Michael Sporn
Director · Actor · WriterMichael 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR2
DIRECTOR46
Reading to Your Bunny
2006
Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005
Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
Director
I, Crocodile
2002
Director
Mona Mon Amour
2002
Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002
Director
Yo! Yes?
2000
Director
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999
Director
White Fang
1997
Director
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996
Director
Champagne
1996
Director
- The Land of the Four Winds
The Land of the Four Winds
1995
Director
Whitewash
1994
Director
The Talking Eggs
1993
Director
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993
Director
Monty
1992
Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992
Director
Nightingale
1992
Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992
Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992
Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992
Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992
Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991
Director
Jazztime Tale
1991
Director
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991
Director
Ira Sleeps Over
1991
Director
The Red Shoes
1990
Director
The Marzipan Pig
1990
Director
The Little Match Girl
1990
Director
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990
Director
Earthday Birthday
1990
Director
The Hunting of the Snark
1989
Director
Baby's Storytime
1989
Director
What's Under My Bed?
1989
Director
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989
Director
Abel's Island
1988
Director
Max's Christmas
1988
Director
- Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
Director
The Amazing Bone
1987
Director
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987
Director
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986
Director
Doctor De Soto
1984
Director
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1982
Director
- Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
1981
Director
- Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980
Director
Simple Gifts
1977
Assistant Director
WRITER6
PRODUCER16
Yo! Yes?
2000
Producer
White Fang
1997
Producer
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996
Producer
Champagne
1996
Producer
Whitewash
1994
Producer
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992
Producer
Jazztime Tale
1991
Producer
Ira Sleeps Over
1991
Producer
The Marzipan Pig
1990
Producer
Earthday Birthday
1990
Producer
The Red Shoes
1990
Producer
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989
Producer
What's Under My Bed?
1989
Producer
Abel's Island
1988
Producer
- Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
Producer
Doctor De Soto
1984
Producer
VISUAL EFFECTS11
Yo! Yes?
2000
Animation
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999
Animation Director
Champagne
1996
Animation
Ira Sleeps Over
1991
Animation
Abel's Island
1988
Animation
The Amazing Bone
1987
Animation
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987
Animation
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986
Animation
Made in China
1985
Animation
A Doonesbury Special
1978
Animation
The Changing Middle East
1975
Animation
