Michael Jelenic

Michael Christopher Jelenic (born May 12, 1977) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for co-developing the animated series Teen Titans Go! (2013–present) alongside Aaron Horvath for Cartoon Network, which lasted [[List of Teen Titans Go! episodes|Template:Template parameter value episodes]], as well as co-writing and co-producing the feature film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018) and co-directing The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) with Horvath.

He also developed Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–2011) with James Tucker and the 2011 TV series ThunderCats with Ethan Spaulding, which both aired on Cartoon Network and were made by Warner Bros. Animation.

Personal life

Jelenic has 4 siblings and is of Croatian descent. His father Albert was from the village of Zdrelac and emigrated to the United States in 1965 to study engineering. He is married to Maggie Martin Jelenic, Vice President of Creative Marketing for Film and Television at Sony Music Publishing and has 3 children. His daughter Juliet Jelenic cameos in The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the voice of Lumalee.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Other	Notes
2005	The Batman vs. Dracula	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Script coordinator Story editor
2009	Wonder Woman	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2010	DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2015	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2016	Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
2017	Batman vs. Two-Face	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
2018	Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
	Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Songwriter
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Directorial debut

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Other notes
2000	Men in Black: The Series	N/A	Storyboard artist	N/A
2000–2004	Jackie Chan Adventures		Storyboard artist (2000–2002) Writer (2002–2004)
2004–2007	The Batman		Storyboard artist (2004–2007) Writer (2005–2006)
2007	Ben 10		Writer	One Episode; Perfect Day
2007–2008	Legion of Super Heroes		Storyboard artist Writer	N/A
2008–2011	Batman: The Brave and the Bold		Developer (with James Tucker) Storyboard artist (2008–2009) Producer Writer (2008–2009) Lyrics (2009)	Written two episodes; Mayhem of the Music Meister! and The Rise of the Blue Beetle!
2011–2012	ThunderCats		Developer (with Ethan Spaulding) Writer (2011) Producer	Written one episode; The Sword of Omens
2013–2020	Teen Titans Go!	Himself	Developer (with Aaron Horvath) Writer Producer Executive producer Director (2016) Voice actor (2017)	Directed one episode; The Cape
2014	Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas	N/A	Writer Producer;	Television special
2015	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!		Supervising producer	N/A
2020	ThunderCats Roar		Consulting producer
Teen Titans Go! The Night Begins to Shine	Himself	Developer (with Aaron Horvath) Writer Producer Executive producer Director

Shorts

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Other notes
2010	DC Showcase: The Spectre	N/A	Writer	Direct-to-video short film
	Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2011	Snarf in "Butterfly Blues"		Producer	Television short film

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