David Kirschner
David Kirschner | |
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Born | David M. Kirschner (1955-05-29) May 29, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts |
Occupation | Film producer, television producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1983–present |
Notable work | An American Tail Child's Play Curious George |
Spouse(s) | Liz Kirschner |
David M. Kirschner (born May 29, 1955) is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include the animated feature An American Tail and Child's Play horror film series.
Contents
1 Career
2 Filmography as producer
2.1 Film
2.2 Television
3 References
4 External links
Career
After studying at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Kirschner began his career designing album cover art for Neil Diamond, most notably Neil Diamond's The Jazz Singer, and illustrating characters for the Muppets and Sesame Street. In 1983, Kirschner created and released children's book series Rose Petal Place, which spawned two Television specials, toys, clothing and a wide array of licensed consumer products. In 1986, Kirschner created and executive produced An American Tail, which was co-executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and, at its release, was the highest grossing non-Disney produced animated feature of all-time. It was followed by its theatrical sequel An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), the television series Fievel's American Tails, and two direct-to-video sequels. Kirschner was appointed chairman of Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1989, where he created and executive produced many films, specials and shows, including Wake, Rattle & Roll, Gravedale High and The Pirates of Dark Water.
Kirschner is also creator of the Chucky animatronic doll which is featured in the Chucky series. He has actively produced all seven films in the franchise, including the recent Curse of Chucky and Cult of Chucky, direct-to-video films made by Universal 1440 Entertainment. Other notable productions include 1997's Cats Don't Dance, winner of the 25th annual Annie Award for Best Animated Feature,[1] 2006's Curious George, based upon the book series of the same name The Martian Child, and Golden Globe-nominated Miss Potter. His recent work includes, executive producer on Curious George, Hocus Pocus 2: Rise of the Elder Witch (In-Development for Disney), Cult of Chucky (for Universal 1440 Entertainment), Random (In Pre-Production for The Weinstein Company) and Garden District (In-Development for Dimension Films). Kirschner is currently head of his own production company, David Kirschner Productions.
Filmography as producer
Film
Rose Petal Place (1984)
Rose Petal Place: Real Friends (1985)
An American Tail (1986) executive producer
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play 2 (1990)
The Dreamer of Oz (1990)
Child's Play 3 (1991) executive producer
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) executive producer
Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (1992)
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
The Halloween Tree (1993) executive producer
The Town That Santa Forgot (1993)
The Flintstones (1994) executive producer
The Pagemaster (1994)
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998) Based on characters
Bride of Chucky (1998)
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999) Based on characters
Titan A.E. (2000)
Frailty (2001)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Thru the Moebius Strip (2005)
Curious George (2006)
Miss Potter (2006)
Martian Child (2007)
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2010) executive producer
Curse of Chucky (2013)
Cult of Chucky (2017)[2]
Television
Poochinski (1990, failed TV pilot)
Gravedale High (1990)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990–1991, season 1 only)
Wake, Rattle & Roll (1990–1991)
The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–1993)
The Addams Family (1992–1993)
Fievel's American Tails (1992)
Capitol Critters (1992)
Fish Police (1992)
Earth: Final Conflict (1997–2002)
5ive Days to Midnight (2004)
Curious George (2006–15)
References
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^ Collis, Clark (2017-01-05). "Cult of Chucky: Horror sequel plot details, teaser video revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
External links
David Kirschner on IMDb