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A resident of Los Angeles, Hirschhorn is the founding partner of Fountain Productions, an independent production company that produces theatrical motion pictures, television movies and direct-to-video films. Hirschhorn founded and was CEO of G4, the world's first videogame television network. He worked for 10 years at the Walt Disney Company, including as President of Walt Disney Television and Television Animation. He also served as head of development at Fox where he was involved in the launch of their network.
At Disney, Hirschhorn was responsible for the development and production of theatrical motion pictures, including The Joy Luck Club, Quiz Show and The Santa Claus. Prior to Disney, he served as Vice President of Development for Fox Broadcasting where he managed the network's primetime programming and developed the Emmy Award-winning series In Living Color.
Hirschhorn conceived and built the first videogame television network, G4, which he launched in 2002 with 12 originally produced series. He grew G4 to over 350 employees with $50 million in revenue and more than 53 million cable and satellite subscribers.
A graduate of Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, Hirschhorn served as an Arts Management Fellow for the National Endowment for the Arts. He serves on the boards for the Harvard College Office of the Arts and for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. | 