
Kyle Balda
DirectingBorn Mar 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) 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.
Known For

The Making of 'The Frighteners'
movie1998

The Sheep Detectives
movie2026

Sleepy Guy
movie1994

Monsters, Inc.
movie2001

Toy Story 2
movie1999

Minions & More 2
movie2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru
movie2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru
movie2022

Jumanji
movie1995

Banana
movie2010

A Bug's Life
movie1998

Minions & More Volume 1
movie2022
Filmography
2026The Sheep Detectivesas Directormovie2022Minions & More 2as Directormovie2022Minions & More Volume 1as Directormovie2022Minions: The Rise of Gruas Directormovie2019Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Moviesas Directormovie2017Despicable Me 3as Directormovie2016Weenieas Directormovie2015Competitionas Directormovie2015Minionsas Directormovie2012Serenadeas Directormovie2012Forces of Natureas Directormovie2012Wagon Ho!as Directormovie2012The Loraxas Co-Directormovie2010Bananaas Directormovie2010Home Makeoveras Directormovie2010Orientation Dayas Directormovie2009Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009as Directormovie2009Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Bookas Animationmovie2008Dragon Huntersas Animation Directormovie2001Monsters, Inc.as Animationmovie1999Toy Story 2as Animation Directormovie1998A Bug's Lifeas Animationmovie1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'as Selfmovie1996Mars Attacks!as Animationmovie1995Jumanjias Animation Supervisormovie1994Sleepy Guyas Animationmovie1994The Maskas AnimationmovieSoonMy Life On Marsas (voice)movie