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Brad Bird

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Philip Bradley Bird, known as Brad Bird, is an American filmmaker, animator and voice actor, born in Kalispell, Montana, on 24 September 1957. He took an early interest in animation and completed his first short subject by the age of 14, sent it to Walt Disney Productions, and was given an apprenticeship with the studio's Nine Old Men. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in the late 1970s and worked for Disney soon after. Within this atlas Brad Bird is credited as the director of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille.

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Hugo Award 1
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Annie Award 1
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1957 1
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1. Brad Bird (Wikipedia)
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    Philip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor.
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    It was the first animated film to win the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
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    In addition to his Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Saturn Award wins, Bird holds the record of the most animation Annie Award wins with eight, winning both Best Directing and Best Writing for each of The Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille, as well as Best Voice Acting for The Incredibles.
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The Iron Giant (Wikipedia)
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The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird (in his feature directorial debut) and written by Tim McCanlies.
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The Incredibles (Wikipedia)
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    The Incredibles is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird.
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    The Incredibles is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird.
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Ratatouille (Wikipedia)
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Ratatouille ( RAT-ə-TOO-ee) is a 2007 American animated comedy-drama film written and directed by Brad Bird, from a story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco and Bird.
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