Kirschner, David 1955- (David M. Kirschner)

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Kirschner, David 1955- (David M. Kirschner)

PERSONAL

Born in 1955 in Van Nuys, CA. Education: Attended the University of Southern California, School of Film, Los Angeles, through 1976.

Addresses:

Agent—William Morris Agency, One William Morris Place, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Producer and writer. Began career as an illustrator for Jim Henson's Muppet and Sesame Street characters; designed album covers for Neil Diamond and Olivia Newton-John; Hanna-Barbera, Los Angeles, CA, president and chief executive officer, 1989—, and chairman, 1992—.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding animated program (for programming one hour to less), 1994, for The Town That Santa Forgot; Annie Award nomination (with Paul Gertz), best individual achievement—producing in a feature production, 1997, Golden Crown Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Annie Award (with Gertz), best individual achievement—producing in a feature production, 1997, all for Cats Don't Dance; Children's Book of the Year Award, American Library Association, for The Pagemaster.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Executive producer, An American Tail, 1986.

Producer and creator: Chucky doll, Child's Play, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1988.

Producer and creator: Chucky doll, Child's Play 2 (also known as Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back), Universal, 1990.

Executive producer and creator: Chucky doll, Child's Play 3 (also known as Child's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking and Child's Play III), Universal, 1991.

Executive producer and creator, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (animated), 1991.

Executive producer, Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream (animated), Kidmark, 1992.

Producer, Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993.

Producer, Once Upon a Forest, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Executive producer, The Halloween Tree, 1993.

Producer, The Pagemaster, Lauren Film, 1994.

Executive producer, The Flintstones, Universal, 1994.

Producer, Cats Don't Dance (animated), Warner Bros., 1997.

Producer and Chucky and Tiffany dolls creator, Bride of Chucky, Universal, 1998.

Producer, Titan A.E. (also known as Titan: After Earth), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000.

Producer, Immortals, Universal, 2001.

Producer, Frailty (also known as Damonisch and Frailty—Nessuno e al sicuro), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Producer, Secondhand Lions, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Producer and Chucky, Tiffany, and Glen dolls creator, Seeds of Chucky (also known as Childs Play 5), Rogue Pictures, 2004.

Producer, Thru the Moebius Strip (animated), Fantastic Films International, 2005.

Producer, Curious George (animated), Universal, 2006.

Producer, Miss Potter, Weinstein Company, 2006.

Producer, Martian Child, New Line Cinema, 2007.

Film Appearances:

Himself, The Making of "Frailty" (documentary), Live Home Video, 2002.

Himself, "Secondhand Lions": One Screenplay's Wild Ride in Hollywood (documentary short), New Line Home Video, 2004.

Himself, Conceiving the "Seed of Chucky" (documentary short), Rogue Pictures, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Executive producer and creator, Wake, Rattle & Roll (also known as Jump, Rattle & Roll), syndicated, 1990.

Executive producer and creator, Gravedale High (also known as Rick Moranis in "Gravedale High"), NBC, 1990.

Executive producer, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1990.

Executive producer and creator, The Pirates of Dark Water (also known as Dark Water), 1991-93.

Creator, Fievel's American Tails, 1992.

Executive producer, The Addams Family, 1992.

Executive producer and coproducer, Monster in My Pocket, ABC, 1992.

Executive producer, Fish Police, 1992.

Co-executive producer, Capitol Critters, 1992.

Executive producer, Earth: Final Conflict (also known as Gene Roddenberry's "Battleground Earth," Gene Roddenberry's "Earth: Final Conflict," EFC, and Mission Erde: Sie sind unter uns), syndicated, 1997.

Executive producer, Curious George, 2006.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Executive producer, 5ive Days to Midnight (also known as Five Days to Midnight), Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Television Work; Movies:

Executive producer, The Dreamer of Oz (also known as The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story), CBS, 1990.

Television Work; Specials:

Producer, Rose Petal Place: Real Friends (also known as Rose-Petal Place), syndicated, 1985.

Executive producer, The Town That Santa Forgot, NBC, 1993.

Executive producer, The Halloween Tree, syndicated, 1993.

Television Work; Pilots:

Poochinski, NBC, 1990.

The Last Halloween, CBS, 1991.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Bravo, 2004.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993.

The Pagemaster (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994.

Screenplay Stories:

An American Tail (animated), Universal, 1986.

Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993.

The Pagemaster (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994.

Television Movie Stories:

The Dreamer of Oz (also known as The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story), CBS, 1990.

Television Pilot Stories:

Poochinski, NBC, 1990.

Television Episodes:

"Law & Order," Earth: Final Conflict (also known as Gene Roddenberry's "Battleground Earth," Gene Roddenberry's "Earth: Final Conflict," EFC, and Mission Erde: Sie sind unter uns), syndicated, 1998.