Alex Hirsch
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Alex Hirsch at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2013 | |
| Born |
Alexander Robert Hirsch June 18, 1985 Piedmont, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation | Storyboard artist, producer, screenwriter, voice actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Alexander Robert "Alex" Hirsch[1] (born June 18, 1985) is an American animator, storyboard artist, voice actor, and television producer. He is best known as the creator of the Disney XD animated television series Gravity Falls, where he voices some of the characters. He has previously worked as a storyboard artist on the Cartoon Network series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and the Disney Channel series Fish Hooks.
Career
Hirsch is most known for creating the series Gravity Falls for the Disney Channel. He provides the voice of Grunkle Stan, Soos, Old Man McGucket and Bill Cipher, as well as many other minor characters featured throughout the show.
Hirsch first started out as a writer and storyboard artist for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, where he worked alongside and befriended fellow animators J. G. Quintel (who would go on to create Regular Show) and Pendleton Ward (who would go on to create Adventure Time).
Hirsch later moved on to be the writer, storyboard artist and creative consultant for Fish Hooks, which he also developed for television alongside Maxwell Atoms, where he portrays Clamantha, her father, Fumble, one of the fish police and a Ferret.[2]
In 2013, Hirsch provided the voice of Officer Concord the Juice Time Juice Box Flavor Cop in the "Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror" episode of Phineas and Ferb, also on Disney Channel.[3]
In late 2015, Hirsch provided a cameo in the music video for "Dance Bitch" by Allie Goertz.[4]
On January 6, 2016, Variety revealed that Hirsch signed a development deal with Fox Broadcasting Company to make a new animated series.[5]
It was revealed on August 16, 2016 that Hirsch is now co-writing the new live-action Pokémon movie Detective Pikachu alongside Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain Marvel writer Nicole Perlman.[6]
Personal life
Gravity Falls was inspired by Hirsch's own childhood experiences with his twin sister during their summer vacations. He places many of his real-life experiences in the show, like living in Piedmont and trick-or-treating with his sister as kids.[7] Mabel Pines, one of the lead characters of Gravity Falls, was inspired by his twin sister, Ariel Hirsch.[2] In the series Mabel gets a pet pig, just like his sister had always wanted when she was a kid.[8]
Hirsch is a graduate of Piedmont High School. In 2002, as a junior, he won the high school's annual bird-calling contest and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, demonstrating the call of the great blue heron.[9]
He is dating Dana Terrace, a storyboard artist on Gravity Falls.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Off the Wall[11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wallby | Short film |
| 2006 | Imaginary Friend[12] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wally | Short film |
| TBA | Detective Pikachu[6] | No | No | Yes | No | First feature film involvment |
Television
| Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Storyboard artist | Actor | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | No | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2010–2014 | Fish Hooks | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Clamantha Fumble Additional voices | Also creative consultant |
| 2012–2016 | Gravity Falls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Grunkle Stan Soos Ramirez Old Man McGucket Bill Cipher Additional voices | Creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2013 | Phineas and Ferb | No | No | No | Yes | Officer Concord | Episode: "Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror" |
| 2015 | Rick and Morty | No | No | No | Yes | Toby Matthews | Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez" |
| 2016 | Wander Over Yonder | No | No | No | Yes | Old Man Soosy Du Additional voices | Episode: "The Cartoon" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | Additional voices |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Additional voices[13] |
References
- ↑ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
- 1 2 "Disney Channel Medianet". Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ↑ "Alex Hirsch - Voice Actor Profile at Voice Chasers". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ Katz, Jessie (January 6, 2016). "'Rick and Morty' Cartoon Now Has Its Own Dance Concept Album". Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (January 6, 2016). "'Gravity Falls' Creator Alex Hirsch Developing Animated Series at Fox (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- 1 2 Chitwood, Adam (August 16, 2016). "'Pokemon' Movie Lands Marvel Vet Nicole Perlman, Alex Hirsch as Writers". Collider. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ↑ Adams, Erik. "Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch previews the show's new season by recapping its first". AV Club. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Larsen, Peter. "'Gravity Falls' brings quirky comedy to Disney Channel". The Orange Country Register. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Alex Hirsch on Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ "Alex Hirsch on Twitter". Twitter.
- ↑ "Disney Channel Medianet".
- ↑ "Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) - Imaginary Friend".
- ↑ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
External links
- Alex Hirsch at the Internet Movie Database
- Alex Hirsch on Twitter
