HALLE STANFORD, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
BIOGRAPHY
As Senior Vice President of Children's Entertainment for The Jim Henson Company, Halle
Stanford serves as executive producer for SID THE SCIENCE KID, premiering September 1,
2008 on PBS KIDS®. Stanford leads the company's development and production of all
preschool and children's programming for television, direct-to-video and new media projects in
both animated and live-action formats.
Stanford began her career at The Jim Henson Company in 1995 and has developed and
produced several well-known properties for the company since that time. In addition to her work
on SID THE SCIENCE KID, she is also leading the development on "The Skrumps," a 3D
animated project featuring the company's newest troupe of characters and currently seen
exclusively at Yahoo! Kids. Her previous credits include executive producer for "Animal Jam,"
“Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola” and the successful franchise "Bear in the Big Blue House,"
the rights of which are now owned by The Walt Disney Company. Stanford is also executive
producer of the upcoming animated series “Frances” and puppet musical series “Pajanimals,”
both to debut on PBS KIDS Sprout later this year.
Apart from her work at The Jim Henson Company, Stanford is the founder of 7 Crows Stories, a
children’s creative company responsible for consulting on such upcoming projects as "Krypto"
and "Baby Looney Toons," two animated preschool series for Warner Brothers Animation
Studios, as well as executive producing the "Pat the Bunny" DVD series for Classic Media.
Stanford holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Film and Theater from Wesleyan University. She
currently resides in Los Angeles with her son Max.
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SID THE SCIENCE KID is a new educational animated television series using comedy to
promote exploration, discovery and science readiness among preschoolers. This landmark
production of 40 half-hour episodes, co-produced by The Jim Henson Company and KCET/Los
Angeles for PBS KIDS®, debuts on September 1, 2008, as part of the popular PBS KIDS
preschool destination, the hosted two-hour morning block and online destination. SID THE
SCIENCE KID, The Jim Henson Company’s first series for PBS KIDS that features a practical
in-school science curriculum, uses music and humor to celebrate children’s natural curiosity
about science in everyday life. The energetic and inquisitive Sid starts each episode with a new
question (“Why are my shoes shrinking?” “Why do bananas get mushy?”) and embarks on a
fun-filled day of finding answers with the help of family and friends.