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name: "Kevin O'Brien"
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roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1901"
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average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T23:16:54.834795+00:00"
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# Kevin O'Brien

Director. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 1999–2008

## Biography

Kevin O'Brien is an American director and storyboard artist. He worked extensively in preproduction for animated television and feature films, including as a storyboard artist and supervisor on *The Simpsons* from 1991 to 2000.

O'Brien directed one episode of *Futurama* ('My Three Suns', 1999) and contributed storyboards to several others. He later worked as a storyboard artist on Pixar films including *The Incredibles* (2004), *Ratatouille* (2007), *WALL·E* (2008), *Cars 2* (2011), *Cars 3* (2017) and *Incredibles 2* (2018), as well as *Ice Age* (2002) and *The Iron Giant* (1999). He won an Annie Award in 2005 for storyboarding on *The Incredibles*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, futurama.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *WALL·E* (2008), Fi1m 92, Storyboard Artist — [page](https://film.one/film/walle.md)
- *Ratatouille* (2007), Fi1m 91, Story Artist — [page](https://film.one/film/ratatouille.md)
- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)

## Also known for

- *Ice Age* (2002), Story Artist
- *Incredibles 2* (2018), Storyboard Artist
- *Cars 2* (2011), Storyboard Artist
- *Cars 3* (2017), Storyboard Artist
- *Toy Story of Terror!* (2013), Storyboard Artist
- *Rocko's Modern Life* (1993), Storyboard Artist
- *Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales* (2008), Writer
- *Unidentified Flying Mater* (2009), Writer, Storyboard Artist

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