Alex Hirsch

Alex Hirsch
Hirsch in 2018
Born
Alexander Robert Hirsch

(1985-06-18) June 18, 1985 (age 39)
Piedmont, California, U.S.
EducationCalifornia Institute of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Animator
  • writer
  • producer
  • voice actor
Years active2002–present

Alexander Robert Hirsch[1] (born June 18, 1985) is an American animator, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls, for which he voices its characters Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Bill Cipher, among others. The show has won several BAFTA and Annie Awards.

In 2016, Hirsch co-authored Gravity Falls: Journal 3 which debuted as a No. 1 New York Times Best Seller[2] and remained on The New York Times Best Seller list for forty-seven weeks.[3] In 2018, Hirsch wrote Gravity Falls: Lost Legends which also appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.[4] In 2024, Hirsch wrote The Book of Bill, which appeared on the Amazon and New York Times Best Seller's list.[5][6]

  1. ^ According to the State of California. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 Archived April 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover". New York Times. August 13, 2016. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Hardcover". New York Times. January 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Best Sellers – Books – Aug. 12, 2018". The New York Times. August 12, 2018. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Amazon Charts". Amazon. Retrieved August 2, 2024.