David Kirschner Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1997, he was nominated for an Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a Feature Production for "Cat's Don't Dance․"
• Designed cover art for Neil Diamond's albums early in his career, including the art for "The Jazz Singer․"
• His breakout production, "An American Tail," was the highest grossing non-Disney produced animated feature film ever at the time of its release
• Often produces animated films and television programs, generally geared toward families
• In 1989, he was appointed Chairman of Hanna-Barbera studios
• Created a children's book series called "Rose Petal Place․"
• Created the animatronic doll used in "Child's Play," the first installment in the "Chucky" film franchise