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David Maxwell Kirschner (born May 29, 1955) is an American film and television producer and screenwriter. His producing credits include Don Bluth's An American Tail (also wrote) and Titan A.E. animated features as well as the Child's Play horror film series.

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. In 1986, David Kirschner signed a deal with United Artists Pictures and MGM/UA Television for development, production and distribution of major motion picture and television projects for a two-year deal.[1] Kirschner was appointed chairman of Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1989, where he wrote / 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 produced all seven films in the original 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,[2] 2006's Curious George, based upon the book series of the same name, Martian Child, and Golden Globe-nominated Miss Potter. His 2010s/2020s work includes executive producer on Curious George, Hocus Pocus 2 (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

Film

Producer

Executive producer

Direct-to-video

Executive producer

Producer

Television

Producer

TV series

Year Title Executive
producer 		Writer Notes
1990 Poochinski Yes Story Unsold pilot
Gravedale High Yes Creator 13 episodes
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures Yes No 13 episodes
1990–1991 Wake, Rattle, and Roll Yes Creator 50 episodes
1991 The Last Halloween Yes No TV special
1991–1993 The Pirates of Dark Water Yes Creator 21 episodes
1992 Fievel's American Tails No Creator 13 episodes;
Also creative consultant
Fish Police Yes No 6 episodes
Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream Yes No TV special
1992–1993 The Addams Family Yes No 21 episodes
1992–1995 Capitol Critters Yes No 13 episodes
1993 The Town Santa Forgot Yes No TV special
1997–2002 Earth: Final Conflict Yes Yes 110 episodes;
Wrote episode "Law & Order"
2004 Five Days to Midnight Yes No Miniseries
2006–2022 Curious George Yes No 198 episodes and 3 specials
2021–present Chucky Yes No 20 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Executive
producer 		Writer
1990 The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story Yes Story
1993 The Halloween Tree Yes No

References

  1. ^ "Kirschner Pacts At UA For Pictures, MGM/UA To Work On Television". Variety. 1986-09-03. p. 4.
  2. ^ "25th Annual Annie Award Nominess and Winners". Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
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