time Academy Award-winning director and former director and animator for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He won the {{W|Academy Award for Best Animated Feature}} for ''{{W|The Incredibles}}'' (2004) and ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}'' (2007). | + | '''Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird''' (born September 24, 1957 in Kalispell, Montana), is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He served as a consultant, director, and storyboard artist for ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He won the {{W|Academy Award for Best Animated Feature}} for ''{{W|The Incredibles}}'' (2004) and ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}'' (2007). |
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| | In 1989 Bird joined [[Klasky Csupo]], where he helped to develop ''The Simpsons'' from one-minute shorts on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' into a series of half-hour programs. In 1990, he directed the episode "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]" and co-directed the season three episode "[[Like Father, Like Clown]]". He served on the show for several more years as an executive consultant. He worked on several other animated television series, including ''[[The Critic]]'' and ''{{ap|King of the Hill|real world show}}''. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]''. | | In 1989 Bird joined [[Klasky Csupo]], where he helped to develop ''The Simpsons'' from one-minute shorts on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' into a series of half-hour programs. In 1990, he directed the episode "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]" and co-directed the season three episode "[[Like Father, Like Clown]]". He served on the show for several more years as an executive consultant. He worked on several other animated television series, including ''[[The Critic]]'' and ''{{ap|King of the Hill|real world show}}''. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]''. |
Album – The Simpsons Sing the Blues (Gracie Films)
Brad Bird at the Internet Movie Database
Brad Bird at Wikipedia
