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Article: MR. INCORRIGIBLE FOR ANIMATOR BRAD BIRD, 'THE INCREDIBLES' IS THE CULMINATION OF A CAREER SPENT REFUSING TO COMPROMISE.(U)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- November 5, 2004
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Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Writer
EMERYVILLE, CALIF. - Brad Bird is a little sensitive about revealing his age. Ask him when he was born and the man who spent eight years as an executive consultant with ``The Simpsons'' will throw out quips like, ``I was born when time began. I am timeless.'' Or: ``I have erased the memories of these things. I'm going back in time. I'm actually going in reverse.''
When pressed, Bird simply won't say how old he is. (For the record, he's 48.) And it's not like this energetic, baseball-hat-wearing (the better to conceal the receding hairline) father of three has some dark, deep secret to hide. But after spending some time ...