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Michael Sporn(1946-2014)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Producer
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Michael Sporn was born on 23 April 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas (1992), Doctor DeSoto (1984) and Abel's Island (1988). He was married to Heidi Stallings. He died on 19 January 2014 in New York, New York, USA.
BornApril 23, 1946
DiedJanuary 19, 2014(67)
BornApril 23, 1946
DiedJanuary 19, 2014(67)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 20 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas (1992)
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
7.1
Short
  • Director
  • 1992
Doctor DeSoto (1984)
Doctor DeSoto
6.3
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1984
Abel's Island (1988)
Abel's Island
7.4
Video
  • Animation Department
  • 1988
Champagne (1997)
Champagne
7.9
Short
  • Animation Department
  • 1997

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Jasmine Guy, Pam Arciero, Anthony Asbury, Bertice Berry, Tyler Bunch, Kim Carrell, Emilio Delgado, David Matthew Feldman, Alison Fraser, Denyce Graves, Karen Evans Kandel, James J. Kroupa, Peter Linz, Adrian Martinez, Kathryn Mullen, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Ruth Westheimer, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Tim Lagasse, Heather Asch, BJ Guyer, Paul McGinnis, Trevor Heins, Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Richard O'Connor, Scott Dodson, Richard Zhuravenko, Charles Reese, Joe James, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Brynn Williams, Brianna Montgomery, Nicole Brown, and Makeeba Mooncycle in Between the Lions (1999)
    Between the Lions
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director: animation segment
    • 2011
  • I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View (2011)
    I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • director of animation
    • 2011
  • Reading to Your Bunny (2006)
    Reading to Your Bunny
    Video
    • animator
    • 2006
  • Between the Towers (2005)
    Between the Towers
    6.7
    Short
    • animator
    • 2005
  • Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
    Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
    8.1
    TV Short
    • animation director
    • 2004
  • 'Twas the Night (2002)
    'Twas the Night
    6.8
    TV Short
    • animation director
    • 2002
  • Marty Grabstein in Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999)
    Courage the Cowardly Dog
    8.3
    TV Series
    • animation director: 'Past' Sequence (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • I, Crocodile (2002)
    I, Crocodile
    7.2
    Short
    • animator
    • 2002
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • animator
    • character animator: Crocodile Smiles Song
    • 1992–2000
  • Yo! Yes? (2000)
    Yo! Yes?
    6.2
    Short
    • animator
    • 2000
  • Goodnight Moon (2001)
    Goodnight Moon
    7.7
    Short
    • animation director
    • 2001
  • Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales (1999)
    Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1999
  • Life
    6.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1999
  • Leo the Late Bloomer (1999)
    Leo the Late Bloomer
    6.5
    Short
    • animator
    • 1999
  • Kids Are Punny (1998)
    Kids Are Punny
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • animation director
    • 1998

Director

  • Poe (2013)
    Poe
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Reading to Your Bunny (2006)
    Reading to Your Bunny
    Video
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Between the Towers (2005)
    Between the Towers
    6.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
    Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
    8.1
    TV Short
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Mona Mon Amour
    Short
    • Director
    • 2002
  • I, Crocodile (2002)
    I, Crocodile
    7.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Yo! Yes? (2000)
    Yo! Yes?
    6.2
    Short
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Leo the Late Bloomer (1999)
    Leo the Late Bloomer
    6.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1999
  • White Fang (1997)
    White Fang
    5.7
    Video
    • Director
    • 1997
  • The Ten Commandments (1997)
    The Ten Commandments
    3.9
    Video
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Champagne (1997)
    Champagne
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997
  • The Land of the Four Winds
    Video
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Whitewash (1994)
    Whitewash
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale (1993)
    The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • The Talking Eggs (1993)
    The Talking Eggs
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993

Producer

  • Poe (2013)
    Poe
    • producer
    • 2013
  • I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View (2011)
    I Can Be President: A Kid's-Eye View
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Between the Towers (2005)
    Between the Towers
    6.7
    Short
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Mona Mon Amour
    Short
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Yo! Yes? (2000)
    Yo! Yes?
    6.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 2000
  • White Fang (1997)
    White Fang
    5.7
    Video
    • producer
    • 1997
  • The Ten Commandments (1997)
    The Ten Commandments
    3.9
    Video
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Champagne (1997)
    Champagne
    7.9
    Short
    • producer
    • 1997
  • The Land of the Four Winds
    Video
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Whitewash (1994)
    Whitewash
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1994
  • The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale (1993)
    The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • The Talking Eggs (1993)
    The Talking Eggs
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Nonesense and Lullabyes: Poems
    6.2
    Video
    • producer
    • 1992
  • Monty (1992)
    Monty
    7.6
    Short
    • producer
    • 1992
  • The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas (1992)
    The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
    7.1
    Short
    • producer
    • 1992

Personal details

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  • Official site
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  • Born
    • April 23, 1946
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 19, 2014
    • New York, New York, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Heidi Stallings? - January 19, 2014 (his death)
  • Other works
    Film and directed the Liquid Liquid music video "Cavern"

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    Spent 5 years in the Navy. He continued studying art and animation by mail.

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