Kyle Balda

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Kyle Balda

Directing 55 March 9, 1971

Tucson, Arizona, USA

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) an…

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Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

7.9 2001 Movie
Despicable Me

Despicable Me

7.3 2010 Movie
Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

7.6 1999 Movie
The Mask

The Mask

7.0 1994 Movie
Jumanji

Jumanji

7.3 1995 Movie
Minions

Minions

6.4 2015 Movie
A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

7.0 1998 Movie
Despicable Me 3

Despicable Me 3

6.5 2017 Movie
Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

6.4 1996 Movie
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru

7.3 2022 Movie
The Lorax

The Lorax

6.5 2012 Movie
The Sheep Detectives

The Sheep Detectives

7.9 2026 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Sheep Detectives

    Movie Director

  2. 2022
    Minions & More 2

    Movie Director

  3. 2022
    Minions & More Volume 1

    Movie Director

  4. 2022
    Minions: The Rise of Gru

    Movie Additional Voices (voice)

  5. 2019
    Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies

    Movie Director

  6. 2017
    Despicable Me 3

    Movie Additional Voice (voice)

  7. 2016
    Weenie

    Movie Director

  8. 2015
    Competition

    Movie Director

  9. 2015
    Minions

    Movie Additional Voices (voice)

  10. 2012
    Forces of Nature

    Movie Director

  11. 2012
    Wagon Ho!

    Movie Director

  12. 2012
    Serenade

    Movie Director

  13. 2012
    The Lorax

    Movie Co-Director

  14. 2010
    Banana

    Movie Director

  15. 2010
    Orientation Day

    Movie Director

  16. 2010
    Home Makeover

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2010
    Despicable Me

    Movie Layout Supervisor

  2. 2009
    Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009

    Movie Director

  3. 2009
    Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book

    Movie Animation

  4. 2008
    Dragon Hunters

    Movie Animation Director

  5. 2001
    Monsters, Inc.

    Movie Animation

  6. 1999
    Toy Story 2

    Movie Animation Director

  7. 1998
    A Bug's Life

    Movie Animation

  8. 1998
    The Making of 'The Frighteners'

    Movie Self

  9. 1996
    Mars Attacks!

    Movie Animation

  10. 1995
    Jumanji

    Movie Animation Supervisor

  11. 1994
    Sleepy Guy

    Movie Animation

  12. 1994
    The Mask

    Movie Animation

  13. —
    My Life On Mars

    Movie (voice)