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Michael Young (born 1956 in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan), is a Welsh born US Citizen Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning television producer, and the co-founder of the animation studios Kalato Ltd and Mike Young Productions.

Young trained as a television producer, but while working as an advertising copywriter he met partner Liz Young. After the pair married in the 1970's, his step son Richard Finn (now head of post-production at MYP), was having trouble falling asleep. Young invented stories about a teddy bear, which became SuperTed. Finn went to school to tell his friends the wonderful stories, which resulted in the SuperTed books, co-produced with TV Producer Young.^[1]

The couple were approached by the new Welsh based television channel S4C to turn the books into an animated TV series, over voiced in Welsh. Setting up Pentrych based Siriol Animation to deliver the show (Siriol is Welsh for 'cheerful'), Young and his wife partnered with animator Dave Edwards and producer Robin Lyons. The series went down so well it was re-dubbed in English, Siriol produced three series of SuperTed, and made a special edition for the Welsh Office which instructed children on the "dos" and "don'ts" of road safety.^[2] The series sold well in the UK, and together with the larger developed series of Fantastic Max, The Further Adventures of SuperTed and Little Dracula.

Mike has done many other shows and movies for children such as Fireman Sam, Potsworth & Co., Voltron: The Third Dimension, Horrible Histories, The Little Engine That Could, The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats, Butt Ugly Martians, Mama Do You Love Me?, Pet Alien, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Clifford's Really Big Movie, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford's Puppy Days, Bratz, The Secret Garden, the Bratz movies and ToddWorld.

Personal life

Young is married to partner, president and the other co-founder of Mike Young Productions, Liz Young.

A football fanatic, he is a lifelong supporter of Cardiff City F.C., and runs a junior soccer league in California.^[3]

Young was awarded the Chancellor's Medal at the 2007 graduation ceremony of the University of Glamorgan.^[4]

References

^ Drawn to new path: independent animation studio takes reverse approach to selling its shows Los Angeles Business Journal - January 27, 2003
^ [http://www.toonhound.com/superted.htm SuperTed at Toonhound}
^ Phillips, Terry SuperTed stadium? South Wales Echo - 19 July, 2006
^ http://www.glam.ac.uk/profile/1717/honoraryawards#my

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[1] Drawn to new path: independent animation studio takes reverse approach to selling its shows Los Angeles Business Journal - January 27, 2003

[2] [http://www.toonhound.com/superted.htm SuperTed at Toonhound}

[SWE1-3] Phillips, Terry SuperTed stadium? South Wales Echo - 19 July, 2006

[4] ttp://www.glam.ac.uk/profile/1717/honoraryawards#my

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 Young trained as a [[television producer]], but while working as an [[advertising]] [[copywriter]] he met partner [[Liz Young]]. After the pair [[marriage|married]] in the [[1970's]], his [[step son]] [[Richard Finn]] (now head of post-production at MYP), was having trouble falling asleep. Young invented stories about a [[teddy bear]], which became ''[[SuperTed]].'' Finn went to school to tell his friends the wonderful stories, which resulted in the ''SuperTed'' books, co-produced with TV Producer Young.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_4_25/ai_97616144 Drawn to new path: independent animation studio takes reverse approach to selling its shows] Los Angeles Business Journal - January 27, 2003</ref>
-The couple were approached by the new Welsh based television channel [[S4C]] to turn the books into an animated TV series, over voiced in [[Welsh (language)|Welsh]]. The series went down so well, it was re-dubbed in [[English (language)|English]]. The series sold well in the UK, and together with the larger developed series of ''[[Fantastic Max]]'', ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]'' and ''[[Little Dracula]]''.
+The couple were approached by the new Welsh based television channel [[S4C]] to turn the books into an animated TV series, over voiced in [[Welsh (language)|Welsh]]. Setting up [[Pentrych]] based [[Siriol Animation]] to deliver the show (Siriol is Welsh for 'cheerful'), Young and his wife partnered with animator Dave Edwards and producer Robin Lyons. The series went down so well it was re-dubbed in [[English (language)|English]], Siriol produced three series of ''SuperTed,'' and made a special edition for the [[Welsh Office]] which instructed children on the "dos" and "don'ts" of road safety.<ref>[http://www.toonhound.com/superted.htm SuperTed at Toonhound}</ref> The series sold well in the UK, and together with the larger developed series of ''[[Fantastic Max]]'', ''[[The Further Adventures of SuperTed]]'' and ''[[Little Dracula]]''.
 Mike has done many other shows and movies for children such as ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', ''[[Potsworth & Co.]]'', ''[[Voltron: The Third Dimension]]'', ''[[Horrible Histories]]'', ''[[The Little Engine That Could]]'', ''[[The Hot Rod Dogs and Cool Car Cats]]'', ''[[Butt Ugly Martians]]'', ''[[Mama Do You Love Me?]]'', ''[[Pet Alien]]'', ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', ''[[Clifford's Really Big Movie]]'', ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', ''[[Clifford's Puppy Days]]'', ''[[Bratz (TV series)|Bratz]]'', ''[[The Secret Garden]]'', the ''[[Bratz]]'' movies and ''[[ToddWorld]]''.