Phil McCordic facts for kids

Phil McCordic is a talented Canadian actor, host, director, producer, and writer. He is well-known for creating and working on many popular children's TV shows. You might have seen his work on channels like YTV, CBC Television, and TVOntario.

Phil has won several important awards for his work. He has won three Canadian Screen Awards, one for each season of his show Science Max: Experiments at Large.

Phil's Amazing TV Shows

Phil McCordic has been a part of many exciting projects for kids. He has hosted shows, written stories, directed episodes, and even voiced characters!

Hosting Fun Shows

Phil is great at being a host! He helped kids learn and have fun on these shows:

• The BZone (1996-1998): He was the host of this YTV show.
• Mad Science Touring show (1998-1999): Phil was the lead performer in over 250 shows across Canada and 43 U.S. states.
• Crawlspace/The Space (1999-2003): He was the host of this live TVOKids show for over 1500 hours!
• Reading Rangers (2001): Phil played Ranger Phil, Doc, Eeeny, and Zachary.
• Science Max: Experiments at Large (2015-2018): Phil was the host, creator, and producer of this show. He made science exciting with huge experiments!

Creating and Writing Stories

Phil has also created and written many shows that kids love:

• Tumbletown Tales (2004-2011): He created this show and wrote many episodes. He also voiced the character Tumbleweed.
• Zerby Derby (2013–present): Phil created this show about little cars that learn about the world. He is also the series producer, director, writer, and a voice actor for it.
• deafplanet (2003): He worked as a writer for this show.
• Erky Perky (2006-2007): Phil wrote five episodes for this animated series.
• Franklin and Friends (2012): He wrote an episode for this popular show about Franklin the turtle.
• Dot. (2017): Phil wrote an episode called "What Goes Up, Must Come Down."
• Corn & Peg (2020): He wrote an episode called "Do Good Hotline."

Voice Acting and Directing

Phil has lent his voice to many characters and helped direct shows:

• Medabots (1999): He was the voice of Ginkai in the English version.
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (2003): He voiced Flint in this TV movie.
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004): He continued to voice Flint in three episodes of the series.
• Weird Years (2006): Phil voiced Ivan and other characters. He also wrote for the show.
• Making Stuff (2010): He voiced the characters Gears and Wiz in 22 episodes.
• Hi Opie! (2014): Phil directed the first season of this show.

Behind the Scenes

Phil has also worked behind the scenes to make sure shows are great:

• Kids' CBC (2007-2013): He was a Senior Producer for this popular children's block on CBC. During this time, the show won many awards, including a Gemini Award and a Youth Media Alliance Award.