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13 Facts About Josh Selig

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Joshua Selig was born on May 12,1964 and is an American television producer and director.

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Josh Selig won ten Daytime Emmy Awards for his work as a writer on Sesame Street.

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Josh Selig was born on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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Josh Selig began his career as a child actor on Sesame Street during its first two seasons.

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Josh Selig returned to Sesame Street in 1988 as a writer.

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Josh Selig worked on the Israeli-Palestinian and Polish adaptations of the show during the 1990s.

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Josh Selig was initially a joint effort between Selig and Lori Shaer.

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In 2003, Josh Selig wrote and directed a short film titled The Time-Out Chair.

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Profits from Oobi allowed Josh Selig to create an animation division at Little Airplane, leading it to shift to an animation-based studio.

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Josh Selig opened two new branches of Little Airplane in London and Abu Dhabi in 2007.

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Josh Selig continued to produce short-form series throughout the 2010s.

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Small Potatoes, commissioned by Disney Junior, spawned a television movie that Josh Selig directed in 2013.

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Josh Selig is currently the creator and executive producer of Disney's P King Duckling and of the South Korean series Super Wings.