Director
Michael Sporn
Born 1946 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Directed
Simple Gifts
Assistant Director · 1977
Nightingale
Director · 1992
Ira Sleeps Over
Director · 1991
The Red Shoes
Director · 1990
Monty
Director · 1992
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Director · 1989
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Director · 2005
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
Director · 1996
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Director · 1990
Leo the Late Bloomer
Director · 1999
Champagne
Director · 1996
The Hunting of the Snark
Director · 1989
Earthday Birthday
Director · 1990
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
Director · 2002
The Marzipan Pig
Director · 1990
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Director · 2004
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Director · 1987
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Director · 1987
Acting
Writing
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Writer · 1999
Ira Sleeps Over
Adaptation · 1991
The Story of the Dancing Frog
Screenplay · 1989
Champagne
Writer · 1996
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
Screenplay · 1987
Abel's Island
Screenplay · 1988
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
Screenplay · 1980