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Michael Sporn

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 23, 1946 (Died at 68)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Career Span1975 – 2014
Known Credits52 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

Michael Sporn

Total Works

52

51 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

8.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Courage the Cowardly Dog
8.2
Role: Writer

Photos & Headshots1

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 52 titles featuring Michael Sporn

Courage the Cowardly Dog
8.2

Role: Writer

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
7.0

Role: Director

White Fang
6.7
White Fang
1997•movie

Role: Producer

Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
7.3

Role: Animation Director

A Doonesbury Special
5.6

Role: Animation

Doctor De Soto
5.2
Doctor De Soto
1984•movie

Role: Director

Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
8.2

Role: Director

Abel's Island
6.7
Abel's Island
1988•movie

Role: Producer

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
8.0

Role: Director

The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
5.7

Role: Director

The Story of the Dancing Frog
9.0

Role: Screenplay

The Marzipan Pig
8.5
The Marzipan Pig
1990•movie

Role: Director

The Little Match Girl
7.0

Role: Director

The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
8.5

Role: Director

I, Crocodile
7.0
I, Crocodile
2002•movie

Role: Director

The Red Shoes
10.0
The Red Shoes
1990•movie

Role: Director

Monty
10.0
Monty
1992•movie

Role: Director

The Hunting of the Snark
9.0

Role: Director

Baby's Storytime
8.0
Baby's Storytime
1989•movie

Role: Director

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
8.0

Role: Director

Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
8.0

Role: Director

Nightingale
10.0
Nightingale
1992•movie

Role: Director

The Talking Eggs
8.0
The Talking Eggs
1993•movie

Role: Director

Leo the Late Bloomer
9.0

Role: Director

Mona Mon Amour
8.0
Mona Mon Amour
2002•movie

Role: Director

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
8.0

Role: Screenplay

Jazztime Tale
7.0
Jazztime Tale
1991•movie

Role: Director

Simple Gifts
10.0
Simple Gifts
1977•movie

Role: Assistant Director

Whitewash
6.0
Whitewash
1994•movie

Role: Director

The Emperor's New Clothes
7.0

Role: Director

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
9.0

Role: Director

Champagne
9.0
Champagne
1996•movie

Role: Director

Ira Sleeps Over
10.0
Ira Sleeps Over
1991•movie

Role: Adaptation

Earthday Birthday
9.0
Earthday Birthday
1990•movie

Role: Director

The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
8.0

Role: Director

Confessions of a Stardreamer
5.0

Role: Thanks

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

as Self

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

as Himself

The Amazing Bone
The Amazing Bone
1987•movie

Role: Animation

The Changing Middle East

Role: Animation

The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash

Role: Director

Yo! Yes?
Yo! Yes?
2000•movie

Role: Director

What's Under My Bed?

Role: Director

The Mysterious Tadpole

Role: Director

Reading to Your Bunny

Role: Director

Max's Chocolate Chicken

Role: Director

Max's Christmas
Max's Christmas
1988•movie

Role: Director

Morris's Disappearing Bag

Role: Director

The Adventures of the Maltese Cat

Role: Thanks

A Child's Garden of Verses

Role: Director

Made in China
Made in China
1985•movie

Role: Animation

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

Role: Animation Director