Michael Ouweleen

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Michael Ouweleen
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Nationality American
Occupations
  • Television executive
  • writer
Years active1996–present

Michael Ouweleen (born 1967) is an American television executive and screenwriter. He is the current president of The Cartoon Network, Inc. (CNI), the operating company of Cartoon Network (which includes the Cartoonito and ACME Night blocks), Adult Swim (which includes the Toonami block), and Boomerang. Previously, he was best known as a creative, co-creating the animated television series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and the show's spin-off, Birdgirl , and is the executive producer of the television film Re-Animated . [1] He was a long-time creative director at Cartoon Network since 1996, and ran content development and oversaw programming for the network in the mid-2000s. Ouweleen is married with three sons.

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In 2014, Ouweleen was named CMO of CNI. He was then promoted in November 27, 2019 as the interim president of CNI in addition to Turner Classic Movies, due to the departure of Christina Miller. [2] His stint as interim president of CNI ended on July 1, 2020 with the appointment of Tom Ascheim permanently to the position, and Ouweleen took the presidency of Adult Swim. [1]

In May 2022, following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger close, Tom Ascheim departed CNI, and the companies under CNI (Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Boomerang) were moved into Warner Bros. Discovery Networks U.S., with Ouweleen regaining oversight of CNI after one year and ten months. [3] He has also gained the role of president for Discovery Family. [4]

In June 2023, Ouweleen gained the Business side of TCM, [5] following another wave of layoffs at the Television part of Warner Bros. Discovery including the General Manager and President, Pola Changnon.

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  1. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2020). "Michael Named President Of Adult Swim". Deadline. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ Goldberg, Leslie (27 November 2019). "Cartoon Network President to Exit After 15-Year Run". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  3. ↑ White, Peter (2022-05-13). "Warner Bros. Discovery: Nancy Daniels To Run T-Nets Programming As Kathleen Finch Lays Out Leadership". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Breaking News - Cartoonito Hits the Gas on Season Two Renewal of Preschool Series "Batwheels" for Cartoon Network and HBO Max | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  5. ↑ Gabriele, Nathan (2023-06-23). "Sources: Warners' Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy to Gain Oversight of TCM (Exclusive)". TheHollywoodReporter. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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