Acting credits
2
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Michael Sporn
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 48Series: 1Crew credits: 47
TMDB ID: 1002916
IMDb ID: nm0819443
Known for: Directing
Born: April 23, 1946
Died: January 19, 2014
Age: 67
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2008
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 8.19
Wikidata: Q3308531
Other jobs
Director (34)Animation (4)Producer (3)Adaptation (1)Animation Director (1)Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael Sporn.
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
as Self
2008 Movie
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
as Himself
2007 Movie
Reading to Your Bunny
Director
2006 Movie
6.8
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Director
2005 Movie
7.0
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Director
2004 Movie
Mona Mon Amour
Director
2002 Movie
8.5
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
Director
2002 Movie
I, Crocodile
Director
2002 Movie
Yo! Yes?
Producer
2000 Movie
7.3
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Animation Director
1999 Movie
9.0
Leo the Late Bloomer
Director
1999 Movie
6.0
White Fang
Director
1997 Movie
Champagne
Animation
1996 Movie
8.7
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Director
1996 Movie
6.0
Whitewash
Director
1994 Movie
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
Director
1993 Movie
The Talking Eggs
Director
1993 Movie
5.0
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
Director
1992 Movie
Nightingale
Director
1992 Movie
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Director
1992 Movie
A Child's Garden of Verses
Director
1992 Movie
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Director
1992 Movie
Monty
Director
1992 Movie
The Emperor's New Clothes
Director
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Michael Sporn.
