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Kyle Balda

Bio: 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
Born: Tue, Mar 09 1971
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Kyle Balda is 53 years old
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Poster of Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
Kyle Balda will be
54 in Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
as 'Director'.
Fri, Feb 20 2026
Poster of Minions & More Volume 2
Minions & More Volume 2
Kyle Balda was
51 in Minions & More Volume 2
as 'Director'.
Tue, Nov 08 2022
Poster of Minions & More 1
Minions & More 1
Kyle Balda was
51 in Minions & More 1
as 'Director'.
Tue, Sep 27 2022
Poster of Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Kyle Balda was
51 in Minions: The Rise of Gru
as 'Director'.
Wed, Jun 29 2022
Poster of Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Kyle Balda was
47 in Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
as 'Director'.
Tue, Jan 15 2019
Poster of Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 3
Kyle Balda was
46 in Despicable Me 3
as 'Director'.
Thu, Jun 15 2017
Poster of Weenie
Weenie
Kyle Balda was
45 in Weenie
as 'Director'.
Tue, Dec 06 2016
Poster of Competition
Competition
Kyle Balda was
44 in Competition
as 'Director'.
Tue, Sep 08 2015
Poster of Minions
Minions
Kyle Balda was
44 in Minions
as 'Director'.
Wed, Jun 17 2015
Poster of Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature
Kyle Balda was
41 in Forces of Nature
as 'Director'.
Tue, Aug 07 2012
Poster of Wagon Ho!
Wagon Ho!
Kyle Balda was
41 in Wagon Ho!
as 'Director'.
Tue, Aug 07 2012
Poster of Serenade
Serenade
Kyle Balda was
41 in Serenade
as 'Director'.
Tue, Aug 07 2012
Poster of The Lorax
The Lorax
Kyle Balda was
40 in The Lorax
as 'Co-Director'.
Thu, Mar 01 2012
Poster of Home Makeover
Home Makeover
Kyle Balda was
39 in Home Makeover
as 'Director'.
Mon, Dec 13 2010
Poster of Banana
Banana
Kyle Balda was
39 in Banana
as 'Director'.
Mon, Dec 13 2010
Poster of Orientation Day
Orientation Day
Kyle Balda was
39 in Orientation Day
as 'Director'.
Mon, Dec 13 2010
Poster of Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009
Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009
Kyle Balda was
38 in Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009
as 'Director'.
Sat, Apr 18 2009
Poster of Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
Kyle Balda was
37 in Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
as 'Animation'.
Thu, Feb 12 2009
Poster of Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
Kyle Balda was
30 in Monsters, Inc.
as 'Animation'.
Thu, Nov 01 2001
Poster of Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2
Kyle Balda was
28 in Toy Story 2
as 'Animation Director'.
Sat, Oct 30 1999
Poster of A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
Kyle Balda was
27 in A Bug's Life
as 'Animation'.
Wed, Nov 25 1998
Poster of Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
Kyle Balda was
25 in Mars Attacks!
as 'Animation'.
Fri, Dec 13 1996
Poster of Jumanji
Jumanji
Kyle Balda was
24 in Jumanji
as 'Animation Supervisor'.
Fri, Dec 15 1995
Poster of Sleepy Guy
Sleepy Guy
Kyle Balda was
23 in Sleepy Guy
as 'Animation'.
Fri, Sep 30 1994
Poster of The Mask
The Mask
Kyle Balda was
23 in The Mask
as 'Animation'.
Fri, Jul 29 1994

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