Michael Sporn

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.

Most Famous Work

Average

8

Play Trailer Watch tvshow

Courage the Cowardly Dog

(1999) Writer

suggest Add Rate

Average

6

Play Trailer Watch movie

White Fang

(1997) Director

suggest Watch List Rate

Average

0

Play Trailer Watch movie

Earthday Birthday

(1990) Producer

suggest Watch List Rate

Average

0

Play Trailer Watch movie

Jazztime Tale

(1991) Producer

suggest Watch List Rate

Average

6

Play Trailer Watch movie

Whitewash

(1994) Producer

suggest Watch List Rate

Average

0

Play Trailer Watch movie

Champagne

(1996) Producer

suggest Watch List Rate

Average

0

Play Trailer Watch movie

Yo! Yes?

(2000) Animation

suggest Watch List Rate

Average

0

Play Trailer Watch movie

I, Crocodile

(2002) Director

suggest Watch List Rate

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2008	Himself	Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 2008-11-03 Movie
2007	Himself	Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 2007-07-30 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2008	Director	The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale 2008-12-16 Movie
2006	Director	Reading to Your Bunny 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Director	The Man Who Walked Between the Towers 2005-04-23 Movie
2004	Director	Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me 2004-02-24 Movie
2002	Director	Mona Mon Amour 2002-11-12 Movie
	Director	I, Crocodile 2002-10-31 Movie
2000	Director	Yo! Yes? 2000-04-18 Movie
1999	Director	Leo the Late Bloomer 1999-06-07 Movie
1997	Director	White Fang 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Director	Champagne 1996-10-12 Movie
	Director	The Ten Commandments 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Director	The Land of the Four Winds 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Director	Whitewash 1994-08-16 Movie
1993	Director	The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale 1993-12-08 Movie
	Director	The Talking Eggs 1993-06-01 Movie
1992	Director	The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas 1992-12-13 Movie
	Director	Nightingale 1992-10-04 Movie
	Director	Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems 1992-06-10 Movie
	Director	A Child's Garden of Verses 1992-04-03 Movie
	Director	Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes 1992-02-01 Movie
	Director	The Emperor's New Clothes 1992-01-01 Movie
	Director	Monty 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	Director	Ira Sleeps Over 1991-11-06 Movie
	Director	Jazztime Tale 1991-11-02 Movie
	Director	Max's Chocolate Chicken 1991-03-29 Movie
	Director	The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash 1991-01-01 Movie
1990	Director	The Little Match Girl 1990-12-06 Movie
	Director	The Marzipan Pig 1990-11-05 Movie
	Director	Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel 1990-09-10 Movie
	Director	Earthday Birthday 1990-04-22 Movie
	Director	The Red Shoes 1990-02-07 Movie
1989	Director	The Story of the Dancing Frog 1989-01-01 Movie
	Director	What's Under My Bed? 1989-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Hunting of the Snark 1989-01-01 Movie
	Director	Baby's Storytime 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Director	Max's Christmas 1988-12-25 Movie
	Director	Abel's Island 1988-06-17 Movie
1987	Director	Santabear's High Flying Adventure 1987-12-01 Movie
	Director	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street 1987-11-18 Movie
	Director	The Amazing Bone 1987-06-01 Movie
1986	Director	The Mysterious Tadpole 1986-09-14 Movie
1984	Director	Doctor De Soto 1984-01-05 Movie
1982	Director	Morris's Disappearing Bag 1982-12-15 Movie
1981	Director	Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me 1981-01-09 Movie
1980	Director	Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method 1980-01-01 Movie
1977	Assistant Director	Simple Gifts 1977-12-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2000	Producer	Yo! Yes? 2000-04-18 Movie
1997	Producer	White Fang 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Producer	Champagne 1996-10-12 Movie
	Producer	The Ten Commandments 1996-01-01 Movie
1994	Producer	Whitewash 1994-08-16 Movie
1992	Producer	A Child's Garden of Verses 1992-04-03 Movie
1991	Producer	Ira Sleeps Over 1991-11-06 Movie
	Producer	Jazztime Tale 1991-11-02 Movie
1990	Producer	The Marzipan Pig 1990-11-05 Movie
	Producer	Earthday Birthday 1990-04-22 Movie
	Producer	The Red Shoes 1990-02-07 Movie
1989	Producer	The Story of the Dancing Frog 1989-01-01 Movie
	Producer	What's Under My Bed? 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Producer	Abel's Island 1988-06-17 Movie
1987	Producer	Santabear's High Flying Adventure 1987-12-01 Movie
1984	Producer	Doctor De Soto 1984-01-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2000	Animation	Yo! Yes? 2000-04-18 Movie
1999	Animation Director	Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales 1999-12-06 Movie
1996	Animation	Champagne 1996-10-12 Movie
1988	Animation	Abel's Island 1988-06-17 Movie
1987	Animation	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street 1987-11-18 Movie
	Animation	The Amazing Bone 1987-06-01 Movie
1986	Animation	The Mysterious Tadpole 1986-09-14 Movie
1977	Animation	A Doonesbury Special 1977-11-27 Movie
1975	Animation	The Changing Middle East 1975-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1999	Writer	Courage the Cowardly Dog 1999-11-12 TV Show
1996	Writer	Champagne 1996-10-12 Movie
1991	Adaptation	Ira Sleeps Over 1991-11-06 Movie
1989	Screenplay	The Story of the Dancing Frog 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Screenplay	Abel's Island 1988-06-17 Movie
1987	Screenplay	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street 1987-11-18 Movie
1980	Screenplay	Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method 1980-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv