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Deborah Forte(I)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Production Manager
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Deborah A. Forte is an award-winning creator and producer of family movies and television programming. Ms. Forte founded Silvertongue Films in 2015. She is best known for Goosebumps, Clifford the Big Red Dog, the Magic School Bus, and His Dark Materials. Ms. Forte is producing Mortal Engines (Universal) with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, Goosebumps: Haunted Halloween, and a TV adaptation of His Dark Materials with Bad Wolf Productions. She is attached to The 39 Clues and Spirit Animals at Universal and Clifford the Big Red Dog for Paramount. Ms. Forte's productions have earned an Oscar, six Emmys, Webbies and the Humanitas Prize, among other awards.

Ms. Forte has created and produced over 500 hours of television programming, including some of the most successful and enduring global children's media franchises. Some of her award-winning shows include Goosebumps, The Magic School Bus, Clifford The Big Red Dog, I Spy, Animorphs, and WordGirl. These are among the longest running and most highly rated shows in children's television, garnering six Emmys.

Ms. Forte's feature film credits include: Goosebumps, starring Jack Black, released by Sony Pictures; The Golden Compass, starring Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman, which won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Visual Effects; Tuck Everlasting, The Babysitter's Club, and The Indian in the Cupboard.

In addition to being recognized with some of the industry's highest honors, Ms. Forte's productions have been cited for the contributions they have made to society and children's education - garnering top honors from The Annenberg Public Policy Center, The Environmental Protection Agency, The National Hispanic Federation, The National Wildlife Federation and winning the prestigious Humanitas prize.
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      • 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    6.1
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2018
    Jeffrey Tambor, Maria Bamford, H. Jon Benjamin, Grey DeLisle, Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Tom Kenny, Ron Lynch, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell, Fred Stoller, Ryan Raddatz, Jack Ferraiolo, Larry Murphy, and Emma Quong in WordGirl (2007)
    WordGirl
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush in Goosebumps (2015)
    Goosebumps
    6.3
    • Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)
    • 2015
    John Ritter and Grey DeLisle in Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000)
    Clifford the Big Red Dog
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    • James McAvoy, Helen McCrory, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Brian Fisher, Kit Connor, and Dafne Keen in His Dark Materials (2019)
      His Dark Materials
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer: New Line Cinema
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2022
    • Giovanni Michael Abate in Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
      Clifford the Big Red Dog
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
      Mortal Engines
      6.1
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2018
    • Mick Wingert, Caleel Harris, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Madison Iseman in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
      Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
      5.6
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2018
    • The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space (2020)
      The Magic School Bus Rides Again
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush in Goosebumps (2015)
      Goosebumps
      6.3
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2015
    • Jeffrey Tambor, Maria Bamford, H. Jon Benjamin, Grey DeLisle, Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Tom Kenny, Ron Lynch, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell, Fred Stoller, Ryan Raddatz, Jack Ferraiolo, Larry Murphy, and Emma Quong in WordGirl (2007)
      WordGirl
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2007–2014
    • Astroblast! (2014)
      Astroblast!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2015
    • Elizabeth Peña, Lucy Liu, Carlos Alazraqui, Elisa Bocanegra, Nika Futterman, Clyde Kusatsu, Phil LaMarr, Candi Milo, Jerod Mixon, Lupe Ontiveros, Elizabeth Payne, Gabriel Romero, Steve Wilcox, Kari Wahlgren, and Beth Payne in Maya & Miguel (2004)
      Maya & Miguel
      6.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2004–2009
    • Turbo Dogs (2008)
      Turbo Dogs
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008–2011
    • Nicole Kidman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Daniel Craig, Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Dakota Blue Richards, Helen Soraya, and Caridad Angus in The Golden Compass (2007)
      The Golden Compass
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Lara Jill Miller in Clifford's Puppy Days (2003)
      Clifford's Puppy Days
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003–2006
    • Children's Christmas Collection (2006)
      Children's Christmas Collection
      Video
      • executive producer (segment "Clifford's Puppy Days - Clifford's Winter Spirit")
      • 2006
    • John Ritter, Jenna Elfman, Kel Mitchell, Wilmer Valderrama, Wayne Brady, Grey DeLisle, Jess Harnell, and Cree Summer in Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
      Clifford's Really Big Movie
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Tara Sands and Ellen Lee in I Spy (2002)
      I Spy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2002–2003

    Writer



    • Elizabeth Peña, Lucy Liu, Carlos Alazraqui, Elisa Bocanegra, Nika Futterman, Clyde Kusatsu, Phil LaMarr, Candi Milo, Jerod Mixon, Lupe Ontiveros, Elizabeth Payne, Gabriel Romero, Steve Wilcox, Kari Wahlgren, and Beth Payne in Maya & Miguel (2004)
      Maya & Miguel
      6.0
      TV Series
      • created for television by
      • developed by
      • based on an original concept created by
      • 2004–2009
    • Lara Jill Miller in Clifford's Puppy Days (2003)
      Clifford's Puppy Days
      6.6
      TV Series
      • created and developed for television by
      • written by
      • 2003–2006
    • Children's Christmas Collection (2006)
      Children's Christmas Collection
      Video
      • created and developed for television by (segment "Clifford's Puppy Days - Clifford's Winter Spirit")
      • 2006
    • John Ritter and Grey DeLisle in Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000)
      Clifford the Big Red Dog
      6.5
      TV Series
      • created and developed for television by
      • 2000–2003

    Production Manager



    • Lily Tomlin, Lisa Jai, Daniel DeSanto, Maia Filar, Erica Luttrell, Tara Meyer, and Stuart Stone in The Magic School Bus (1994)
      The Magic School Bus
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive in charge of production
      • executive producer
      • 1994–1997
    • Tom Selleck, Lily Tomlin, Alice Dinnean, Shari Lewis, Noel MacNeal, Bob West, Lamb Chop, Philip D. Garcia, and Wenqian Wan in Barney & Friends (1992)
      Kids for Character
      7.8
      Video
      • executive in charge of production
      • 1996

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    • Alternative name
      • Deborah A. Forte
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • Newton, Massachusetts, USA
    • Spouse
      • Peter L. StoneMay 1979 - present (2 children)
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