Biography
Who is Alex Hirsch?
Early life and education
Alex Hirsch was born on June 18, 1985, in Piedmont, California, alongside his twin sister Ariel. During his youth between the ages of nine and thirteen, he spent his summers staying with his great-aunt Lois at her cabin in the woods. These childhood summer experiences later served as the main inspiration for his creation of the town and setting in Gravity Falls.
Creation of Gravity Falls
After finishing his studies at CalArts, Alex started his professional career working as a writer and storyboard artist for the Cartoon Network series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. He subsequently helped develop the pilot for the Disney Channel series Fish Hooks alongside Maxwell Atoms and Justin Roiland. In June 2012, Alex officially launched his own animated series titled Gravity Falls on the Disney Channel.
Books and writing projects
In July 2016, Alex launched a global treasure hunt known as the Cipher Hunt for fans of his animated series. The event coincided with the release of the tie-in book Gravity Falls: Journal 3, which he co-authored in 2016. The publication debuted as a number one New York Times Best Seller and stayed on the bestseller list for forty-seven weeks. Marketing figures revealed that the book sold over 1.3 million copies by January 2024.
Other television work
Beyond his primary animated series, Alex has contributed voice work to several other popular television programs, including Phineas and Ferb and Rick and Morty. He also served as an announcer for the comedy special One of the Greats. In addition, he contributed story ideas to Sony animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2018.
Birthday and age
Alex Hirsch was born on June 18, 1985, which makes Alex 41 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Alex shares the date with 34 other famous people.
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