Kevin Gillis

Kevin Gillis
Born	(1950-02-02) February 2, 1950 (age 75) Chesterville, Ontario, Canada
Education	Opeongo High School
Occupations	Producer writer director composer
Years active	1970s–present

Kevin Gillis (born 2 February 1950) is a Canadian television writer, producer, composer and former TV host, mainly known for his work in animation. He is known for creating the Raccoons franchise ^[1] as well as other cartoons such as Atomic Betty and Producing Parker . He was the host of the fitness show Yes You Can and was originally the managing director at Breakthrough Animation. Gillis is the co-founder and CEO of Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group which develops, produces and distributes television and other forms of media. He was also president of Skyreader Media Inc., an affiliated company of Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group, which produces, develops and distributes interactive e-books.

Works

Director

• The Christmas Raccoons (1980)
• The Raccoons on Ice (1981)
• The Raccoons and the Lost Star (1983)
• The Raccoons: Let's Dance! (1984)
• The Raccoons (1985–1991)

Writer

• The Christmas Raccoons (1980)
• The Raccoons on Ice (1981)
• The Raccoons and the Lost Star (1983)
• The Raccoons: Let's Dance! (1984)
• The Raccoons (1985–1991)
• The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
• Jimmy Two-Shoes (2009)

Composer

• The Christmas Raccoons (1980)
• The Raccoons on Ice (1981)
• The Raccoons and the Lost Star (1983)
• The Raccoons: Let's Dance! (1984)
• The Raccoons (1985–1991)
• Heart of Courage (1993)
• RoboCop: The Series (1994)
• Atomic Betty (2004–2008)

Producer

• The Christmas Raccoons (1980)
• The Raccoons on Ice (1981) ^[2]
• The Raccoons and the Lost Star (1983)
• The Raccoons: Let's Dance! (1984)
• The Raccoons (1985–1991)
• The Jeff Healey Band: See the Light – Live from London (1989)
• The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
• Secret Service (1992)
• Heart of Courage (1993)
• A Future to This Life: Robocop - The Series Soundtrack (1995)
• F/X: The Series (1996–1998)
• The True Meaning of Crumbfest (1998)
• Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)
• Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)
• Eckhart (2000)
• I Was a Rat (2001)
• Kids World Sports (2004)
• Miss BG (2005–2008)
• Captain Flamingo (2006)
• Atomic Betty (2004–2008)
• Producing Parker (2009–2011)
• Jimmy Two-Shoes (2009–2011)
• My Big Big Friend (2009, post-production)

Actor

• Yes You Can (1980–1983)
• The Raccoons and the Lost Star (1983; 2023 remaster) – Ranger Dan
• The Raccoons: Let's Dance! (1984) – Ranger Dan (uncredited)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Noonbory and the Super Seven (2009) – Wangury (as Kevin Aichele)

References

1. Audrey M Ashley (11 April 1984). "Raccoons in TV big time". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 3 June 2022– via Google News.
2. Paula McLoughlin (2 November 1981). "Film company skating on solid ice". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 3 June 2022– via Google News.

External links

• Kevin Gillis at IMDb