Norman J. Grossfeld is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 television producer

Television producer

The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 and executive. From February 1994 to December 2009, he was the president of 4Kids Productions, a subsidiary of 4Kids Entertainment

4Kids Entertainment

4Kids Entertainment is an American film and television production company in bankruptcy since April 2011. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States...

. He produced the English adaptations of the first eight seasons of the Pokémon TV series

Pokémon (anime)

, abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...

 and six seasons of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TV series. He produced five seasons of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on November 21, 2009...

, five Pokémon movies, and one Yu-Gi-Oh! movie.

Before his role as president of 4Kids, Grossfeld was a producer and director at Television Programming Enterprises from 1988 to 1991, worked at NBC Sports

NBC Sports

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 from 1991 to 1992 as a coordinating director, and spent 1992 through 1994 as president of the television production company Gold Coast Television Entertainment.

Grossfeld is credited with writing the Pokémon

Pokémon

is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...

 franchise's tagline, "Gotta catch 'em all!" His originally suggested idea was "Catch 'Em if You Can", but this was rejected by Nintendo

Nintendo

is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

, the company that owns Pokémon, because they were unable to trademark it. He also wrote both the main and ending theme songs for Sonic X

Sonic X

is an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...

 and Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Kirby: of the stars, known in Japan Kirby right back at ya!', is an anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise. The series was produced by Warpstar Inc., a company formed between a joint investment between Nintendo and HAL Laboratory, Inc.The series, which takes place in a village called...

, and the English ending theme song to Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker.

Movies

Year	Title	Role
1999	Pokémon: The First Movie Pokémon: The First Movie Pokémon: The First Movie, originally released as , is a 1998 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama, the chief director of the Pokémon television series. It is the first theatrical release in the Pokémon franchise...	Writer, Producer
2000	Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Pokémon: The Movie 2000, originally released in Japan as , is a 1999 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the second Pokémon feature-length film, complementing the Orange Islands saga of the series and featuring several new Pokémon, including Lugia and Slowking...	Writer, Producer
2001	Pokémon 3: The Movie Pokémon 3: The Movie Pokémon 3: The Movie, originally released in Japan as , is a 2000 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama as the third feature-length Pokémon film. It was released in Japanese theaters on July 8, 2000, and the English adaptation, entitled Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown was released...	Writer, Producer
2002	Pokémon 4Ever Pokémon 4Ever Pokémon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest, originally released in Japan as , is a 2001 Japanese anime film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and based on the television series Pokémon. It is the fourth official Pokémon film. It was released in Japan on July 14, 2001. The film was directed in Japan by...	Writer, Executive producer
2003	Pokémon Heroes Pokémon Heroes Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias, originally released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese animated film directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. It is the fifth film in the Pokémon series, complimenting Pokémon: Master Quest...	Executive producer
	Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light, known in Japan as is a 2004 anime film produced by Nihon Ad Systems based on the second anime series of Yu-Gi-Oh!....	Writer, Executive producer
2004	Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker	Writer, Producer, Ending theme song writer
2005	Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, originally released in Japan as is the seventh film in the Pokémon series, complementing the seventh season . It is the second film released under Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation in Japan. The original Japanese version was released in theaters on July 17, 2004...	Writer, Producer

Television

Year	Title	Role
1986	Fame, Fortune & Romance	Director
1987	Runaway With the Rich and Famous	Director
1988	Rich and Famous 1988 World's Best	Associate producer
1988	Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes	Writer
1993	Campbell's Portrait of a Teacher	Field producer
1995	WMAC Masters WMAC Masters WMAC Masters is an American live-action television show produced by Norman Grossfeld featuring choreographed martial arts fights. It was created and licensed by 4Kids Entertainment....	Executive producer
1998	Pokémon Pokémon (anime) , abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...	Writer, Executive producer, Song writer
2001	Cubix	Writer, Executive producer, Theme song writer
2003	Sonic X Sonic X is an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...	Executive producer, Theme song writer
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on November 21, 2009...	Executive producer, Theme song writer
2002	Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...	Executive producer, Song writer
	Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Kirby: of the stars, known in Japan Kirby right back at ya!', is an anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise. The series was produced by Warpstar Inc., a company formed between a joint investment between Nintendo and HAL Laboratory, Inc.The series, which takes place in a village called...	Executive producer, Theme song writer
2004	One Piece One Piece is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...	Executive producer
2005	Winx Club Winx Club Winx Club is a 2004 Italian animated television series, created by Iginio Straffi and produced by Rainbow S.r.l.. The series is aimed toward children between the ages of five and twelve, but is also popular among teens...	Executive producer
2006	Viva Pinata (TV series) Viva Piñata (TV series) Viva Piñata is a Canadian-American animated television series seen around the world. It is based upon the Xbox 360 video game of the same name. It is produced by an American company, 4Kids Productions and a Canadian company Bardel Entertainment, a children's animation company in Canada...	Executive Producer