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Jean MacCurdy net worth is $16 Million
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Jean MacCurdy is an American television executive, best known for her role as president of Warner Bros. Animation from 1989 to 2001.MacCurdy was first hired by Warner Bros. Animation in 1979, eventually becoming a vice president and a general manager. In 1983, she left to become an executive for Hanna-Barbera, supervising the production of shows such as Smurfs and The Flintstone Kids.In 1989, MacCurdy was hired by Warner Bros. Animation to help the studio make a push into original content production for television. She hired several members of the creative team at Hanna-Barbera, including Tom Ruegger, Paul Dini, and later Alan Burnett, to form the creative team of her first Warner production, the Steven Spielberg-executive produced Tiny Toon Adventures, which ran in syndication.Under MacCurdy's leadership, Warner Bros. Animation experienced a second renaissance, producing very popular children's programming and winning several Emmys. The company's output was expanded to included other successful programming for the FOX Network during the early 1990s such as Taz-Mania, Batman: The Animated Series, and Animaniacs.In 1995, Warner Bros. launched The WB television network, and made the Warner Bros. Animation shows exclusive to it. New shows produced for The WB's Kids' WB block included Superman: The Animated Series, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid, Road Rovers, Waynehead, Histeria, Batman Beyond and Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain. During MacCurdy's tenure, Warner Bros. Animation was also the parent company of Hanna-Barbera following the Time Warner/Turner merger, until it was absorbed into Warner Animation in 2001. MacCurdy resigned as head of Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.In 1997, MacCurdy was awarded the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of her work to enhance and improve the perception of women through the medium of television.
Net Worth
$16 Million
Profession
Production Manager, Producer, Writer
Nicknames
Jean Maccurdy, Maccurdy, Jean
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Baby Blues
2000-2002
TV Series executive in charge of production - 3 episodes
Histeria!
1998-2000
TV Series executive in charge of production - 52 episodes
Animaniacs
1993-1998
TV Series executive in charge of production - 99 episodes
Pinky and the Brain
1995-1998
TV Series executive in charge of production - 60 episodes
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain
1998
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1 episode
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
1998
Video production manager
Freakazoid!
1995-1997
TV Series executive in charge of production - 3 episodes
Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery
1995
TV Movie executive in charge of production
I'm Mad
1994
Short executive in charge of production
Tiny Toons Spring Break
1994
TV Movie executive in charge of production
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990-1992
TV Series executive in charge of production - 98 episodes
Muppet Babies
1987-1988
TV Series executive in charge of production - 18 episodes
Little Clowns of Happytown
1987
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1987
The Little Wizards
1987
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1987
Fraggle Rock
1987
TV Series production supervisor - 1987
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration
1986
TV Movie documentary executive in charge of animation production
GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords
1986
executive in charge of production
Paw Paws
1985-1986
TV Series executive in charge of production - 21 episodes
Daniel and the Lion's Den
1986
Video short executive in charge of production
David and Goliath
1986
Video short executive in charge of production
Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
1986
Video short executive in charge of production
Moses
1986
Video short executive in charge of production
Noah's Ark
1986
Video short executive in charge of production
Samson and Delilah
1986
Video short executive in charge of production
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1985-1986
Challenge of the GoBots
1984-1985
TV Series executive in charge of production - 65 episodes
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
1985
TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes
The Smurfs
1983-1985
TV Series executive in charge of production - 82 episodes
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
1985
TV Series executive in charge of production - 8 episodes
The Jetsons
1985
TV Series executive in charge of production - 2 episodes
Star Fairies
1985
TV Movie executive in charge of production
The Pound Puppies
1985
TV Movie executive in charge of production
Yogi's Treasure Hunt
1985
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1985-1986
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
1984
TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes
SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
1984
TV Series executive in charge of production - 8 episodes
Snorks
1984
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1984-1985
Pink Panther and Sons
1984
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1984
The Biskitts
1983
TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
TV Series executive in charge of production - 13 episodes
Pac-Man
1983
TV Series executive in charge of production - 8 episodes
The Dukes
1983
TV Series executive in charge of production - 7 episodes
Monchhichis
1983
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1983
Shirt Tales
1982
TV Series executive in charge of production - 1983
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Justice League
2001-2002
TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes
Static Shock
2000-2002
TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
2002
Video executive producer
Batman Beyond
1999-2001
TV Series executive producer - 52 episodes
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
2001
Video executive producer
The Zeta Project
2001
TV Series executive producer
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
2000
Video executive producer
Tweety's High-Flying Adventure
2000
Video executive producer
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
2000
Video executive producer
Superman
1996-2000
TV Series executive producer - 48 episodes
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
1995-2000
TV Series executive producer - 51 episodes
Detention
1999
TV Series executive producer - 7 episodes
The New Batman Adventures
1997-1999
TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
TV Movie executive producer
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
1998
Video executive producer
The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest
1997
TV Movie executive producer
Superman: The Last Son of Krypton
1996
TV Movie associate producer
Batman: The Animated Series
1992-1995
TV Series executive producer - 85 episodes
Taz-Mania
1991-1995
TV Series executive producer - 65 episodes
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
1992
Video executive producer
Daffy Duck's Movie: Fantastic Island
1983
associate producer - as Jean H. MacCurdy
Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television
1982
TV Movie associate producer - as Jean H. MacCurdy
The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
1981
associate producer - as Jean H. MacCurdy
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
1980
TV Movie associate producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Batman: The Animated Series
TV Series series created by - 83 episodes, 1992 - 1995 series developed by - 1 episode, 1994 series creator - 1 episode, 1992
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
1990
TV Short production executives committee - as Jean McCurdy
Pryde of the X-Men
1989
TV Short program administrator
ABC Weekend Specials
1989
TV Series program administrator - 1 episode
Muppet Babies
1988
TV Series program administrator - 13 episodes
RoboCop
1988
TV Series program administrator - 1 episode
Dino-Riders
1988
TV Series program administrator - 11 episodes
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2001
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Batman Beyond (1999)
2000
Lifetime Achievement Award
Burbank International Children's Film Festival
For children's entertainment.
1998
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
1993
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2003
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Static Shock (2000)
2002
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Batman Beyond (1999)
2000
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Batman Beyond (1999)
2000
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)
2000
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Children's Animated Program
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
1999
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)
1999
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The New Batman Adventures (1997)
1998
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)
1997
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
Superman (1996)
1994
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Children's Program
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
1993
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Program
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Known for movies
Animaniacs (1993-1998) as Production Manager
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) as Producer
Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1992) as Production Manager