▁as ▁well ▁as ▁long - running ▁television ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁Road ▁to ▁Av on lea ▁and ▁Wind ▁at ▁My ▁Back . ▁His ▁films ▁have ▁been ▁broadcast ▁in ▁over ▁ 1 5 0 ▁countries . ▁His ▁production ▁company ▁S ull ivan ▁Entertainment ▁has ▁produced ▁mov ies , ▁mini - series ▁and ▁spe ci als ▁for ▁CBS , ▁P BS , ▁Disney , ▁L if etime , ▁I on , ▁IN SP , ▁Channel ▁ 4 , ▁BBC , ▁I TV , ▁Z DF ▁and ▁N H K . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁began ▁his ▁film - making ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁early ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 4 . ▁His ▁father , ▁Gl enn ▁A . ▁S ull ivan , ▁was ▁a ▁successful ▁att orney ▁and ▁his ▁uncle , ▁Sen . ▁Joseph ▁A . ▁S ull ivan , ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁doctor ▁with ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁sen ate . ▁From ▁a ▁career ▁stand point , ▁S ull ivan ▁st rayed ▁from ▁following ▁in ▁either ▁of ▁their ▁foot steps . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁for ay ▁into ▁film - making ▁was ▁with ▁a ▁half - hour ▁Hans ▁Christian ▁Anders en ▁Christmas ▁special , ▁titled ▁The ▁Fir ▁Tree ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁edited ▁and ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁acting ▁role . ▁From ▁there ▁S ull ivan ▁wrote , ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁Krieg hoff ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁a ▁widely ▁acc laimed ▁doc u - d rama ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁English ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁German