Director

Michael Donovan

Production

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TMDB popularity

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11

TMDB ID: 35032

IMDb ID: nm0233035

Known for: Production

Born: March 17, 1953

Age: 73

Place of birth: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1981 - 2016

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 6.72

Wikidata: Q16728625

Also known as

Michael Patrick Donovan

Frequent jobs

Producer (6)Executive Producer (4)Associate Producer (1)

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Biography

Michael Patrick Donovan is a Canadian film producer and screenwriter. He has been recognized with numerous awards for his work in the television and film industry, including an Academy Award for the feature documentary Bowling for Columbine. He co-founded Salter Street Films which later was bought by Alliance Atlantis in 2001. He was Chief Executive Officer of DHX Media from the time of the Company’s founding, in 2006, until August 2014. He is one of the creators of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, one of Canada’s longest-running television comedy series; and he was producer and one of the creators of the multiple award-winning feature film, Shake Hands With the Devil.

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