Director
Kyle Balda
Born March 9, 1971 in Tucson, Arizona, USA16 films
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.
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16 films as director- 2026The Sheep DetectivesDirector
- 2022Minions & More 2Director
- 2022Minions & More Volume 1Director
- 2022Minions: The Rise of GruDirector
- 2019Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-MoviesDirector
- 2017Despicable Me 3Director
- 2016WeenieDirector
- 2015CompetitionDirector
- 2015MinionsDirector
- 2012Forces of NatureDirector
- 2012Wagon Ho!Director
- 2012SerenadeDirector
- 2010Home MakeoverDirector
- 2010BananaDirector
- 2010Orientation DayDirector
- 2009Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009Director