Michael Hirsh

Michael Hirsh is a Canadian producer born in Brussels, Belgium to Polish parents. His parents met at a dance in Brussels after the Holocaust. His family relocated to Canada when he was three year old. He attended York University in Toronto, Ontario. In 1971, Hirsh co-founded the animation studio Nelvana. In 2000, Nelvana was purchased by Corus Entertainment. Hirsh held the position CEO of Nelvana until 2002. In 2003, he led a group which purchased the animation company Cinar Corporation, rebranding it Cookie Jar Entertainment. In 2012, DHX Media acquired Cookie Jar and appointed Hirsh as Executive Chairman and a board member. He stayed at the company until late 2015. In 2016, Hirsh launched a new animation-focused entertainment company, Wow! Unlimited Media.

Crew

The Care Bears Movie

(Producer)

Pippi Longstocking

(Producer)

Maurice Sendak's Little Bear: The Movie

(Executive Producer)

Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

(Producer)

The Adventures of the Get Along Gang

(Producer)

The Great Canadian Comic Books!

(Director)

A Cosmic Christmas

(Producer)

Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

(Producer)

Paddington

(Executive Producer)

Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village

(Producer)

Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods

(Producer)

Babar: The Movie

(Executive Producer)

Babar: The Movie

(Story)

The Santa Claus Brothers

(Executive Producer)

Voulez-vous coucher avec God?

(Director)

Mister Pencil Draws The Line

(Director)

Clifford's Fun with Letters

(Producer)

Easter Fever

(Producer)

The Devil and Daniel Mouse

(Producer)

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

(Producer)

Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

(Story)

Madballs: Gross Jokes

(Producer)

Gotta Catch Santa Claus

(Executive Producer)

Malice

(Executive Producer)

Super Joe

(Writer)

The Wild Puffalumps

(Producer)

Friday the 13th

(Second Assistant Camera)

Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut

(Executive Producer)

Franklin's Magic Christmas

(Executive Producer)

Burglar

(Producer)

Take Me Up to the Ball Game

(Story)

Take Me Up to the Ball Game

(Producer)

Romie-0 and Julie-8

(Story)

Romie-0 and Julie-8

(Producer)

Easter Fever

(Story)

Madballs: Escape from Orb!

(Producer)

The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police

(Producer)

Johnny Test

(Executive Producer)

Eek! The Cat

(Producer)

Busytown Mysteries

(Producer)

Babar

(Producer)

Beetlejuice

(Producer)

Blazing Dragons

(Producer)

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast

(Producer)

Donkey Kong Country

(Producer)

Bob and Margaret

(Executive Producer)

Cyberchase

(Producer)

Tales from the Cryptkeeper

(Producer)

Timothy Goes to School

(Producer)

Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures

(Producer)

Funky Squad

(Producer)

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs

(Producer)

Blaster's Universe

(Producer)

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends

(Executive Producer)

The Terrible Thunderlizards

(Producer)

Rupert

(Executive Producer)

Waynehead

(Producer)

T and T

(Creator)

Clone High

(Executive Producer)

The Doodlebops

(Executive Producer)

Caillou

(Executive Producer)

Committed

(Executive Producer)

The Magic School Bus

(Executive Producer)

Franklin

(Executive Producer)

Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse

(Executive Producer)

George and Martha

(Executive Producer)

Max and Ruby

(Executive Producer)

Arthur

(Executive Producer)

Dog City

(Executive Producer)

Free Willy

(Executive Producer)

Moville Mysteries

(Executive Producer)

Braceface

(Executive Producer)

Pecola

(Executive Producer)

Little Bear

(Producer)

Little Bear

(Executive Producer)

Dumb Bunnies

(Executive Producer)

Rolie Polie Olie

(Executive Producer)

Stickin' Around

(Executive Producer)

Elliot Moose

(Executive Producer)

The Care Bears

(Producer)

Inspector Gadget

(Creator)