Person
Kyle Balda
Directing · Born 1971-03-09 · Tucson, Arizona, USA
Biography
Kyle Balda (born March 9, 1971) is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the Illumination films The Lorax (2012) with Chris Renaud, Minions (2015) and Despicable Me 3 (2017) with Pierre Coffin and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), with Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val. He previously worked as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic before moving to Pixar, where he worked on three of their films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyle Balda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Sheep Detectives
Director
Toy Story 2
Animation Director
Monsters, Inc.
Animation
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Additional Voices (voice)
Minions
Additional Voices (voice)
A Bug's Life
Animation
The Mask
Animation
Despicable Me 3
Additional Voice (voice)
Minions & More 2
Director
The Lorax
Co-Director
Filmography
- 2026The Sheep DetectivesDirector
- 2022Minions & More 2Director
- 2022Minions & More Volume 1Director
- 2022Minions: The Rise of GruAdditional Voices (voice)
- 2019Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-MoviesDirector
- 2017Despicable Me 3Additional Voice (voice)
- 2016WeenieDirector
- 2015CompetitionDirector
- 2015MinionsAdditional Voices (voice)
- 2012Forces of NatureDirector
- 2012Wagon Ho!Director
- 2012SerenadeDirector
- 2012The LoraxCo-Director
- 2010Home MakeoverDirector
- 2010BananaDirector
- 2010Orientation DayDirector
- 2009Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009Director
- 2009Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic BookAnimation
- 2008Dragon HuntersAnimation Director
- 2001Monsters, Inc.Animation
- 1999Toy Story 2Animation Director
- 1998A Bug's LifeAnimation
- 1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self
- 1996Mars Attacks!Animation
- 1995JumanjiAnimation Supervisor
- 1994Sleepy GuyAnimation
- 1994The MaskAnimation
- —My Life On Mars(voice)
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