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.
Acting (2 movies)
Directing (45 movies)
I, Crocodile
2002
The Red Shoes
1990
Doctor De Soto
1984
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005
Abel's Island
1988
Monty
1992
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980
The Hunting of the Snark
1989
Baby's Storytime
1989
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992
Nightingale
1992
The Talking Eggs
1993
The Land of the Four Winds
1995
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999
Mona Mon Amour
2002
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
Jazztime Tale
1991
The Marzipan Pig
1990
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
1981
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996
Yo! Yes?
2000
What's Under My Bed?
1989
Whitewash
1994
The Little Match Girl
1990
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986
Reading to Your Bunny
2006
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991
Max's Christmas
1988
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1982
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989
White Fang
1997
The Amazing Bone
1987
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990
Champagne
1996
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992
Earthday Birthday
1990
Ira Sleeps Over
1991
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method | 1980 | Screenplay |
| Doctor De Soto | 1984 | Producer |
| Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Santabear's High Flying Adventure | 1987 | Producer |
| Abel's Island | 1988 | Producer |
| Abel's Island | 1988 | Screenplay |
| The Story of the Dancing Frog | 1989 | Screenplay |
| The Story of the Dancing Frog | 1989 | Producer |
| What's Under My Bed? | 1989 | Producer |
| The Red Shoes | 1990 | Producer |
| Earthday Birthday | 1990 | Producer |
| The Marzipan Pig | 1990 | Producer |
| Jazztime Tale | 1991 | Producer |
| Ira Sleeps Over | 1991 | Producer |
| A Child's Garden of Verses | 1992 | Producer |
| Whitewash | 1994 | Producer |
| Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments | 1996 | Producer |
| Champagne | 1996 | Producer |
| Champagne | 1996 | Writer |
| White Fang | 1997 | Producer |
| Yo! Yes? | 2000 | Producer |