One of his films was chosen by Nicktoons Network for broadcast as part of their short-lived variety series "Shorts in a Bunch" (2007). During his college years, Hirsch developed several animated short films. The university has a decades-long history of training aspiring animators. Hirsch received his college education at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts, 1961-), a private art university located in Santa Clarita, California. Shortly after, he had a guest star appearance in "Late Show with David Letterman". In 2002, Hirsch won the school's annual Bird Calling Contest. The school was highlighted in news stories during the 1990s, when it was discovered that its social clubs and charity organizations were actually drinking clubs for students. Hirsch received his secondary education at Piedmont High School, a co-educational school established in 1922. Hirsch has credited these summer vacations as an inspiration for "Gravity Falls". From 1994 to 1998, Hirsch and his sister Ariel spend their summer vacations living with their great-aunt Lois in a cabin in the woods. The family regularly celebrated both Christmas and Hanukkah, without sharing in theistic beliefs. Hirsch reportedly has Jewish descent on his father's side of the family, but he was raised to be agnostic. Piedmond has a reputation for racial segregation, and was formerly identified as a "sundown town" (an all-white municipality where "colored people" had to leave town by sundown). It is completely surrounded by the neighboring city of Oakland. Piedmont is a small city, which had about 10,500 residents in 1980. In 1985, Hirsch and his twin sister Ariel were born in Piedmont, California. Hirsch also served as the voice actor for Grunkle Stan/Stan Pines, his sidekick Soos Ramirez, and the demon Bill Cipher. His primary claim to fame is serving as the show creator for the hit animated series "Gravity Falls" (2012-2016), a mystery comedy series where twin protagonists investigate the local mysteries of a strange town in Oregon. Alex Hirsch is an animator, television writer, and voice actor from Piedmont, California.
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