Michael Sporn
🎬 Director

Michael Sporn

🎂 Born 23 April 1946 (age 67)✝ 19 January 2014📍 New York City, New York, USA
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Popularity Score
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Acting Credits
41
Directed

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.

Known For

Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008
Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007
Himself

Directed Films(41)

The Marzipan Pig
★ 8.5
The Marzipan Pig
1990
Director
White Fang
★ 6.6
White Fang
1997
Director
I, Crocodile
★ 7.0
I, Crocodile
2002
Director
Abel's Island
★ 6.7
Abel's Island
1988
Director
Whitewash
★ 6.0
Whitewash
1994
Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
★ 8.0
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992
Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
★ 8.5
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002
Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
★ 8.0
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992
Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992
Director
The Little Match Girl
★ 7.0
The Little Match Girl
1990
Director
Earthday Birthday
★ 9.0
Earthday Birthday
1990
Director
The Hunting of the Snark
★ 9.0
The Hunting of the Snark
1989
Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
★ 7.0
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992
Director
The Red Shoes
★ 10.0
The Red Shoes
1990
Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
★ 7.0
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005
Director
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
★ 8.0
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993
Director
Nightingale
★ 10.0
Nightingale
1992
Director
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
★ 8.0
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987
Director
Leo the Late Bloomer
★ 9.0
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999
Director
Jazztime Tale
★ 7.0
Jazztime Tale
1991
Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
★ 8.0
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
Director
The Talking Eggs
★ 8.0
The Talking Eggs
1993
Director
Doctor De Soto
★ 5.2
Doctor De Soto
1984
Director
Reading to Your Bunny
Reading to Your Bunny
2006
Director
Yo! Yes?
Yo! Yes?
2000
Director
What's Under My Bed?
What's Under My Bed?
1989
Director
The Story of the Dancing Frog
★ 9.0
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989
Director
Max's Christmas
Max's Christmas
1988
Director
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
★ 8.2
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996
Director
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1982
Director
Baby's Storytime
★ 8.0
Baby's Storytime
1989
Director
The Amazing Bone
The Amazing Bone
1987
Director
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
★ 9.0
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990
Director
Champagne
★ 9.0
Champagne
1996
Director
Ira Sleeps Over
★ 10.0
Ira Sleeps Over
1991
Director
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991
Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
★ 5.7
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992
Director
Monty
★ 10.0
Monty
1992
Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991
Director
The Mysterious Tadpole
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986
Director
Mona Mon Amour
★ 8.0
Mona Mon Amour
2002
Director

Full Filmography(2 films)

YearTitleRating
2008Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930—2007Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920—
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