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Tom McGillis is a Canadian writer, producer, and the president of Fresh TV Inc.
Early life
McGillis is the son of Donald and Marguerite McGillis.
Career
Along with partner Jennifer Pertsch, he was the creator and executive producer of the animated series 6teen, Total Drama, and its first spin-off series Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Stoked, and non-animated show My Babysitter's a Vampire.[1][2] He is also one of the executive producers of Stoked and Grojband.
Awards
In 2007, 6teen won the Alliance for Children and Television's "Award of Excellence, Animation" for programming for children, ages 9–14, then some episodes got banned due to its inappropriate scenes and in 2008 McGillis and his team received a Gemini Award nomination for best animated program or series for Total Drama Island.[3][4]
References
- ^ "From the creators of the award winning series 6TEEN, the number one show on TELETOON, comes a truly unique reality show for kids". www.channelcanada.com. ChannelCanada.com. June 24, 2007. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
- ^ Ball, Ryan (October 27, 2008). "Cartoon Network Gets Total Drama Action". animationmagazine.net. Animation Magazine Inc. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
- ^ "The Alliance for Children and Television reveals the 2007 Awards of Excellence Winners!" (PDF). L'Alliance pour l'enfant et la télévision. June 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 30th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AW NOMINATIONS IN A SPECIAL BROADCAST ON ABC's "THE VIEW"". emmyonline.org. National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 12, 2003. Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
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