Kyle Balda
Born: 1971-03-09 in Tucson, Arizona, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Sheep Detectives ... (Director)
2022
- Minions: The Rise of Gru as Additional Voices (voice)
- Minions & More Volume 2 ... (Director)
- Minions & More Volume 1 ... (Director)
2019
- Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies ... (Director)
2017
- Despicable Me 3 as Additional Voice (voice)
2016
- Weenie ... (Director)
2015
- Minions as Additional Voices (voice)
- Competition ... (Director)
2012
- The Lorax ... (Co-Director)
- Serenade ... (Director)
- Wagon Ho! ... (Director)
- Forces of Nature ... (Director)
2010
- Banana ... (Director)
- Orientation Day ... (Director)
- Home Makeover ... (Director)
2009
- Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book ... (Animation)
- Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009 ... (Director)
2008
- Dragon Hunters ... (Animation Director)
2001
- Monsters, Inc. ... (Animation)
1999
- Toy Story 2 ... (Animation Director)
1998
- A Bug's Life ... (Animation)
- The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Himself
1996
- Mars Attacks! ... (Animation)
1995
- Jumanji ... (Animation Supervisor)
1994
- The Mask ... (Animation)
- Sleepy Guy ... (Animation)