Adam Shaheen
British designer, director, producer and writer
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| Intro | British designer, director, producer and writer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Animator Screenwriter Television producer | |
| Work field | Creativity Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 13 October 1964, London, Greater London, London, England | |
| Age | 60 years |
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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.
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.