Albie Hecht is the CEO of Worldwide Biggies, founder of Spike TV, and a former president of Nickelodeon Entertainment[1].
Hecht oversaw the development and production of SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Blue’s Clues[2], and the live-action show All That at Nickelodeon. While at Nickelodeon, he built the Nick Digital Studio as well as the first new animation studio in Los Angeles in 35 years. He also co-created Nickelodeon GUTS and Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards[3] as the founding principal and executive producer for Chauncey Street Productions.
Hecht produced some of Paramount’s biggest films of the last five years, most recently, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[4], which received four Academy Award nominations, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
Hecht has twice been nominated for an Oscar, the first as the producer of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and the second as the producer of the documentary feature War/Dance[5].
Hecht was the executive producer of 'The Rugrats Movie, the first non-Disney animated feature to cross the hundred million dollar mark[6].
At Spike TV, his shows included The Joe Schmo Show, MXC and signing the Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise. Hecht is responsible for the development and is the executive producer of Worldwide Biggies’ series on Nickelodeon The Naked Brothers Band.
References
- ^ Q&A with Albie Hecht, Broadcasting and Cable - Red Herring article
- ^ NBC, Greycroft Fund Worldwide Biggies - Red Herring article
- ^ Albie Hecht IMDB
- ^ New York Times
- ^ Los Angeles Times
- ^ "The Rugrats Movie (1998) - News." Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc.. 27 Sep 2008 <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134067/news?year=1998>.
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