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Michael Sporn

Director

Michael Sporn

Born April 23, 1946 in New York City, New York, USADied January 19, 201445 films

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.

Filmography

45 films as director
  1. 2006Reading to Your BunnyDirector
  2. 2005The Man Who Walked Between the TowersDirector
  3. 2004Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of MeDirector
  4. 2002Mona Mon AmourDirector
  5. 2002The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse TaleDirector
  6. 2002I, CrocodileDirector
  7. 2000Yo! Yes?Director
  8. 1999Leo the Late BloomerDirector
  9. 1997White FangDirector
  10. 1996ChampagneDirector
  11. 1996Children's Classics - The Ten CommandmentsDirector
  12. 1995The Land of the Four WindsDirector
  13. 1994WhitewashDirector
  14. 1993The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas TaleDirector
  15. 1993The Talking EggsDirector
  16. 1992The Poky Little Puppy's First ChristmasDirector
  17. 1992NightingaleDirector
  18. 1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: PoemsDirector
  19. 1992A Child's Garden of VersesDirector
  20. 1992Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery RhymesDirector
  21. 1992MontyDirector
  22. 1992The Emperor's New ClothesDirector
  23. 1991Ira Sleeps OverDirector
  24. 1991Jazztime TaleDirector
  25. 1991Max's Chocolate ChickenDirector
  26. 1991The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the WashDirector
  27. 1990The Little Match GirlDirector
  28. 1990The Marzipan PigDirector
  29. 1990Mike Mulligan and His Steam ShovelDirector
  30. 1990Earthday BirthdayDirector
  31. 1990The Red ShoesDirector
  32. 1989The Story of the Dancing FrogDirector
  33. 1989Baby's StorytimeDirector
  34. 1989The Hunting of the SnarkDirector
  35. 1989What's Under My Bed?Director
  36. 1988Max's ChristmasDirector
  37. 1988Abel's IslandDirector
  38. 1987Santabear's High Flying AdventureDirector
  39. 1987Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th StreetDirector
  40. 1987The Amazing BoneDirector
  41. 1986The Mysterious TadpoleDirector
  42. 1984Doctor De SotoDirector
  43. 1982Morris's Disappearing BagDirector
  44. 1981Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for MeDirector
  45. 1980Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific MethodDirector