“I never doubted that if I applied myself and tried to learn that I would good at it. I've had a lot of lucky turns, no doubt. But it's actually been a fairly direct line from control-freak, cartoon-obsessed kindergartner to control-freak, cartoon-obsessed executive producer.”

American animator, director, writer, producer and voice actor

Alexander Hirsch is an American animator, director, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for creating the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls. He also voiced several of the show’s characters, including Grunkle Stan, Soos Ramirez, and Bill Cipher. The series won several BAFTA and Annie Awards, and Hirsch is known for work across animation, direction, writing, production, and voice performance.