Directed credits
36
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Michael Sporn
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 36Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (34)Animation Director (1)Assistant Director (1)Animation (4)Producer (3)Adaptation (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)Writer (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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Sporn.
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
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
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
Jazztime Tale
Director
1991 Movie
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Director
1991 Movie
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Director
1991 Movie
6.0
The Little Match Girl
Director
1990 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Sporn.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Sporn.
The Mysterious Tadpole
Director
1986 Movie
6.0
Whitewash
Director
1994 Movie
Simple Gifts
Assistant Director
1977 Movie
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
Director
1992 Movie
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
Director
1992 Movie
4.2
Doctor De Soto
Director
1984 Movie
6.8
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Director
2005 Movie
7.3
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Animation Director
1999 Movie
I, Crocodile
Director
2002 Movie
6.0
White Fang
Director
1997 Movie
6.0
Abel's Island
Producer
1988 Movie
Jazztime Tale
Director
1991 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Sporn.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Sporn.
Yo! Yes?
Producer
2000 Movie
Champagne
Animation
1996 Movie
Ira Sleeps Over
Adaptation
1991 Movie
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
Thanks
1991 Movie
8.0
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Producer
1989 Movie
6.0
Abel's Island
Producer
1988 Movie
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Screenplay
1987 Movie
The Amazing Bone
Animation
1987 Movie
5.3
A Doonesbury Special
Animation
1977 Movie
The Changing Middle East
Animation
1975 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Michael Sporn.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Sporn.
