Kyle Balda
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- March 9, 1971
- Birthplace
- 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) 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
My Life On Mars TBA
as (voice)
The Sheep Detectives 2026
Director
Minions & More Volume 2 2022
Director
Minions & More Volume 1 2022
Director
Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022
as Additional Voices (voice), Director
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies 2019
Director
Despicable Me 3 2017
as Additional Voice (voice), Director
Weenie 2016
Director
Competition 2015
Director
Minions 2015
as Additional Voices (voice), Director
Wagon Ho! 2012
Director
Forces of Nature 2012
Director
Serenade 2012
Director
The Lorax 2012
Co-Director
Orientation Day 2010
Director
Home Makeover 2010
Director
Banana 2010
Director
Despicable Me 2010
Layout Supervisor
Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009 2009
Director
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book 2009
Animation
Dragon Hunters 2008
Animation Director
Monsters, Inc. 2001
Animation
Toy Story 2 1999
Animation Director
A Bug's Life 1998
Animation
The Making of 'The Frighteners' 1998
as Self
Mars Attacks! 1996
Animation
Jumanji 1995
Animation Supervisor
Sleepy Guy 1994
Animation
The Mask 1994
Animation
Credits from TMDB.