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In The Incredibles, 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. See more trivia »

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Phillip Bradley Bird
in Kalispell, Montana, USA
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Hide HideMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
2012 Brave (senior creative team: Pixar)
 
2010 Toy Story 3 (senior creative team: Pixar)
 
2009 Up (senior creative team: Pixar)
 
The Simpsons (TV series) (executive consultant - 180 episodes, 1989-1998) (sheet director - 1 episode, 1990)
– Lisa the Simpson (1998) (executive consultant)
– The Cartridge Family (1997) (executive consultant)
– Treehouse of Horror VIII (1997) (executive consultant)
– Lisa's Sax (1997) (executive consultant)
– The Principal and the Pauper (1997) (executive consultant)
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1997 King of the Hill (TV series) (executive consultant - 1 episode)
– Keeping Up with Our Joneses (1997) (executive consultant)
 
1994-1995 The Critic (TV series) (executive consultant - 9 episodes)
– All the Duke's Men (1995) (executive consultant)
– From Chunk to Hunk (1995) (executive consultant)
– Sherman, Woman and Child (1995) (executive consultant)
– Dr. Jay (1994) (executive consultant)
– L.A. Jay (1994) (executive consultant)
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Show ShowDirector (10 titles)
2014 Tomorrowland (pre-production)
 
???? 1906 (pre-production)
 
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
 
2007 Ratatouille
 
2005 Jack-Jack Attack (video short)
 
2004 The Incredibles
 
1999 The Iron Giant
 
1990-1991 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Like Father, Like Clown (1991)
– Krusty Gets Busted (1990)
 
1990 Do the Bartman (TV short)
 
1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– Family Dog (1987)
 
Show ShowWriter (9 titles)
???? 1906 (screenplay) (pre-production)
 
2007 Ratatouille (original story / screenwriter)
 
2005 The Adventures of Mr. Incredible (video short) (commentary writer)
 
2005 Jack-Jack Attack (video short) (written by)
 
2004 The Incredibles (written by)
 
1999 The Iron Giant (screen story)
 
1993 Family Dog (TV series)
– Show Dog (1993) (creator)
 
1987 *batteries not included (screenplay)
 
1985-1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– Family Dog (1987) (writer)
– The Main Attraction (1985) (teleplay)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2014 Tomorrowland (producer) (pre-production)
 
2007 Your Friend the Rat (video short) (executive producer)
 
2005 More Making of 'The Incredibles' (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
2005 One Man Band (short) (executive producer)
 
2005 The Making of 'The Incredibles' (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
2005 The Adventures of Mr. Incredible (video short) (executive producer)
 
2005 Vowellet: An Essay by Sarah Vowell (video documentary short) (executive producer)
 
1987 Amazing Stories (TV series) (animation producer - 1 episode)
– Family Dog (1987) (animation producer)
 
Show ShowArt Department (3 titles)
1997 King of the Hill (TV series) (storyboard artist - 4 episodes)
– The Son That Got Away (1997) (storyboard artist - uncredited)
– The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg (1997) (storyboard artist - uncredited)
– Husky Bobby (1997) (storyboard artist - uncredited)
– Hilloween (1997) (storyboard artist - uncredited)
 
1990-1991 The Simpsons (TV series) (storyboard - 2 episodes)
– Like Father, Like Clown (1991) (storyboard)
– Krusty Gets Busted (1990) (storyboard)
 
1990 Do the Bartman (TV short) (storyboard artist)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2007 Ratatouille
Ambrister Minion (voice)
 
2004 The Incredibles (Video Game)
Edna Mode (E) (voice)
 
2004 The Incredibles
Edna 'E' Mode (voice)
 
1985-1987 Amazing Stories (TV series)
Scientist #2
– Family Dog (1987) (voice)
– The Main Attraction (1985) … Scientist #2
 
1979 Doctor of Doom (short)
Don Carlo, Bystander (voice)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (4 titles)
The Simpsons (TV series) (character designer - 1 episode, 1990) (character layout artist - 1 episode, 1993)
– Krusty Gets Kancelled (1993) (character layout artist)
– Krusty Gets Busted (1990) (character designer)
 
1982 The Plague Dogs (animator)
 
1981 The Fox and the Hound (animator - uncredited)
 
1980 Animalympics (animator)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1999 The Iron Giant (performer: "Duck and Cover")
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2011 The Adventures of Tintin (special thanks)
 
2010 Payback in Bolts (short) (special thanks for inspiration)
 
2010 Pinched (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Partly Cloudy (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Calendar Confloption (short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Madison's Résumé (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Friz on Film (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2000 The Making of 'The Iron Giant' (TV documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1988 Technological Threat (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2012 2012 Writers Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2011 Pixar: 25 Magic Moments (TV documentary)
Himself - Writer/Director - The Incredibles
 
2010 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The 80th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Animated Film/Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
 
2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Oscar Nominees Special (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature Film
 
2007 Dinner: Impossible (TV series)
Himself
– Pixar Movie Mission (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Fine Food and Film: A Conversation with Brad Bird and Thomas Keller (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Pixar Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes - A Cast of Thousands (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 More Making of 'The Incredibles' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Making of 'The Incredibles' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 100 Greatest Cartoons (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Animated Feature winner/Edna Mode - Co-presenter: Best Costume Design (voice)
 
2004 Who Is Bud Luckey? (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 October 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 On the Set: The Incredibles (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Jonny Quest: Adventures in Animation (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Making of 'The Iron Giant' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed music video "Do the Bartman"

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1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Interview  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Baddaxe Bradley Bird | Bloody Bradley Bird
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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. See more »

Trivia:

In The Incredibles, 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. See more »

Trademark:

Most of his films are set in a 1950s or a retro time period See more »

Star Sign:

Libra