Miklos Perlus

A screenwriter, producer, musician and showrunner, Miklos has been making children's television for nearly three decades. As a young actor he starred in the live-action/animated comedy Student Bodies (FOX) and the four-time Primetime Emmy Award winning Avonlea (Disney/ABC). Miklos also spent two seasons as a story editor for the ten-time Canadian Screen Award winning Degrassi: The Next Generation (Teen Nick) where one of his scripts won the coveted Canadian Screenwriting Award. He also developed and wrote the teen drama, Instant Star (Teen Nick) which was awarded two Canadian Screen Awards. Miklos served as Vice President, Kids and Family for marblemedia where he wrote, developed and produced several award-winning kids' series including, Splatalot (Disney), Open Heart (Teen Nick), All Round Champion (TVO) Hi Opie (TVO) and Opie's Home (TVO) the last of which he Executive Produced as showrunner. He also served as Executive Producer at Pipeline Studios where he wrote and produced the award-winning preschool series, Nina's World (Universal Kids/Sprout), Elinor Wonders Why (PBS) and the animated comedy Doggy World (Disney Lat Am). Recently, Miklos was nominated for an Emmy Award for his writing on Alma's Way (Fred Rogers Productions/PBS), served as Creative Producer and Head Writer on CoComelon (Moonbug/Netflix) as well as Creative Producer on a new CG reboot of Caillou (Peacock/Wildbrain). He has also released an EP of original music called "Ragged Islands" and is a founding member, guitarist and vocalist for the Classic Rock cover band, Ridin' the 'Pine. He is a husband and father.