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,^[1] which lasted 426 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.

Michael Jelenic
Jelenic at the 2016 WonderCon
Born	Michael Christopher Jelenic (1977-05-12) May 12, 1977 (age 48) Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Occupations	Animator storyboard artist screenwriter producer director
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Maggie Martin
Children	3

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.^[2][3] 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	No	No	No	Yes	Script coordinator Story editor
2009	Wonder Woman	No	Yes	No	No
2010	DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection	No	Yes	No	No
2015	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League	No	Yes	No	No
2016	Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders	No	Yes	Yes	No
2017	Batman vs. Two-Face	No	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold	No	No	Yes	No
	Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Songwriter
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Yes	No	No	No	Directorial debut
2026	Super Mario World	Yes	No	No	No

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–present	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