Michael Christopher Jelenic 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, which has lasted 456 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) and its sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) with Horvath. 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.
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Personal life
Jelenic has four siblings and is of Croatian descent. His father Albert was from the village of Ždrelac 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 three children. His daughter Juliet Jelenic cameos in The Super Mario Bros. Movie and its sequel as the voice of Lumalee.
