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Brad Ableson

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Animation Department
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Brad Ableson
Brad Ableson attended USC Film School where his Emmy Award winning student film "My Ding-A-Ling" helped him score a job as an animator on "The Simpsons" at age 19. Since graduating he has been a storyboard artist on over 150 episodes and on the "The Simpsons Movie."

While working on "The Simpsons," Brad wrote/directed the award winning short film "Save Virgil" that led to co-creating MTV's animated series "Good Vibes" and Comedy Central's "Legends of Chamberlain Heights," where he served as Executive Producer and Supervising Director.

Between projects, Brad worked as a marketing director on Illumination's "Minions," "Secret Life of Pets," and "Despicable Me 3" campaigns which led to co-directing his first feature film, "Minions: The Rise of Gru." Brad is currently co-directing Dreamwork's "Shrek 5."
BornSeptember 2, 1975
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    Known for

    Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
    Minions: The Rise of Gru
    6.5
    • Director(co-directed by)
    • 2022
    Steve Carell, Tara Strong, and Pierre Coffin in Despicable Me 4 (2024)
    Despicable Me 4
    6.2
    • Additional Voice(voice)
    • 2024
    Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Good Vibes (2011)
    Good Vibes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • Mega Minions
      • Director
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Shrek 5
      • co-director
      • In Production
      • 2026



    • The Office x Minions (2022)
      The Office x Minions
      7.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
      Minions: The Rise of Gru
      6.5
      • Director (co-directed by)
      • 2022
    • Minions Holiday Special (2020)
      Minions Holiday Special
      6.3
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Legends of Chamberlain Heights (2016)
      Legends of Chamberlain Heights
      5.0
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2016–2017
    • Yellow Light
      4.7
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Good Vibes (2011)
      Good Vibes
      7.4
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2011
    • Save Virgil (2004)
      Save Virgil
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • My Ding-A-Ling
      Short
      • Director
      • 1996

    Writer



    • The Office x Minions (2022)
      The Office x Minions
      7.6
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Legends of Chamberlain Heights (2016)
      Legends of Chamberlain Heights
      5.0
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2016–2017
    • Good Vibes (2011)
      Good Vibes
      7.4
      TV Series
      • developer (creator)
      • 2011
    • Save Virgil (2004)
      Save Virgil
      7.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2004

    Animation Department



    • Legends of Chamberlain Heights (2016)
      Legends of Chamberlain Heights
      5.0
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2016–2017
    • Louis C.K. in The Holiday Greeting (2015)
      The Holiday Greeting
      5.5
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard revisionist
      • storyboard ...
      • 1996–2015
    • The Simpsons Take the Bowl (2014)
      The Simpsons Take the Bowl
      7.6
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • The Longest Daycare (2012)
      The Longest Daycare
      7.2
      Short
      • character layout artist
      • 2012
    • Good Vibes (2011)
      Good Vibes
      7.4
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • storyboards
      • 2011
    • Nick Kroll, Steve Dildarian, and Bob Morrow in The Life & Times of Tim (2008)
      The Life & Times of Tim
      8.3
      TV Series
      • animation supervisor
      • 2008
    • Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
      The Simpsons Movie
      7.3
      • story artist
      • 2007

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Brad Abelson
    • Born
      • September 2, 1975
      • Los Angeles County, California, USA

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