A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Mike Hirsh
Birthplace:
Brussels, Belgium
Born:
April 7, 1948
Michael Hirsh is a Canadian producer born in Brussels, Belgium to Polish parents. His parents met at a dance in Brussels after the Holocaust. His family relocated to Canada when he was three year old. He attended York University in Toronto, Ontario. In 1971, Hirsh co-founded the animation studio Nelvana. In 2000, Nelvana was purchased by Corus Entertainment. Hirsh held the position CEO of Nelvana until 2002. In 2003, he led a group which purchased the animation company Cinar Corporation, rebranding it Cookie Jar Entertainment. In 2012, DHX Media acquired Cookie Jar and appointed Hirsh as Executive Chairman and a board member. He stayed at the company until late 2015. In 2016, Hirsh launched a new animation-focused entertainment company, Wow! Unlimited Media.
Director:
1971 The Great Canadian Comic Books!
1972 Voulez-vous coucher avec God?
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Executive Producer:
1971 The Great Canadian Comic Books!
1972 Voulez-vous coucher avec God?
1989 Babar: The Movie
1993 Malice
1997 Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut
2001 Franklin's Magic Christmas
2001 Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie
2002 The Santa Claus Brothers
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2014 Paddington
???? Mister Pencil Draws The Line
Producer:
1971 The Great Canadian Comic Books!
1972 Voulez-vous coucher avec God?
1977 A Cosmic Christmas
1978 The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1980 Easter Fever
1984 The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1985 The Care Bears Movie
1986 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1986 Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1987 Burglar
1987 Madballs: Gross Jokes
1988 Clifford's Fun with Letters
1988 The Wild Puffalumps
1989 Babar: The Movie
1993 Malice
1997 Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut
1997 Pippi Longstocking
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
2001 Franklin's Magic Christmas
2001 Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie
2002 The Santa Claus Brothers
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2014 Paddington
???? Mister Pencil Draws The Line
Second Assistant Camera:
1971 The Great Canadian Comic Books!
1972 Voulez-vous coucher avec God?
1977 A Cosmic Christmas
1978 The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1980 Easter Fever
1980 Friday the 13th
1984 The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1985 The Care Bears Movie
1986 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1986 Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1987 Burglar
1987 Madballs: Gross Jokes
1988 Clifford's Fun with Letters
1988 The Wild Puffalumps
1989 Babar: The Movie
1993 Malice
1997 Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut
1997 Pippi Longstocking
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
2001 Franklin's Magic Christmas
2001 Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie
2002 The Santa Claus Brothers
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2014 Paddington
???? Mister Pencil Draws The Line
Story:
1971 The Great Canadian Comic Books!
1972 Voulez-vous coucher avec God?
1977 A Cosmic Christmas
1978 The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1980 Easter Fever
1980 Friday the 13th
1984 The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1985 The Care Bears Movie
1986 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1986 Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1987 Burglar
1987 Madballs: Gross Jokes
1988 Clifford's Fun with Letters
1988 The Wild Puffalumps
1989 Babar: The Movie
1993 Malice
1997 Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut
1997 Pippi Longstocking
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
2001 Franklin's Magic Christmas
2001 Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie
2002 The Santa Claus Brothers
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2014 Paddington
???? Mister Pencil Draws The Line
Writer:
1971 Super Joe
1971 The Great Canadian Comic Books!
1972 Voulez-vous coucher avec God?
1977 A Cosmic Christmas
1978 The Devil and Daniel Mouse
1979 Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1980 Easter Fever
1980 Friday the 13th
1984 The Adventures of the Get Along Gang
1985 The Care Bears Movie
1986 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
1986 Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1987 Burglar
1987 Madballs: Gross Jokes
1988 Clifford's Fun with Letters
1988 The Wild Puffalumps
1989 Babar: The Movie
1993 Malice
1997 Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut
1997 Pippi Longstocking
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
1997 Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
2001 Franklin's Magic Christmas
2001 Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie
2002 The Santa Claus Brothers
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus
2014 Paddington
???? Mister Pencil Draws The Line
Creator:
1988 T and T
2015 Inspector Gadget
Executive Producer:
1988 T and T
1991 Rupert
1992 Dog City
1994 Free Willy
1994 The Magic School Bus
1995 Little Bear
1996 Arthur
1996 Stickin' Around
1997 Franklin
1998 Bob and Margaret
1998 Caillou
1998 Dumb Bunnies
1998 Rolie Polie Olie
1999 Elliot Moose
1999 George and Martha
2000 Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2001 Braceface
2001 Committed
2002 Clone High
2002 Max and Ruby
2002 Moville Mysteries
2003 Pecola
2004 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
2005 Johnny Test
2005 The Doodlebops
2015 Inspector Gadget
Producer:
1985 The Care Bears
1988 T and T
1989 Babar
1989 Beetlejuice
1991 Rupert
1992 Dog City
1992 Eek! The Cat
1993 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
1993 Tales from the Cryptkeeper
1993 The Terrible Thunderlizards
1994 Free Willy
1994 The Magic School Bus
1995 Funky Squad
1995 Little Bear
1996 Arthur
1996 Blazing Dragons
1996 Stickin' Around
1996 Waynehead
1997 Franklin
1997 The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police
1998 Bob and Margaret
1998 Caillou
1998 Donkey Kong Country
1998 Dumb Bunnies
1998 Rolie Polie Olie
1999 Blaster's Universe
1999 Elliot Moose
1999 George and Martha
2000 Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
2000 Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
2000 Timothy Goes to School
2001 Braceface
2001 Committed
2002 Clone High
2002 Cyberchase
2002 Max and Ruby
2002 Moville Mysteries
2003 Pecola
2004 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
2005 Johnny Test
2005 The Doodlebops
2007 Busytown Mysteries
2010 Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures
2015 Inspector Gadget
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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