Tom McGillis is a Canadian writer, producer, and the president of Fresh TV Inc.

Early life

McGillis is the son of Donald and Marguerite McGillis.

Career

Along with partner Jennifer Pertsch, he was the creator and executive producer of the animated series 6teen, Total Drama, and its first spin-off series Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, Stoked, and non-animated show My Babysitter's a Vampire. He is also one of the executive producers of Stoked and Grojband.

Awards

In 2007, 6teen won the Alliance for Children and Television's "Award of Excellence, Animation" for programming for children, ages 9–14, then some episodes got banned due to its inappropriate scenes and in 2008 McGillis and his team received a Gemini Award nomination for best animated program or series for Total Drama Island.