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Kyle Balda 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 also directed the live-action film The Sheep Detectives (2026). 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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Filmography14 titles
The Sheep Detectives
2026Director
2026Director
Monsters, Inc.
2001Animation
2001Animation
Toy Story 2
1999Animation Director
1999Animation Director
Minions & More 2
2022Director
2022Director
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022as Additional Voices (voice)
2022as Additional Voices (voice)
Jumanji
1995Animation Supervisor
1995Animation Supervisor
Minions & More 1
2022Director
2022Director
A Bug's Life
1998Animation
1998Animation
The Mask
1994Animation
1994Animation
Home Makeover
2010Director
2010Director
Despicable Me 3
2017as Additional Voice (voice)
2017as Additional Voice (voice)
The Lorax
2012Co-Director
2012Co-Director
Minions
2015as Additional Voices (voice)
2015as Additional Voices (voice)
Mars Attacks!
1996Animation
1996Animation