In The Incredibles (2004), he provided the voice of Edna Mode in the temporary audio track. Lily Tomlin was approached to voice the character, but after listening to Brad's scratch track she turned down the part, saying they already had the right voice for the character.
He designed the character Sideshow Bob for The Simpsons (1989).
One of his sons, Nicholas Bird, was the voice of Squirt in Finding Nemo (2003), the Little Boy on the Tricycle in The Incredibles (2004), and Monster Jack-Jack Parr in Incredibles 2 (2018).
He believes animation is not a genre but an art form.
With The Incredibles (2004), he became the first person to receive a solo writing credit on a feature film from Pixar Animation Studios.
He is close friends with John Lasseter, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and currently at Skydance Animation.
He began training as an animator at the age of 14.
His favorite character on The Simpsons (1989) is Krusty the Clown.
In 2007, he ranked 23rd on EW's list of the 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
He trained as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
His film The Incredibles (2004) ranks 40th on the list of the 100 Highest-Grossing Films of All Time. It earned $261,437,578.
His film Ratatouille (2007) ranks 82nd among the 100 Highest-Grossing Films of All Time. It earned $206,435,493.
His eldest son, Michael Bird, voiced Tony Rydinger in The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018) and did additional voices on The Iron Giant (1999).
He is called by some the Walt Disney of our time.
He graduated from Corvallis High School (Corvallis, Oregon) in 1975.
His production company, A113 Productions, takes its name from the classroom at the California Institute of the Arts.
He is a big fan of Harold Lloyd and believes Lloyd is underrated.
In the '80s, I was going to make an animated film adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit comic book, but I couldn't find financing.
Among his influences are Chuck Jones, Buster Keaton and Orson Welles.
His youngest son, Jack Bird, provided additional voices in Ratatouille (2007).
His sister Susan Bird was shot and killed by her estranged husband.
He directed a film selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Incredibles (2004).