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{{short description|American animator}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Alex Hirsch
| image              = Alex Hirsch 2018.jpg
| caption            = Hirsch in 2018
| birth_name         = Alexander Robert Hirsch
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1985|6|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Piedmont, California]], U.S.
| education          = [[California Institute of the Arts]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Animator
* writer
* producer
* voice actor}}
| years_active       = 2002–present
}}
'''Alexander Robert Hirsch'''<ref>According to the State of California. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427102456/http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 |date=April 27, 2011 }}</ref> (born June 18, 1985) is an American animator, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the [[Disney Channel]]/[[Disney XD]] [[animated series]] ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', for which he provided the voices of [[Grunkle Stan]], Soos, and Bill Cipher, among others. He also earned [[British Academy Children's Awards|BAFTA]] and [[Annie Awards]] for the series. In 2016, Hirsch co-authored ''Gravity Falls: Journal 3'' which debuted as a No. 1 ''New York Times'' Best Seller<ref name="Journal 3 NYT no.1 bestseller">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/08/14/childrens-middle-grade-hardcover/ | title=Children's Middle Grade Hardcover | date=13 August 2016 | access-date=25 December 2019 | website=New York Times | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226044134/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/08/14/childrens-middle-grade-hardcover/ | archive-date=December 26, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> and remained on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for forty-seven weeks.<ref name="Journal 3 NYT 47 weeks">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/01/20/childrens-middle-grade-hardcover/ | title=Children's Middle Grade Hardcover | date=20 January 2018 | access-date=25 December 2019 | website=New York Times | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226042619/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/01/20/childrens-middle-grade-hardcover/ | archive-date=December 26, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, Hirsch wrote ''[[Gravity Falls: Lost Legends]]'' which also appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref name="Lost Legends">{{cite web | title=Best Sellers – Books – Aug. 12, 2018 | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=12 August 2018 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/08/12/ | access-date=5 March 2023 | archive-date=14 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114025650/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/08/12/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Hirsch's father is [[Jewish]], but he was raised [[agnostic]], celebrating [[Christmas]] and [[Hanukkah]].<ref>{{cite tweet |user=_AlexHirsch | author=Alex Hirsch | number=579343348088991744 | title=My sis & I are ethnically half Jewish on dads side but were raised religiously agnostic, celebrating both Christmas & Hanukkah | date=March 21, 2015 | language=En | access-date=May 25, 2020 | link=https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/579343348088991744}}</ref> Between the ages of 9 and 13, Hirsch and his twin sister would go stay with their great-aunt (or "graunty") Lois, at her cabin in the woods during the summer. These experiences later served as Hirsch's inspiration for ''Gravity Falls''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://time.com/3064362/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-interview/?amp=true | title=Disney's Gravity Falls Creator on How to Create a Show for All Ages | author=Joseph C. Lin | magazine=Time | date=August 1, 2014 | access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref> He graduated from [[Piedmont High School (California)|Piedmont High School]] where, as a junior, he won the school's annual Bird Calling Contest in 2002<ref name="Chron">{{cite news| last =Burress| first =Charles| title =Piedmont High atwitter over quack attack / Rookie squawkers take grand prize in birdcalling contest| newspaper =[[San Francisco Chronicle]]| date =June 7, 2003| url =http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Piedmont-High-atwitter-over-quack-attack-Rookie-2610979.php| access-date =January 4, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180428/http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Piedmont-High-atwitter-over-quack-attack-Rookie-2610979.php| archive-date =January 5, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref><ref name="PHS">{{cite web|url=http://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/campus-life/bird-calling.php|title=Piedmont High School Annual Bird Calling Contest|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|publisher=Piedmont High School|access-date=January 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114035140/http://piedmont.k12.ca.us/phs/campus-life/bird-calling.php|archive-date=November 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.<ref name="BB">{{cite news| last =Schwarz| first =John| title =That time the Gravity Falls creator was on Letterman| publisher =Bubble Blabber| date =May 21, 2015| url =http://www.bubbleblabber.com/that-time-the-gravity-falls-creator-was-on-letterman/| access-date =January 4, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070721/http://www.bubbleblabber.com/that-time-the-gravity-falls-creator-was-on-letterman/| archive-date =January 5, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref>

Hirsch went on to attend the [[California Institute of the Arts]] (CalArts)<ref name="Time">{{cite magazine| last =Lin| first =Joseph C.| title =Disney's Gravity Falls Creator on How to Create a Show for All Ages| magazine =[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| date =August 1, 2014| url =http://time.com/3064362/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-interview/| access-date =January 4, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20171227001852/http://time.com/3064362/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-interview/| archive-date =December 27, 2017| url-status =live}}</ref> where he created a variety of projects and short films including his senior film, ''Off The Wall'', which combined animation and live action and "Cuddle Bee Hugs N'Such" with [[Adrian Molina]], which was chosen by [[Nicktoons Network]] for their original series Shorts in a Bunch. He also spent the summer of 2006 working in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], Oregon on a later-scrapped animated film for [[Laika (company)|Laika]].<ref name="Oregon">{{cite news| last =Owen| first =Rob| title ='Gravity Falls': Inspired by Boring, Ore.? It's true| newspaper =[[The Oregonian]]| date =June 14, 2012| url =http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2012/06/inspired_by_boring_ore_its_tru.html| access-date =January 4, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233608/http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2012/06/inspired_by_boring_ore_its_tru.html| archive-date =January 5, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref> He graduated in 2007 with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree.<ref name="AV">{{cite news| last =Adams| first =Erik| title =Comedy Showrunners Week: Alex Hirsch on the real in the unreal of Gravity Falls| newspaper =[[The A.V. Club|A.V. Club]]| date =September 28, 2012| url =https://tv.avclub.com/comedy-showrunners-week-alex-hirsch-on-the-real-in-the-1798233661| access-date =January 4, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233532/https://tv.avclub.com/comedy-showrunners-week-alex-hirsch-on-the-real-in-the-1798233661| archive-date =January 5, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Alex Hirsch and Grunkle Stan puppet at San Diego Comic-Con International 2013.jpg|thumb|Alex Hirsch with a Grunkle Stan puppet at [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] in 2013]]
Hirsch's first job after graduating from CalArts was as a writer and storyboard artist for ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]'' on [[Cartoon Network]] where he worked alongside fellow CalArts alumni, [[J. G. Quintel]], [[Pendleton Ward]] (who was his writing partner on the show), and [[Patrick McHale (artist)|Patrick McHale]].<ref name="MarySue">{{cite news| last =Kaiser| first =Vrai| title =Interview: Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch Talks About Disney's Censors, Pacifica's Parents, and Future Plans| publisher =[[The Mary Sue]]| date =July 14, 2017| url =https://www.themarysue.com/alex-hirsch-interview/| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106071735/https://www.themarysue.com/alex-hirsch-interview/| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref><ref name="Buzz">{{cite news| last =Lange| first =Ariane| title =Inside The Marvelous Mind of Thurop Van Orman| publisher =[[BuzzFeed]]| date =September 15, 2014| url =https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/thurop-van-orman-flapjack-cartoons| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180203123823/https://www.buzzfeed.com/arianelange/thurop-van-orman-flapjack-cartoons| archive-date =February 3, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref> He would go on to develop the pilot for the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[Fish Hooks]]'' along with [[Maxwell Atoms]] and future ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' creator [[Justin Roiland]].<ref name="Oregon"/><ref name="AV"/><ref name="Geek">{{cite news| last =Gonzales| first =Dave| title =The best Easter eggs from Rick and Morty season 2| publisher =Geek| date =August 9, 2016| url =https://www.geek.com/tech/the-best-easter-eggs-from-rick-and-morty-season-2-1657965/| access-date =December 30, 2017| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106073852/https://www.geek.com/tech/the-best-easter-eggs-from-rick-and-morty-season-2-1657965/| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref>

In 2012, Hirsch created the series ''Gravity Falls'' for the Disney Channel. The show, set in the fictional town of Gravity Falls, [[Oregon]], premiered in June 2012<ref name="NYT2012">{{cite news | last =Barnes | first =Brooks | title =An Undercurrent of Darkness, Even at Disney | newspaper =[[The New York Times]] | date =August 18, 2012 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/arts/television/alex-hirsch-talks-about-gravity-falls.html | access-date =January 5, 2018 | archive-url =https://archive.today/20140811074532/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/arts/television/alex-hirsch-talks-about-gravity-falls.html?_r=0 | archive-date =August 11, 2014 | url-status =live }}</ref> with a voice cast including [[Jason Ritter]], [[Kristen Schaal]], and Hirsch himself.<ref name="Oregon"/> Over the course of the series, he provided the voices of [[Grunkle Stan]], Soos,<ref name="AV"/> Old Man McGucket, Bill Cipher, and many other minor characters.<ref name="SheKnows">{{cite news| title =11 Gravity Falls facts that will blow your kid's mind| publisher =SheKnows| date =February 12, 2016| url =http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1112421/gravity-falls| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20171224083217/http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1112421/gravity-falls| archive-date =December 24, 2017| url-status =live}}</ref> The show was moved to Disney XD in 2014.<ref name="Time"/> It would go on to win a [[BAFTA Children's Award]]<ref name="VarietyBAFTA">{{cite magazine| last =Barraclough| first =Leo| title =Alex Hirsch's 'Gravity Falls' Wins BAFTA Children's Award| magazine =[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date =November 23, 2015| url =https://variety.com/2015/tv/global/gravity-falls-wins-bafta-childrens-award-1201646727/| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170628085746/http://variety.com/2015/tv/global/gravity-falls-wins-bafta-childrens-award-1201646727/| archive-date =June 28, 2017| url-status =live}}</ref> and an [[Annie Award]] in 2015<ref name="DLAnnie">{{cite magazine| last =Pedersen| first =Erik| title =42nd Annual Annie Awards – Complete Winners List| magazine = [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]| date =January 31, 2015| url =https://deadline.com/2015/01/annie-award-winners-2015-awards-winner-list-1201363829/| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190713035934/https://deadline.com/2015/01/annie-award-winners-2015-awards-winner-list-1201363829/| archive-date =July 13, 2019| url-status =live}}</ref> and was nominated for several other awards (including a [[Peabody Award]] in 2016).<ref name="HRPeabody">{{cite magazine| last =Lewis| first =Hilary| title =Peabody Awards to Honor David Letterman, 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,' Names Finalists| magazine =[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date =April 12, 2016| url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peabody-awards-2016-finalists-882973| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173008/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peabody-awards-2016-finalists-882973| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref><ref name="HRAnnie">{{cite magazine| last =Giardina| first =Carolyn| title =2016 Annie Awards: The Complete Winners List| magazine =[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date =February 6, 2016| url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-annie-award-winners-862117/item/writing-an-animated-television-broadcast-862112| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106121750/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-annie-award-winners-862117/item/writing-an-animated-television-broadcast-862112| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref> Hirsch ended ''Gravity Falls'' in February 2016 to pursue other projects.<ref name="VarietyEnd">{{cite magazine| last =Littleton| first =Cynthia| title ='Gravity Falls' Finale Set For Feb. 15 on Disney XD| magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date =December 31, 2015| url =https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gravity-falls-finale-february-15-disney-xd-alex-hirsch-1201670292/| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180209141241/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gravity-falls-finale-february-15-disney-xd-alex-hirsch-1201670292/| archive-date =February 9, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref>

In July 2016, Hirsch threw a global treasure hunt<ref name="MNG">{{cite news| last =Lasan| first =Chan| title =Gravity Falls Season 3: Alex Hirsch Hints Upcoming Series!| publisher =Movie News Guide| date =August 16, 2016| url =https://www.movienewsguide.com/gravity-falls-season-3-alex-hirsch-hints-upcoming-series/264161| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173439/https://www.movienewsguide.com/gravity-falls-season-3-alex-hirsch-hints-upcoming-series/264161| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =dead}}</ref> (known as "[[Cipher Hunt]]") for ''Gravity Falls'' fans with clues hidden throughout the world including in the United States, Japan, and Russia. The goal of the hunt was to find a statue of the ''Gravity Falls'' character, Bill Cipher. After two weeks, fans of the show discovered the statue in [[Reedsport, Oregon]].<ref name="io91">{{cite news| last =Velocci| first =Carli| title =Gravity Falls Fans Get One Last Code to Break and It's a Doozy| publisher = [[io9]]| date =July 20, 2016| url =https://io9.gizmodo.com/gravity-falls-fans-get-one-last-code-to-break-and-its-a-1784012573| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106231601/https://io9.gizmodo.com/gravity-falls-fans-get-one-last-code-to-break-and-its-a-1784012573| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref><ref name="io92">{{cite news| last =Velocci| first =Carli| title =After Just Two Weeks, Gravity Falls Fans Complete Incredible Global Cipher Hunt| publisher = [[io9]] | date =August 3, 2016| url =https://io9.gizmodo.com/after-just-two-weeks-gravity-falls-fans-complete-incre-1784794817| access-date =January 5, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173842/https://io9.gizmodo.com/after-just-two-weeks-gravity-falls-fans-complete-incre-1784794817| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref> The hunt coincided with the release of Hirsch's tie-in book, ''Gravity Falls: Journal 3'', which was released on July 26, 2016<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.disney.com/book/gravity-falls-journal-3/ | title=Gravity Falls: Journal 3 | website=Disney Books |publisher=[[Disney Company]] | access-date=December 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226044349/https://books.disney.com/book/gravity-falls-journal-3/ | archive-date=December 26, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> and eventually became a No. 1 ''New York Times'' Best Seller<ref name="Journal 3 NYT no.1 bestseller"/> and appeared on ''[[The New York Times]]'' Best Seller list for nearly a year.<ref name="Journal 3 NYT 47 weeks"/> A [[special edition]] of the book was released on June 13, 2017, and limited to 10,000 copies.<ref name="Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Special Edition">{{cite book | title=Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Special Edition | isbn=978-1368002509 | last1=Hirsch | first1=Alex | last2=Renzetti | first2=Rob | date=June 13, 2017 | publisher=Disney Press }}</ref> The ''Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Special Edition'' contains blacklight writing, parchment pages, a monocle, removable photos and notes, and other features that were not included in the regular edition of the book.<ref name="A Black Light Limited Edition">{{cite web | url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/10/09/a-special-black-light-limited-edition-of-gravity-falls-journal-3-to-be-released/ | title=A Black Light Limited Edition Of Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Is Coming And More From The Gravity Falls Panel At NYCC | author=Michelle Lema | date=October 9, 2016 | website=Oh My Disney | access-date=March 19, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320030636/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2016/10/09/a-special-black-light-limited-edition-of-gravity-falls-journal-3-to-be-released/ | archive-date=March 20, 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2018, Hirsch used his Twitter account to announce an official ''Gravity Falls'' [[graphic novel]], through a series of puzzle pieces that he would release throughout the day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2018/02/16/alex-hirsch-cover-first-ever-gravity-falls-graphic-novel/|title=Through Mysterious Puzzle Pieces, Alex Hirsch Revealed the Cover for the First-Ever Gravity Falls Graphic Novel|date=February 16, 2018|work=Oh My Disney|access-date=April 26, 2018 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426213225/https://ohmy.disney.com/news/2018/02/16/alex-hirsch-cover-first-ever-gravity-falls-graphic-novel/|archive-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Put together the puzzle pieces revealed the cover of ''Gravity Falls: Lost Legends; 4 All-New Adventures!'' which was written by Hirsch was released on July 24, 2018<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.disney.com/book/gravity-falls-lost-legends/ | title=Gravity Falls: Lost Legends: 4 All-New Adventures! | website=Disney Books |publisher=[[Disney Company]] | access-date=December 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226044307/https://books.disney.com/book/gravity-falls-lost-legends/ | archive-date=December 26, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> and also became a ''New York Times'' Best Seller.<ref name="Lost Legends"/>

Outside of ''Gravity Falls'', Hirsch has done voice work for a number of projects including ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'',<ref name="MMag">{{cite news | last=Campbell| first=Nakeisha| title =Guess Who?: Meet the Actors Who Voice Your Favorite Disney Channel Animated Characters| publisher =M Magazine| date =May 26, 2017| url =http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/actors-who-voice-your-favorite-animated-characters-107985/photos/alex-hirsch-grunkle-173342 | access-date =January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205130218/http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/actors-who-voice-your-favorite-animated-characters-107985/photos/alex-hirsch-grunkle-173342|archive-date=February 5, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Rick and Morty'', and as the announcer for the [[Chelsea Peretti]] special, ''One of the Greats''.<ref name="FH">{{cite news| last =Vasquez| first =Romeo| title ='Gravity Falls,' 'Rick and Morty' Share A Common Universe; Crossover Possible in 'Gravity Falls' Season 3| publisher =Franchise Herald| date =November 7, 2015| url =http://www.franchiseherald.com/articles/43610/20151107/gravity-falls-rick-and-morty-universe.htm| access-date =January 6, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180107061055/http://www.franchiseherald.com/articles/43610/20151107/gravity-falls-rick-and-morty-universe.htm| archive-date =January 7, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref> In August 2016, it was announced that Hirsch was in negotiations to co-write the live-action ''[[Pokémon]]'' film, ''[[Pokémon: Detective Pikachu|Detective Pikachu]]'', alongside ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' writer [[Nicole Perlman]], however he later revealed on Twitter that he never wrote a page of script, and had no involvement with the film.<ref name="Pokémon">{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/pokemon-movie-writers-nicole-perlman-alex-hirsch/|title='Pokemon' Movie Lands Marvel Vet Nicole Perlman, Alex Hirsch as Writers|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|date=August 16, 2016|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106003202/https://collider.com/pokemon-movie-writers-nicole-perlman-alex-hirsch/|archive-date=January 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/legendary-hires-herbert-w-gains-evp-physical-production-svp-valerie-flueger-veras-sara-flamm-1201870723/|title=Legendary Taps Herbert W. Gains As EVP Physical Production, Hires Two SVPs|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119233306/https://deadline.com/2016/12/legendary-hires-herbert-w-gains-evp-physical-production-svp-valerie-flueger-veras-sara-flamm-1201870723/|archive-date=January 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Hirsch was a story contributor to [[Sony]]'s animated [[Spider-Man]] film,<ref name="Wrap">{{cite news| last =Gonzalez| first =Umberto| title =Sony's Animated 'Spider-Man' Movie Adds Alex Hirsch as Story Contributor (Exclusive)| publisher =[[The Wrap]]| date =February 28, 2017| url =https://www.thewrap.com/alex-hirsch-write-spider-man-animated/| access-date =January 6, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20171211041639/https://www.thewrap.com/alex-hirsch-write-spider-man-animated/| archive-date =December 11, 2017| url-status =live}}</ref> ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (2018).<ref name="FSR">{{cite news| last =Oh| first =Sheryl| title ='Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Trailer Introduces Miles Morales| publisher =Film School Rejects| date =December 11, 2017| url =https://filmschoolrejects.com/spider-man-spider-verse-trailer-introduces-miles-morales/| access-date =January 6, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180107175024/https://filmschoolrejects.com/spider-man-spider-verse-trailer-introduces-miles-morales/| archive-date =January 7, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref>

On August 27, 2018, Hirsch signed a deal with American streaming company [[Netflix]] for a multi-year deal, according to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-netflix-deak-1202918072/|title='Gravity Falls' Creator Alex Hirsch Signs Netflix Deal|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828002052/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-netflix-deak-1202918072/|archive-date=August 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Alex is currently in development on an unknown adult animated series for the company that remains NDA protected as of 2022 with no known release or announcement date as of yet. As of 2022, the show remains stuck in development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Netflix Animation |url=https://www.alexfurlin.com/netflix-animation |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=alex furlin |language=en-US}}</ref>

Hirsch also co-executive produced the series ''[[Inside Job (Netflix series)|Inside Job]]'' alongside creator and show-runner [[Shion Takeuchi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |title=Netflix Orders New Adult Animated Series From 'Gravity Falls' Duo (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-orders-new-adult-animated-series-inside-job-1203958 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=October 23, 2019 |date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508234836/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-orders-new-adult-animated-series-inside-job-1203958 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first half of the first season premiered on October 22, 2021, with the second half releasing on November 18, 2022, with a second season being order on June 8, 2022.<ref name="S2Renewal">{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=June 8, 2022 |title='Inside Job' Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/inside-job-renewed-season-2-netflix-1235040797/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109170138/https://deadline.com/2022/06/inside-job-renewed-season-2-netflix-1235040797/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on January 8, 2023, Takeuchi announced that the series was cancelled, which a representative from Netflix confirmed.<ref name="Canceled">{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Nick|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/netflix-cancellations-2023-inside-job-season-2-cancelled/|title=Netflix Cancels Fan-Favorite Adult Cartoon After Just One Season|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|date=January 8, 2023|access-date=January 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109140312/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/netflix-cancellations-2023-inside-job-season-2-cancelled/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/inside-job-canceled-netflix-one-season-1235482184/|title='Inside Job' Canceled by Netflix After One Season, Creator Says 'I'm Heartbroken'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 9, 2023|access-date=January 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109142458/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/inside-job-canceled-netflix-one-season-1235482184/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/inside-job-canceled-netflix-reversing-season-2-renewal-1235214600/|title='Inside Job' Canceled By Netflix, Reversing Season 2 Renewal|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=January 9, 2023|access-date=January 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109162343/https://deadline.com/2023/01/inside-job-canceled-netflix-reversing-season-2-renewal-1235214600/|archive-date=January 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

Hirsch is the voice of King, Hooty, and additional voices in the Disney Channel animated series ''[[The Owl House]]'', created by Dana Terrace. The show premiered on January 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Disney Channel's 'The Owl House' Sets Voice Cast, Secures New York Comic Con Berth |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/the-owl-house-voice-cast-wendie-malick-alex-hirsch-sarah-nicole-robles-1202712677/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=October 23, 2019 |language=en |date=September 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915013951/https://deadline.com/2019/09/the-owl-house-voice-cast-wendie-malick-alex-hirsch-sarah-nicole-robles-1202712677/ |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
''[[Gravity Falls]]'' was inspired by Hirsch's own childhood experiences and his relationship with his own twin sister, Ariel Hirsch, growing up during their summer vacations.<ref name="Creator Alex Hirsch Talks GRAVITY FALLS"/> He placed many of his real-life experiences in the show, such as living in Piedmont and trick-or-treating with his sister as kids.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Adams|first1=Erik|title=Gravity Falls' Alex Hirsch previews the show's new season by recapping its first|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-previews-shows-new-seaso-207536|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club|A.V. Club]]|access-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120171613/http://www.avclub.com/article/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-previews-shows-new-seaso-207536|archive-date=November 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dipper Pines]], one of the lead characters of ''Gravity Falls'', is based on Hirsch's memory of how it felt to be a kid. When Hirsch was around Dipper's age, he attempted to teach himself [[backward speech]] by reversing recordings of his own voice.<ref>{{cite episode | title = [[List of Gravity Falls episodes#Behind-the-scenes special|Between the Pines]] | series = ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' | network = [[Disney XD]] | air-date = February 8, 2016 | minutes = 03:08}}</ref> Hirsch described himself as "that neurotic kid who would carry 16 disposable cameras everywhere I went."<ref name="Creator Alex Hirsch Talks GRAVITY FALLS"/> The character [[Mabel Pines]] was inspired by Ariel.<ref name="DisneyMedianet">{{cite web |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900074&type=hirsch |title=Disney Channel Medianet |publisher=Disney Channel Medianet |access-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050538/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900074&type=hirsch |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> According to Hirsch, Ariel "really did wear wacky sweaters and have a different ridiculous crush, every week" in a similar fashion to Mabel.<ref name="Creator Alex Hirsch Talks GRAVITY FALLS"/> In the series Mabel acquires a pet pig, just like Ariel had always wanted when she was a child.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Larsen|first1=Peter|title='Gravity Falls' brings quirky comedy to Disney Channel|date=June 29, 2012|url=http://www.ocregister.com/watcher/strong-456086-says-hirsch.html|publisher=[[The Orange County Register]]|access-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121132650/http://www.ocregister.com/watcher/strong-456086-says-hirsch.html|archive-date=November 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The character of [[Grunkle Stan]] was inspired by Hirsch's grandfather Stan, who according to him "was a guy that told tall tales and would frequently mess with us to get a rise out of us."<ref name="Creator Alex Hirsch Talks GRAVITY FALLS">{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-interview/ | title=Creator Alex Hirsch Talks GRAVITY FALLS, How He Ended Up Making a Show for the Disney Channel, His Love for TV Animation and More | author=Radish, Christina | website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date= July 6, 2012 | access-date=December 27, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227180530/https://collider.com/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-interview/ | archive-date=December 27, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref>

From 2015 to sometime before April 2022, Hirsch was in a relationship with ''[[The Owl House]]'' creator [[Dana Terrace]].<ref name="paste">{{cite web |last1=Stanichar |first1=Joseph |title=Gravity Falls Creator Outs Prior LGBTQ+ Censorship at Disney; Policy Changed with The Owl House |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/gravity-falls/gravity-falls-creator-outs-homophobic-policy-at-di/ |publisher=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=13 March 2022 |ref=paste |date=August 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313024648/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/gravity-falls/gravity-falls-creator-outs-homophobic-policy-at-di/ |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Carey|first=Kristen|url=https://www.themarysue.com/holy-poop-these-notes-disneys-censors-gave-gravity-falls-creator-alex-hirsch/|title=Holy Poop, These Notes Disney's Censors Gave 'Gravity Falls' Creator Alex Hirsch!|website=[[The Mary Sue]]|date=June 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616220530/https://www.themarysue.com/holy-poop-these-notes-disneys-censors-gave-gravity-falls-creator-alex-hirsch/|archive-date=June 16, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://danaterrace.tumblr.com/post/682391441037737984/vent-comic-im-doing-fine-by-the-way-the-surgeon|title=Dana's Sketchbook — VENT COMIC|last=Terrace|first=Dana|date=April 24, 2022|website=[[Tumblr]]|access-date=May 25, 2022|quote={{small|AFTER A CANCELATION, A BREAKUP, AND A COUPLE OF <u>ROUGH</u> YEARS..}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922062639/https://danaterrace.tumblr.com/post/682391441037737984/vent-comic-im-doing-fine-by-the-way-the-surgeon|archive-date=September 22, 2022}}</ref>
Hirsch has praised ''The Owl House'' for its LGBTQ+ characters, stating that he had been prohibited from incorporating any expressly LGBTQ+ characters into ''Gravity Falls''.<ref name="paste" /><ref name="The fight">{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/22/steven-universe-voltron-kids-cartoons-lgbtq-characters/ | title=From Steven Universe to Voltron: The fight to bring LGBTQ characters to kids' shows | author=Nick Romano | date=August 22, 2018 | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]] | language=En | access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231213934/https://ew.com/tv/2018/08/22/steven-universe-voltron-kids-cartoons-lgbtq-characters/|archive-date=December 31, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LGBT">{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-congratulates-owl-house-lgbt/ | title=Gravity Falls Creator Congratulates Owl House for Providing the LGBTQ+ Disney Story He Couldn't | author=Nicole Hakim | date=August 9, 2020 | website=[[Comic Book Resources]] | access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313040800/https://www.cbr.com/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-congratulates-owl-house-lgbt/|archive-date=March 13, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Hirsch has been publicly critical of the [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Company]], and has argued that, while Disney claims to support LGBTQ+ content, it does not live up to these claims. Hirsch has argued that Disney diminishes LGBTQ+ content by censoring or removing it to appeal to conservative viewers; by giving it less care, quality assurance, and merchandise; and limiting creative freedom in its television animation studios.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 17, 2022 |title='Gravity Falls' Creator Alex Hirsch Shares Notes from Disney S&P |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-disney-sp-217753.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183113/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/series/gravity-falls-alex-hirsch-disney-sp-217753.html |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |website=[[Cartoon Brew]]}}</ref>

In November 2020, Hirsch prank-called [[Rudy Giuliani]]'s voter fraud hotline set up by the [[Donald Trump]] campaign, by using the voices of multiple ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' characters to report [[McDonaldland#Characters|Hamburglar]]-esque ballot theft.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.avclub.com/alex-hirsch-trolling-trumps-voter-fraud-hotline-as-grav-1845602437 | title=Alex Hirsch trolling Trump's voter fraud hotline as Gravity Falls characters is keeping us alive | author=William Hughes | date=November 6, 2020 | website=[[The A.V. Club|A.V. Club]] | access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/gravity-falls-creator-alex-hirsch-calls-voter-fraud-hotline-on-hamburglar-like-fraud-1234611307/ | title='Gravity Falls' Creator Alex Hirsch Calls Voter Fraud Hotline, Reports Hamburglar-Like Theft In His Characters' Voices | author=Bruce Haring | date=November 8, 2020 | website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Aquillina|first1=Tyler|url=https://ew.com/tv/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-pranks-trump-voter-fraud-hotline/?amp=true |title=Alex Hirsch pranks Trump's voter fraud hotline as his Gravity Falls characters|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]]|date=November 7, 2020|access-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107172421/https://ew.com/tv/alex-hirsch-gravity-falls-pranks-trump-voter-fraud-hotline/|archive-date=November 7, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Writer !![[Voice actor|Actor]] !! Other !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''<ref name="FSR"/> || {{partial|Uncredited}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || Story Contributor 
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Angry Birds Movie 2]]'' || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Steve Eagle (voice) ||
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Mitchells vs. the Machines]]''  || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || Dirk (voice) || Story Consultant
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie|The Super Mario Bros Movie]]'' || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} ||  || Special Thanks
|-
|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem]]''
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|[[Scumbug]], Boss Goon (voices)
|
|-
|TBA
|''I, Chihuahua''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.awn.com/news/jorge-r-guti-rrez-announces-new-netflix-series-annecy-2023 |last=Alexa |first=Laurén |date=June 14, 2023 |title=Jorge R. Gutiérrez Announces New Netflix Series at Annecy 2023 |website=[[Animation World Network]] |access-date=May 25, 2024}}</ref> || {{Partial|Story}} || {{no}} || {{no}} ||  || 
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title 
! Creator !! Executive Producer !! Writer !! [[Voice actor|Actor]] !! Other !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''<ref name="BB" />
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || ||Guest appearance as winner of <br> Piedmont High School's Birdcaller Competition<br>Episode aired on June 19, 2002
|-
| 2008–2009 || ''[[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || || Also storyboard artist
|-
| 2010–2014 || ''[[Fish Hooks]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || Clamantha<br />Additional voices || Also creative consultant, storyboard artist and co-developer
|-
| 2012–2016 || ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' 
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || |[[Grunkle Stan]]<br />Soos Ramirez<br />Old Man McGucket<br />Bill Cipher<br />Additional voices ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Officer Concord the Juice Time Juice Box Flavor Cop|| Episode: "Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Toby Matthews || Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Wander Over Yonder]]''
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Old Man<br />Soosy Du<br />Additional voices || Episode: "The Cartoon"
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018 || ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]''
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Ben Fotino || Episode: "Booth Buddies"
|-
| ''[[We Bare Bears]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Internet Troll || Episode: "Charlie's Halloween Thing 2"
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Big City Greens]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Wyatt || Episode: "Park Pandemonium"
|-
| 2020–2023 || ''[[The Owl House]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || King<br />Hooty<br />Additional voices || Also creative consultant
|-
| 2020 ||  ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || The Curator<br />Frog Soos || Episode: "Wax Museum"<br>Special thanks, Episode: "The Hardest Thing"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021 || ''[[Kid Cosmic]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{Partial|Story}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || || 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Bill Cipher || Episode: "[[Bart's in Jail!]]"
|-
| 2021–2022 || ''[[Inside Job (2021 TV series)|Inside Job]]'' 
| {{no}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Grassy Noel Atkinson<br />Additional voices ||
|-
| {{tba}} || Untitled Alex Hirsch Project
| {{yes}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}} || || Confirmed series in development at Netflix<ref name=":0" />
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes]]'' || Additional voices
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]'' || Additional voices<ref>{{Cite video game | title = [[Disney Infinity 3.0]] | year = 2015 | scene=Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of| developer=[[Avalanche Software]]}}</ref>
|-
| 2022 || ''[[The Stanley Parable|The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe]]'' || New Content announcer
|}

===Web===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner: Strong Bad Emails]]'' || Himself || Episode: "Parenting"
|-
| 2023 || ''Bigtop Burger'' || Munkustrap || Episode: "Up"
|-
|TBA
|''BoxTown''
|Detective Tim Standing
|Adult animated indie [[Web series|web-series]]<br />Main Role
|}

==Bibliography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Original publisher
! scope="col" |ISBN
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
| ''[[Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls: Journal 3]]''
| rowspan="3" | [[Disney Publishing Worldwide|Disney Press]]
| {{ISBN|9781484746691}}
| Co-written with [[Rob Renzetti]]<br /> No. 1 [[The New York Times|''New York Times'']] Best Seller<ref name="Journal 3 NYT no.1 bestseller"/><ref name="Journal 3 NYT 47 weeks"/><br /> A [[special edition]] was released on June 13, 2017, and limited to 10,000 copies<ref name="Gravity Falls: Journal 3 Special Edition"/>
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
|''[[Gravity Falls: Lost Legends]]''
|{{ISBN|1368021425}}<br />{{ISBN|978-1368021425}}
| ''New York Times'' Best Seller<ref name="Lost Legends"/><br /> A [[Barnes & Noble|Barnes and Noble]] exclusive edition with 16 additional pages of production art was also released.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2018 |title=A Riddle Wrapped in an Enigma: An Interview with Gravity Falls: Lost Legends Author Alex Hirsch |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/kids/an-interview-with-gravity-falls-lost-legends-author-alex-hirsch/ |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=B&N Reads |publisher=[[Barnes & Noble|Barnes and Noble]] |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114024133/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/kids/an-interview-with-gravity-falls-lost-legends-author-alex-hirsch/ |archive-date=January 14, 2022 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2024
|''The Book of Bill''
|{{ISBN|1368092209}}<br />{{ISBN|978-1368092203}}
| This will be the first ''Gravity Falls'' book written specifically for adults.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/24002938/gravity-falls-bill-cipher-alex-hirsch-new-book |title= Gravity Falls creator wrote a new Bill Cipher book for 'older readers' |website= [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|first=Petrana|last=Radulovic|date= 2023-12-15|access-date=2023-12-15}}</ref><br /> A Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition featuring 16 extra pages will be released.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=_AlexHirsch | author=Alex Hirsch | number=1735698382499516428 | title= Are you a fan of bells? Whistles perhaps? Then pre-order the B&N *exclusive* version of the #TheBookOfBill, with 16 extra horrible pages that you will regret reading immediately. | date=December 15, 2023 | language=En | access-date=December 15, 2023 | link=https://x.com/_alexhirsch/status/1735698382499516428?s=46&t=WV-fcS1rM3U0x2su68LOPg}}</ref>
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==Nominations and awards==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| [[42nd Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production|Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children's Audience]]
|rowspan="3"| ''[[Gravity Falls]]''
| rowspan="2" {{won}}
! align=center|<ref name="DLAnnie"/>
|-
| 20th [[British Academy Children's Award]]s
| Best International Series
! align=center|<ref name="VarietyBAFTA"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2016
| rowspan="2"| [[43rd Annie Awards]]
| [[Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production|Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children's Audience]]
| rowspan="4" {{nom}}
! align=center|<ref name="HRAnnie"/>
|-
| Best Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
| Alex Hirsch
! align=center|<ref name="HRAnnie"/>
|-
| 75th Annual [[Peabody Award]]s
| Excellence in Children's/Youth Programming
| ''Gravity Falls''
! align=center|<ref name="HRPeabody"/>
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2017
| [[44th Annie Awards]]
| Best Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
| Alex Hirsch
! align=center|<ref name="EWAnnie">{{cite magazine| last =Nolfi| first =Joey| title =Zootopia, Kubo and the Two Strings win big at Annie Awards| magazine =[[Entertainment Weekly]]| date =February 5, 2017| url =https://ew.com/awards/2017/02/05/2017-annie-awards-winners-full-list/| access-date =January 6, 2018| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180106175923/http://ew.com/awards/2017/02/05/2017-annie-awards-winners-full-list/| archive-date =January 6, 2018| url-status =live}}</ref>
|-
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|3229215}}

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