Albie Hecht

Albie Hecht (born June 21, 1953) is an American film and television producer and media executive. In 1997, Hecht was the president of film and TV entertainment for Nickelodeon before become president of the television channel in 2003. In 2005, he founded and was CEO of the digital studio Worldwide Biggies. From 2013 to 2015, he also severed as general manager of the TV channel, , and is of .
==Early life and career==
Albie Hecht graduated from in , where he played varsity basketball and baseball and was President of the Student Organization. He was the only undergraduate ever awarded a Media Studies degree by 's .
Hecht was director of Artist Relations at 's and 's Lifesong Records in the 1970s, where he oversaw the career of and then became manager to pop star .
==Television==
In the mid-1980s, Hecht ran productions for the advertising agency Fred/Alan Inc with and . Together, they established Chauncey Street Productions for their independent television productions.
Through Chauncey Street, Hecht co-created and executive produced and GUTS for Nickelodeon, the winning game show for and The Talent Pool for , which featured the TV debut of John Leguizamo.
At Nickelodeon, Hecht oversaw the development and approval of all the network's films and TV shows from 1997 to 2003, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Blue's Clues, and such live-action shows as All That and Kenan and Kel. He also co-created and executive produced the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, and built the Nick Digital Studio in New York City and the Nick animation studio in Los Angeles. When establishing his independent production company Worldwide Biggies in 2005, Hecht developed and executive produced The Naked Brothers Band (2007-09), which was among the production company's most successful live action TV shows on Nickelodeon.
When Hecht became the president of the TV channel The New TNN, he revised the network's title to Spike TV, where his shows included , and signing the franchise.
In 2017, Hecht joined as Chief Content Officer. Pocket.watch is a new studio creating global franchises from the YouTube stars characters loved by generation alpha. Hecht is the creator and Executive Producer of Ryan's Mystery Playdate on the Nick Jr. Channel, the number one preschool show on TV. He also produced the , an animated series which streams on the Hobby Kids TV YouTube channel. The show has received over 30 million views of its episodes to date.
Hecht is the current Chief Content Officer of pocket.watch that creates content for over 40 prominent Kids and Family YouTube creators, resulting in more than 600 hours of programming produced to date. Currently, Hecht is overseeing the production of a series of 50 animated and live-action series and 5 specials. Featuring digital stars like Toys and Colors (38.9 million subscribers) and Dan Rhodes (22.5 million subscribers). Additionally, he is directing and producing "Ryan's World: them Movie" the first feature film for the youtube star Ryan (34.6 million subscribers), set to be released in Fall 2024.
In his role as Creator and Executive Producer at pocket.watch, Hecht led the successful launch of "Ryan's Mystery Playdate," which garnered a Daytime Emmy Award Nomination. Creating and producing hits such as "Love, Diana" with over 1 billion views, "Onyx Family Dinner," recognized with a Cynopsis Best of the Best Award and a MIPCOM CANNES Diversify TV Award for its contributions to representation in Kids Programming, and "HobbyKids Adventures," in collaboration with "The Fairly OddParents" creator Butch Hartman.
==Movies==
In movies, Hecht produced films for Paramount including Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The Rugrats Movie and the nominated animated feature Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The Rugrats Movie holds the distinction of being the first non-Disney animated feature to hit $100 million at the US domestic box office.
==Non-profit media==
In 2005, Hecht co-founded with his wife , Shine Global is a nonprofit media company that gives voice to children and their families by telling stories of resilience to raise awareness, promote action, inspire change. Through Shine, Hecht produced the winning short documentary , and the winning and nominated documentary feature .
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