Mike Young (producer)

Mike Young
Born	Michael Young 1945 (age 71–72) Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Nationality	Welsh
Occupation	Animation Producer, Animation Writer and founder of Mike Young Productions
Years active	1980 - present
Known for	Super Ted
Spouse(s)	Liz Young (1970s–present)

Michael "Mike" Young (born 1945) is a Welsh born, US domiciled, Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning animation producer. He is the founder of two animation companies in both the UK and the US. Young is the current COO of MoonScoop.

Young was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. He trained as a television producer, and while working as an advertising copywriter he met partner Liz Young. After the pair married in the 1970s, Young's stepson Richard Finn (later head of post-production at MYP), was having trouble falling asleep. Young invented stories about a teddy bear and Finn told his school friends the wonderful stories, which resulted in the SuperTed books, co-produced with Young.

In 1981, Young, along with his wife, animator Dave Edwards and producer Robin Lyons, founded Siriol Productions. They approached the newly-formed Welsh TV channel S4C and secured a commission to produce an animated series of Superted. Due to the success of the initial series, it was re-dubbed in English. A special edition was made for the Welsh Office which instructed children on the "dos" and "don'ts" of road safety. The series sold well in the UK, and was followed by the more ambitious Fantastic Max (with Hanna-Barbera) and Little Dracula (with Steven Hahn Productions).

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