Name Adam Shaheen Role Animator | Shows Life's a Zoo | |
Born October 13, 1964 (age 60) ( 1964-10-13 ) London, England Occupation Television Producer, President of Cuppa Coffee Studios Education University of the Arts London Movies Cosmopolis, The Devil's Due, The Great Ball Game Awards Gemini Award for Best Animated Program or Series Nominations Gemini Award for Best Achievement in Main Title Design Similar People Eric Fogel, David Cronenberg, Paulo Branco, Martin Katz, Michael Eisner | ||
Adam Shaheen (born 13 October 1964) is a British-Canadian animator, television producer and screenwriter. He is the founder and owner of Cuppa Coffee Studios where he develops and produces all original programming. He is also the executive producer of Cuppa Coffee’s award-winning broadcast design and commercial studio.
Shaheen's credits include shows and movies like JoJo's Circus, Celebrity Deathmatch, Starveillance, Bruno, Bruno and the Banana Bunch, Tigga and Togga, Little People, The Wrong Coast, Henry's World Season 1, Rick and Steve, Season 1 and 2, Crashbox, Season 1 and 2, A Very Barry Christmas, Starveilance, Nerdland, A Miser Brothers' Christmas and Life's a Zoo, Glenn Martin DDS, Seasons 1 and 2, Ugly Americans, Seasons 1 and 2. The Devils Due. Fordtacular Spectacular, Clever Trevor, The Adventures of Sam Digital,
Shaheen is also a published author and record producer.
Shaheen has produced over 400 commercials and won over 150 International awards - including 3 Gemini's/Canadian Screen Awards for his contribution to Canadian Animation and also the Prix Jeunesse, the prestigious international award given at Annecy. Shaheen is widely considered the single most awarded executive in the field of animation.
Shaheen has worked with Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, Sesame Workshop, HBO, Teletoon, ABC Family, Warner Bros., MTV, Much Music, CBC, Comedy Central, Foxtel, E!, TV Ontario, David Cronenberg, ESPN, and with over 40 different Advertising Agencies worldwide.
He is currently President and Executive Producer of Cuppa Coffee Studios located at 50 Edwin Avenue in Toronto. Cuppa Coffee underwent an expansion of purpose built Stop motion studios that were completed in August 2015. Shaheen is currently writing an animated feature based on the music of Harry Nilsson and has co created a live action/animated crime drama - The OtherSide.
In September 2017, Cuppa Coffee, celebrated its 25th Anniversary with Shaheen announcing "I've achieved all I've ever wanted to achieve creatively and now it's time to put running a studio, to bed!" In a British interview, Shaheen reportedly cited being "less than motivated to move mountains for an industry that is now morally and creatively bankrupt" as the main reason for departing animation.
Shaheen has now turned his attentions to his original loves, designing gardens and restoring old commercial buildings in London, Toronto and Los Angeles.