Question: François Simon is an author and a food critic, who was the American director?
Context: Jérôme Simon (born 5 December 1960 in Troyes) is a French professional road bicycle racer.  Jérôme Simon is a brother of cyclists Pascal Simon, François Simon and Régis Simon. Robert Sietsema was the food critic for the "Village Voice" from 1993 to 2013.  He is a member of the Organ Meat Society and contributor to "Gourmet" magazine.  After being laid off from the "Voice" in a round of downsizing, he was hired the following week by Eater, the New York City-based online food network, first as a feature writer before moving into the role of food critic. Antoine Simon (1736 – 28 July 1794) was born in Troyes, France, the son of François Simon and Marie-Jeanne Adenet.  He was a shoemaker at Rue des Cordeliers in Paris.  A member of the Club of the Cordeliers, representative of the Paris Commune, on 3 July 1793, he was designated to watch over Louis XVII at the Temple. Michel Simon (] ; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor.  He appeared in the notable films "La Chienne" (1931), "Boudu Saved from Drowning" (1932), "L'Atalante" (1934), "Port of Shadows" (1938), "The Head" (1959), and "The Train" (1964).  The actor François Simon is his son. The terms food critic, food writer, and restaurant critic can all be used to describe a writer who analyzes food or restaurants and then publishes the results of their findings.  While these terms are not strictly synonymous they are often used interchangeably, at least in some circumstances.  Those who share their opinions via food columns in newspapers and magazines are known as food columnists.  They are often experts in the field. Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and occasional voice actor, known for animated and live-action films. François Simon (16 August 1917 – 5 October 1982) was a Swiss film actor.  He appeared in 35 films between 1936 and 1982.  He was the son of actor Michel Simon. François Simon (born October 28, 1968 at Troyes, France) is a former French professional road bicycle racer.  He was professional from 1991 to 2002.  He is the brother of Régis, Pascal and Jérôme, all professional cyclists.  In the 2001 Tour de France, Simon wore the maillot jaune for three days and finished as best French finisher in that Tour.  Other career highlights include a stage win in the 1992 Giro d'Italia, two stage wins in the Tour de l'Avenir, stage wins in Circuit de la Sarthe, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and Paris–Nice as well as being road race champion of France in 1999. François Simon (born 1953) is an author and a food critic, rumored in French press to have been the model for Anton Ego, the food critic in the 2007 animated film "Ratatouille" (though denied by the film's director, Brad Bird). The Cimetière des Rois (French: "Cemetery of Kings") (officially Cimetière de Plainpalais), is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, where John Calvin (the Protestant reformer), Jorge Luis Borges (the Argentine author), Sérgio Vieira de Mello (the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), Ernest Ansermet (renowned Swiss conductor), and Jean Piaget (the noted developmental psychologist and epistemologist) are buried.  The composer Frank Martin, Humphry Davy, Alberto Ginastera, Griselidis Real and Alice Rivaz, editor François Lachenal, Robert Musil and actor François Simon are also buried there.  Politicians are also buried there, so is Adrien Lachenal (President of the confederation),Paul Lachenal, Antoine Carteret,Willy Donzé or Gustave Moynier (President of the red Cross). The cemetery is commonly named after la "rue des Rois" (French: "Kings Street") near which it is situated.
Answer: Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird