Apr 23, 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.
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| Movie | 2008 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930 | Self | |
| Movie | 2007 | Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920 | Himself |
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| Movie | 2002 | I, Crocodile | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | The Amazing Bone | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1988 | Abel's Island | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1988 | Abel's Island | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1988 | Abel's Island | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1975 | The Changing Middle East | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1990 | The Red Shoes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Doctor De Soto | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2005 | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1988 | Abel's Island | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Monty | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | The Hunting of the Snark | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Nightingale | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1993 | The Talking Eggs | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Baby's Storytime | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1995 | The Land of the Four Winds | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2004 | Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2002 | Mona Mon Amour | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1999 | Leo the Late Bloomer | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | The Story of the Dancing Frog | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1989 | The Story of the Dancing Frog | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1987 | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1987 | Santabear's High Flying Adventure | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | The Marzipan Pig | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | The Marzipan Pig | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1991 | Jazztime Tale | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1981 | Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Jazztime Tale | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1996 | Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1977 | Simple Gifts | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | What's Under My Bed? | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2000 | Yo! Yes? | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1989 | What's Under My Bed? | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 2000 | Yo! Yes? | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1994 | Whitewash | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1994 | Whitewash | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1990 | The Little Match Girl | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1986 | The Mysterious Tadpole | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2006 | Reading to Your Bunny | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1988 | Max's Christmas | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Morris's Disappearing Bag | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Max's Chocolate Chicken | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2002 | The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 2000 | Yo! Yes? | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1986 | The Mysterious Tadpole | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1996 | Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1992 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | The Story of the Dancing Frog | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | The Adventures of the Maltese Cat | Thanks | Crew |
| Movie | 1997 | White Fang | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | White Fang | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1984 | Doctor De Soto | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1987 | The Amazing Bone | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Champagne | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1996 | Champagne | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1996 | Champagne | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Champagne | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | A Child's Garden of Verses | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | A Child's Garden of Verses | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1977 | A Doonesbury Special | Animation | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1991 | Ira Sleeps Over | Adaptation | Writing |
| Movie | 1991 | Ira Sleeps Over | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1990 | Earthday Birthday | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Ira Sleeps Over | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Earthday Birthday | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1990 | The Red Shoes | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1987 | Santabear's High Flying Adventure | Producer | Production |
| Movie | 1999 | Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales | Animation Director | Visual Effects |
| Movie | 1993 | The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Ira Sleeps Over | Animation | Visual Effects |
| TV Show | 1999 | Courage the Cowardly Dog | Writer | Writing |
