Adam Shaheen
Adam Shaheen (born 13 October 1964) is a British-Canadian artist, television producer and screenwriter. He is the founder and owner of Cuppa Coffee Studios where he developed and produced all original programming. He was also the executive producer of Cuppa Coffee's award-winning broadcast design and commercial studio.
Adam Shaheen | |
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| Born | October 13, 1964 |
| Education | University of the Arts London |
| Occupation | Television Producer, President of Cuppa Coffee Studios, animator, screenwriter |
The studio has won awards for its film and title work - namely Jane the Virgin, Sesame Street, Much Music, MTV, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Comedy Central. David Cronenbergs' Existenz, Cosmospolis, Spider, Eastern Promises and A Dangerous Method and Maps to the Stars, and over 50 awards from the Broadcast Design Association and Promax.
Shaheen's credits include shows and movies like JoJo's Circus Season 1 and 2, Celebrity Deathmatch, Season 3,4 and 5 ,Starveillance, Bruno, Bruno and the Banana Bunch, Tigga and Togga, Little People, The Wrong Coast, Henry's World, 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,Oxygen,CW,Sesame Workshop,HBO, Noggin, Teletoon, Musique Plus,Logo, ABC Family, Warner Bros.,Hasbro, MTV, Much Music,CBC,CTV,Comedy Central, Foxtel, E!,Turner Broadcasting,SBS,TV Ontario,David Cronenberg,ESPN,TSN 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 in animation and now I will put my efforts into live action" In a British interview, Shaheen cited having "achieved awards, created dozens of shows and hundreds of commercials, my talents in telling story has naturally gravitated to live action"
Shaheen opened Cuppa Coffee USA in 2018 and is based in Los Angeles, to focus on live action drama development. He is currently co writing a dramatic limited series set during WW1(The Undefeated), and 2 feature films both set during ww2, one about Americans in Berlin in 1945, the other based on African American GI's serving overseas. Shaheen continues to consult on Animated TV Series.