Brad Ableson

Brad Ableson attended USC Film School where his Emmy Award winning student film "My Ding-A-Ling" helped him score a job as an animator on "The Simpsons" at age 19. Since graduating he has been a storyboard artist on over 150 episodes and on the "The Simpsons Movie." Besides working on "The Simpsons," Brad is known for his award winning short film "Save Virgil" (starring Adam Carolla) and co-creating MTVs "Good Vibes" and Comedy Central's "Legends of Chamberlain Heights" where he served as Executive Producer and Supervising Director. Brad is currently co-directing "Minions 2" at Illumination Entertainment.

Works

Shrek 5

The fifth film in the Shrek franchise. Plot TBA.

Release Date:2026-12-23

Department:Directing

Job:Co-Director

Despicable Me 4

Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.

Release Date:2024-06-20

Department:Art

Job:Additional Storyboarding

Character:Additional Voices (voice)

Vote Count:2573

Minions: The Rise of Gru

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.

Release Date:2022-06-29

Department:Directing

Job:Co-Director

Vote Count:3679

Minions: Holiday Special

Four mini-movie escapades starring the Minions, with various special guest appearances, all to celebrate the holidays!

Release Date:2020-11-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:146

Legends of Chamberlain Heights

An urban animated series mixing raucous comedy and social commentary that centers on three high school freshman basketball benchwarmers: Jamal, Grover, and Milk. The three friends tackle life with some wins and some losses, but failure doesn’t faze them since they're legends...even if it’s just in their own minds.

Release Date:2016-09-14

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:11

Save Virgil

Virgil, a cartoon character born into the real world, recounts his life story to a news reporter as he is preparing to take his life.

Release Date:2004-03-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director