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 und...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
2026
Director
George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep ca...
Minions & More Volume 2
2022
Director
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black...
Minions & More Volume 1
2022
Director
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training ...
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Additional Voices (voice)
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers,...
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
Director
A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers,...
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
2019
Director
For the first time ever, ALL 10 MINI-MOVIES starring your favorite characters, the Minions, are in one collection! If there's a Minion featured in one...
Despicable Me 3
2017
as Additional Voices (voice)
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
Despicable Me 3
2017
Director
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
Weenie
2016
Director
Weenie is a mini-movie that will be featured in DVD and Blu-Ray release of The Secret Life of Pets. It features the life of The Sausages. The Sausage...
Competition
2015
Director
Two minions working in a bomb lab get competitive.
Minions
2015
as Additional Voices (voice)
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over...
Minions
2015
Director
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over...
Serenade
2012
Director
Two Bar-ba-loots -- one love shy and the other suave and confident -- battle for the heart of their would-be sweetheart with the help of a colorful ca...
Forces of Nature
2012
Director
Determined to scare The Once-ler out of Truffula Valley, The Lorax decides to create the illusion of ominous forces of nature.
Wagon Ho!
2012
Director
The barbaloots are told by the Once-Ler that they can sit on the wagon and that it had better not move. They and the donkey nod in agreement. The barb...
The Lorax
2012
Co-Director
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the stor...
Banana
2010
Director
The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!
Home Makeover
2010
Director
When a social worker visits Gru’s house to assess its suitability for children, chaos ensues. Margo, Edith, and Agnes, along with the ever-mischievous...
Orientation Day
2010
Director
The Minions embark on their first day of work, eager to prove themselves in their new roles. After watching a hilariously outdated 'Initiation Video,'...
Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009
2009
Director
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book
2009
Animation
Lilly was a normal girl with a healthy sense of adventure. That is, until she finds a magical book, complete with a funny little dragon, "Hector". Wit...
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Animation
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. Wh...
Toy Story 2
1999
Animation Director
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, ...
A Bug's Life
1998
Animation
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
as Himself
Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.
Mars Attacks!
1996
Animation
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim...
Jumanji
1995
Animation Supervisor
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's b...
Sleepy Guy
1994
Animation
A sleeping man is having a good dream about being on a hot date. However, things from the real world keep intruding on his dream.
The Mask
1994
Animation
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the ...
My Life On Mars
N/A
as (voice)
Phil was born on Mars in 1949, and a whole part of the Earth population lives now on the red planet. He likes his way of life and is as happy as can b...