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name: "Bret Haaland"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "10 August 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:16:24.397636+00:00"
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# Bret Haaland

Director. Born 10 August 1964 in Hennepin County.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 10 August 1964, Hennepin County
- **Also known as:** Brett Haaland

## Biography

Bret Haaland (also credited as Brett Haaland) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director and producer. Born on 10 August 1964 in Hennepin County, Minnesota, he studied at the California Institute of the Arts. He began his career as a layout artist on the first season of *The Simpsons* (1989–1990) at Klasky Csupo.

Haaland directed episodes of *The Critic* (1994) and served as supervising director for the second season of *Futurama* (1999–2000), directing a total of 25 episodes across the series (1999–2003). He later directed episodes of *Father of the Pride* (2004–2005) and multiple series and specials for DreamWorks Animation, including *The Penguins of Madagascar* (2008–2012), *All Hail King Julien* (2014–2017) and *Fast & Furious Spy Racers* (2019–2021). He has received several Emmy Awards and nominations for his work in animation.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theinfosphere.org, brethaaland.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)

## Also known for

- *Fast & Furious Spy Racers* (2019), Director
- *The Penguins of Madagascar* (2008), Director
- *The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday* (2023), Director
- *The Critic* (1994), Director
- *All Hail King Julien* (2014), Director
- *The Bad Guys: The Series* (2025), Director

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