Trivia: Started training as an animator at 14. Trained as a Disney animator. Graduated from Corvallis High School (Corvallis, Oregon), 1975. One of his sons, Nicholas Bird, did the voice of Squirt in Finding Nemo (2003) and Little Boy on the Tricycle in The Incredibles (2004). His oldest son is Michael Bird, who he provided the voice of Tony Rydinger in The Incredibles (2004). With The Incredibles (2004), he was the first person to receive a solo writing credit on a feature-length film from Pixar Animation Studios. 2007 - Ranked #23 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. Believes animation not to be a genre, but instead an art form. In The Incredibles, he provided the voice for the character Edna Mode, on the temporary audio track, but because they couldn't find anyone else to fit the role, it ended up being the final voice. Grew up in Portland, Oregon. He is close friends with Pixar co-founder, John Lasseter.