Pierre Coffin has been with the Minions since the very beginning. Along with supplying the voices for every single Minion, he has directed or co-directed most of the films that feature them. With Chris Renaud (The Lorax, The Secret Life of Pets), Pierre Coffin co-directed the first two Despicable Me films. Then Coffin teamed with Kyle Balda (The Lorax, The Sheep Detectives) to direct the prequel Minions and Despicable Me 3.