Michael McCullers
Michael McCullers (born 1971) is an American writer and director.
Early life
A native of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, McCullers attended Indian Springs School which is a private high school in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] He was awarded a National Merit Scholarship.
Career
McCullers began his career as a writer for
McCullers wrote and directed the 2008 comedy Baby Mama. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are in the film.[2] In 1999, he signed a deal with New Line Cinema to write comedies.[3]
He wrote the 2017 film The Boss Baby for DreamWorks Animation, and with Genndy Tartakovsky co-wrote Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) for Sony Pictures Animation.[4]
In 2023, he was brought on to write material for the film
He will write
Personal life
McCullers lives in Los Angeles[7] with his wife and four children.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | No | Yes | |
2002 | Undercover Brother | No | Yes | |
Austin Powers in Goldmember | No | Yes | ||
2004 | Thunderbirds | No | Yes | |
2008 | Baby Mama | Yes | Yes | |
2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | No | Yes | Additional Screenplay Material |
2017 | The Boss Baby | No | Yes | |
2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | No | Yes | |
2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | No | Yes | Story with Tom McGrath |
2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | No | Yes | Additional Screenplay Material with Meghan Mallow, Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997-1998 | Saturday Night Live | No | Yes | No | 20 episodes |
2000 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley |
No | Yes | No | Documentary special |
2005 | Enough About Me | Yes | Yes | Yes | TV movie |
2009 | Parks and Recreation | Yes | No | No | Episode "Boys' Club" |
References
- ^ "IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon 2008-07-05.
- ^ Lyons, Charles (1999-09-23). "Scribe 'Powers' up first-look deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Genndy Tartakovsky Isn't Done With 'Hotel Transylvania,' Will Direct Third Film in Franchise". Cartoon Brew. Jun 20, 2016. Retrieved Feb 13, 2020.
- ^ Heath, Paul (Oct 17, 2016). "Exclusive: Story writer revealed for Dreamworks' 'Shrek 5' - 'Sky High 2' coming?". Retrieved Feb 13, 2020.
- ^ Ford, Ashley (June 5, 2017). "'Boss Baby' Screenwriter to Pen Fox's Animated 'Frogkisser!'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "About.com Exclusive Interview with 'Baby Mama' Writer/Director Michael McCullers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "Lil Sugar interview with Michael McCullers". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
External links
- Michael McCullers at IMDb