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Mike Myhre

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Mike Myhre is a Canadian animation director and storyboard artist whose career spans more than a decade of beloved children's television — most notably a long, productive run on *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* (2010–2019) that cemented his reputation as one of the more quietly essential creative voices in the genre. What's striking is how much of that show's visual rhythm bears his fingerprints, even if his name doesn't appear on the poster. He directed 71 episodes of *MLP: FiM* between 2017 and 2019, and helmed the 2018 TV movie *My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever* — a project that demanded the kind of tonal control you don't get without years of storyboard work underneath you. He'd been building toward that. Before the directing credits piled up, Myhre worked as a storyboard supervisor and storyboard artist on the same series, learning its language from the inside out. His other credits include *Littlest Pet Shop* (2012–2015), *The Snoopy Show* (2021), *Kid vs. Kat* (2009), *Monster High: Ghouls Rule!* (2012), and *1001 Nights* (2010), where he contributed to the art department (IMDb). He was affiliated with WildBrain Studios and based in Vancouver, BC. Born February 20, 1961, in England, Myhre passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Round Rock, Texas, at age 62 — a loss that hit the animation community hard.

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About Mike Myhre

Mike Myhre is a Canadian animation director and storyboard artist whose career spans more than a decade of beloved children's television — most notably a long, productive run on *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic* (2010–2019) that cemented his reputation as one of the more quietly essential creative voices in the genre. What's striking is how much of that show's visual rhythm bears his fingerprints, even if his name doesn't appear on the poster. He directed 71 episodes of *MLP: FiM* between 2017 and 2019, and helmed the 2018 TV movie *My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever* — a project that demanded the kind of tonal control you don't get without years of storyboard work underneath you.

He'd been building toward that. Before the directing credits piled up, Myhre worked as a storyboard supervisor and storyboard artist on the same series, learning its language from the inside out. His other credits include *Littlest Pet Shop* (2012–2015), *The Snoopy Show* (2021), *Kid vs.

Kat* (2009), *Monster High: Ghouls Rule! * (2012), and *1001 Nights* (2010), where he contributed to the art department (IMDb). He was affiliated with WildBrain Studios and based in Vancouver, BC.

Born February 20, 1961, in England, Myhre passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Round Rock, Texas, at age 62 — a loss that hit the animation community hard.

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Early life & background

Mike Myhre was born on February 20, 1961, in England. Beyond that, the public record is thin — he doesn't seem to have spoken extensively about his upbringing or early education in interviews, and there's no widely documented account of how he first got into animation or storyboarding. Hard to say if that reticence was intentional or just the natural obscurity that comes with working behind the camera rather than in front of it. What we do know is that his career eventually brought him to Vancouver, BC, where he built his professional life in the Canadian animation industry, working with studios like WildBrain. Details about family background or formal education aren't available in current public sources.

Career

Myhre's career is rooted in the storyboard trenches — which is, honestly, where a lot of the real creative work in animation happens. His earliest notable credit is *Kid vs. Kat* (2009), the Canadian animated series, where he contributed storyboard work. Around the same time, he worked on *1001 Nights* (2010) in an art department capacity (IMDb). Not a flashy entry point, but a steady one. The real turning point came with *My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic*, which premiered in 2010 and ran through 2019. Myhre came aboard in a storyboard role and worked his way up to storyboard supervisor — the kind of progression that takes years and a lot of trust from the people above you. By 2017, he was directing episodes outright, and he'd go on to direct 71 of them before the series wrapped. That's not a cameo contribution. That's a defining body of work. He also directed *My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever* in 2018, a TV movie that gave the franchise a holiday centerpiece and required him to sustain a feature-length narrative arc — something distinct from the episodic rhythms he'd mastered. Parallel to the *MLP* run, Myhre contributed to *Littlest Pet Shop* (2012–2015) and *Monster High: Ghouls Rule!* (2012), suggesting he was in demand across multiple Hasbro-adjacent properties during that period. His later credit on *The Snoopy Show* (2021) — a WildBrain production — showed he hadn't slowed down, and that studios were still coming to him for projects where the visual storytelling had to carry significant emotional weight. His entire filmography is in animation and storyboard direction; there's no acting work in the public record (IMDb).

Personal life

At the time of his death, Mike Myhre was living in Round Rock, Texas, where he passed away peacefully in his sleep at age 62. He had been professionally based in Vancouver, BC, for much of his career. No further details about spouse, children, or other personal relationships are available in current public sources.

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Frequently asked questions

What films is Mike Myhre known for?

Mike Myhre has 1 title indexed on Movie OTT, including My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever.

Where can I watch Mike Myhre's films?

1 of Mike Myhre's films are currently streaming, available on Prime Video.

Has Mike Myhre directed any films?

Yes — Mike Myhre has 1 directorial credit indexed on Movie OTT.