Michael Sporn
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 23, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Sporn was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, alongside producing and directing numerous short spots alongside television specials, the majority notable for being literary adaptations. Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.
Known For
| 2008 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930Self | |
| 2007 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920Himself |
| 2000 | Yo! Yes?Producer | |
| 1997 | White FangProducer | |
| 1996 | Children's Classics - The Ten CommandmentsProducer | |
| 1996 | ChampagneProducer | |
| 1994 | WhitewashProducer | |
| 1992 | A Child's Garden of VersesProducer | |
| 1991 | Jazztime TaleProducer | |
| 1991 | Ira Sleeps OverProducer | |
| 1990 | The Marzipan PigProducer | |
| 1990 | Earthday BirthdayProducer | |
| 1990 | The Red ShoesProducer | |
| 1989 | The Story of the Dancing FrogProducer | |
| 1989 | What's Under My Bed?Producer | |
| 1988 | Abel's IslandProducer | |
| 1987 | Santabear's High Flying AdventureProducer | |
| 1984 | Doctor De SotoProducer |
| 2006 | Reading to Your BunnyDirector | |
| 2005 | The Man Who Walked Between the TowersDirector | |
| 2004 | Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of MeDirector | |
| 2002 | I, CrocodileDirector | |
| 2002 | Mona Mon AmourDirector | |
| 2002 | The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse TaleDirector | |
| 2000 | Yo! Yes?Director | |
| 1999 | Leo the Late BloomerDirector | |
| 1997 | White FangDirector | |
| 1996 | Children's Classics - The Ten CommandmentsDirector | |
| 1996 | ChampagneDirector | |
| 1995 | The Land of the Four WindsDirector | |
| 1994 | WhitewashDirector | |
| 1993 | The Talking EggsDirector | |
| 1993 | The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas TaleDirector | |
| 1992 | MontyDirector | |
| 1992 | Nonsense and Lullabyes: PoemsDirector | |
| 1992 | NightingaleDirector | |
| 1992 | Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery RhymesDirector | |
| 1992 | The Emperor's New ClothesDirector | |
| 1992 | The Poky Little Puppy's First ChristmasDirector | |
| 1992 | A Child's Garden of VersesDirector | |
| 1991 | The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the WashDirector | |
| 1991 | Jazztime TaleDirector | |
| 1991 | Max's Chocolate ChickenDirector | |
| 1991 | Ira Sleeps OverDirector | |
| 1990 | The Red ShoesDirector | |
| 1990 | The Marzipan PigDirector | |
| 1990 | The Little Match GirlDirector | |
| 1990 | Mike Mulligan and His Steam ShovelDirector | |
| 1990 | Earthday BirthdayDirector | |
| 1989 | The Hunting of the SnarkDirector | |
| 1989 | Baby's StorytimeDirector | |
| 1989 | What's Under My Bed?Director | |
| 1989 | The Story of the Dancing FrogDirector | |
| 1988 | Abel's IslandDirector | |
| 1988 | Max's ChristmasDirector | |
| 1987 | Santabear's High Flying AdventureDirector | |
| 1987 | The Amazing BoneDirector | |
| 1987 | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th StreetDirector | |
| 1986 | The Mysterious TadpoleDirector | |
| 1984 | Doctor De SotoDirector | |
| 1982 | Morris's Disappearing BagDirector | |
| 1981 | Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for MeDirector | |
| 1980 | Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific MethodDirector | |
| 1977 | Simple GiftsAssistant Director |
| 1999 | Courage the Cowardly DogWriter | |
| 1996 | ChampagneWriter | |
| 1991 | Ira Sleeps OverAdaptation | |
| 1989 | The Story of the Dancing FrogScreenplay | |
| 1988 | Abel's IslandScreenplay | |
| 1987 | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th StreetScreenplay | |
| 1980 | Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific MethodScreenplay |
| 1991 | The Adventures of the Maltese CatThanks | |
| 1979 | Confessions of a StardreamerThanks |