Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Kyle Balda
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 8023
IMDb ID: nm0049633
Known for: Directing
Born: March 9, 1971
Age: 54
Place of birth: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2026
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q20666333
Also known as
카일 발다
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Animation Director (2)Co-Director (1)Animation (6)Animation Supervisor (1)
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 under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kyle Balda.
May 6
The Sheep Detectives
Director
2026 Movie
7.4
Minions & More 2
Director
2022 Movie
7.0
Minions & More Volume 1
Director
2022 Movie
7.3
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Director
2022 Movie
7.0
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
Director
2019 Movie
6.5
Despicable Me 3
Director
2017 Movie
4.1
Weenie
Director
2016 Movie
6.1
Competition
Director
2015 Movie
6.4
Minions
Director
2015 Movie
5.1
Forces of Nature
Director
2012 Movie
4.7
Serenade
Director
2012 Movie
5.6
Wagon Ho!
Director
2012 Movie
6.5
The Lorax
Co-Director
2012 Movie
7.1
Banana
Director
2010 Movie
6.9
Orientation Day
Director
2010 Movie
6.8
Home Makeover
Director
2010 Movie
Bananarama - Video Collection 1982-2009
Director
2009 Movie
6.5
Dragon Hunters
Animation Director
2008 Movie
7.6
Toy Story 2
Animation Director
1999 Movie
Movies
Upcoming Movies
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kyle Balda.
7.8
Monsters, Inc.
Animation
2001 Movie
7.6
Toy Story 2
Animation Director
1999 Movie
7.4
Minions & More 2
Director
2022 Movie
7.3
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Director
2022 Movie
7.2
Jumanji
Animation Supervisor
1995 Movie
7.1
Banana
Director
2010 Movie
7.0
Minions & More Volume 1
Director
2022 Movie
7.0
The Mask
Animation
1994 Movie
7.0
A Bug's Life
Animation
1998 Movie
6.9
Orientation Day
Director
2010 Movie
6.8
Home Makeover
Director
2010 Movie
6.5
Dragon Hunters
Animation Director
2008 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kyle Balda.
7.8
Monsters, Inc.
Animation
2001 Movie
7.6
Toy Story 2
Animation Director
1999 Movie
7.0
A Bug's Life
Animation
1998 Movie
7.0
The Mask
Animation
1994 Movie
7.3
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Director
2022 Movie
May 6
The Sheep Detectives
Director
2026 Movie
6.5
Despicable Me 3
Director
2017 Movie
6.5
The Lorax
Co-Director
2012 Movie
6.4
Mars Attacks!
Animation
1996 Movie
6.4
Minions
Director
2015 Movie
6.1
Competition
Director
2015 Movie
7.1
Banana
Director
2010 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kyle Balda.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kyle Balda.
