Michael Q. Schmidt
Michael Q. Schmidt | |
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Born | Michael Quentin Schmidt April 20, 1953 |
Occupation(s) | Art model, actor |
Years active | 1990s–present |
Parent(s) | Marie Slyker Schmidt Fred W. Schmidt |
Website | mqschmidt |
Michael Quentin Schmidt (born April 20, 1953) is an American film and television actor and
Fine Arts model.[1][2][3][4] According to Film Threat, he "has become a much-in-demand presence thanks to his versatility and his willingness to take roles to wild extremes".[5]
Modeling
Schmidt has worked as a
art installations.[1][6][7] He was used as the body model to create the computer-animated mountain troll for the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.[5]
Television roles
In 2003, Schmidt's modeling work led to an ongoing series of
Schmidt became part of theThe Troubadour in Hollywood in a live version of the show entitled "Muscles for Bones" featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic,[15] and followed in November 2007 with the Tim and Eric Awesome Show Live performance at Caesars Palace as part of The Comedy Festival.[16] He performed at the Tim and Eric Live 2009 shows in San Diego[17] and Anaheim, California.[18]
Schmidt's other television work includes appearances on Comedy Central's Distraction.[5]
Schmidt works primarily in
Film roles
Schmidt has had numerous bit parts in films and has portrayed various characters as a supporting actor in
Maureen Murphy.[27]
Schmidt also made featured appearances in numerous
M.I.A.'s 2010 video for "Born Free", Flesh-n-Bone's 2011 video for "How Many", Pierce the Veil's 2012 video for "King for a Day", Motionless in White's 2013 video for "A-M-E-R-I-C-A", Lil Debbie's 2014 video for "Work The Middle", Waters' 2014 video for "I Feel Everything", and Charming Liars 2015 video for "Burn".[28]
Partial filmography
Television
- Let's Paint TV (11 episodes 2004–2015)
- Tom Goes to the Mayor (28 episodes 2004–2006)
- Distraction (6 episodes 2005–2006)
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2005)
- Totally Busted (2005)
- North Mission Road (2005)
- Attack of the Show! (2006)
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (9 episodes 2007–2008)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2007)
- Praise the Lord(2007)
- Tim and Eric Nite Live! (4 episodes 2007)
- Poorman's Bikini Beach (2008)
- The Gong Show with Dave Attell (2008)
- James Gunn's PG Porn (2008)
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special (2010)[29]
Film
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001)
- Schmucks (2001)
- The Decay of Fiction (2002)
- Santa Claus Versus the Christmas Vixens (2002)[30]
- Hired (2004)
- Clean (2004)
- Tooth Radio (2004)
- Streakers (2004)
- Flesh Pit (2004)
- The Green Book (2004)
- The Confession (2005)
- Skeletons in the Closet (2005)
- Temporary (2005)
- Tears of a Clown (2005)
- Ninja What? (2005)
- A Happy Ending (2005)
- Coming Home (2005)
- A Happy Ending (2005)
- Dancing with Pain (2006)
- Shadow Man (2006)
- Axegrinder (2006)
- Corporate ThugZ (2006)
- The Three Trials (2006)
- 18 Fingers of Death! (2006)
- Huge Naked Guy (2006)[31]
- Naked Shadows (2006)
- Fear Ever After (2007)
- Skid Marks (2007)
- Delaney (2008)
- A Very Peanus Christmas (2008)[32]
- Cost of Living (2009)
- Snatched! (2009)
- Screening Room (2010)
- Forfeit of Grace (2010)
- Anti-Samartine Hotline (2010)
- Welcome Back Satan (2010)
- Camp Virginovich (2010)
- Caravaggio: The Search (2010)
- Hamlet A.D.D. (2014)
References
- ^ a b Ewing, Robyn (January 20, 2008). "A Nude But Not Naked King and Art and Democracy at Work!". LA2DAY Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Q. Schmidt". Hollywood Up Close. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ Roderck, Kevin (August 4, 2010). "He's got a nude body for radio". LA Observed. laobserved.com. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- KPCC. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Hall, Phil (February 10, 2009). "Michael Q. Schmidt: Portrait of an Indie Actor". Film Threat. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2009.
- ^ "CABARET VOLTAIRE: Naked Life Model MQ Schmidt". Eye Spy LA. May 10, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ John Morfin; Sageon Shin. "Life Drawing Keeps Halloween in Art". Talon Marks.
- ^ Gordon, Scott (May 29, 2009). "Let's paint, exercise, and interview John Kilduff". Decider. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^
"Let's Paint TV: Michael Q. Schmidt modelling for John Kilduff". The Hour/CBC News. Archived from the originalon May 12, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
- ^ "The joy of painting Saddam". LA Weekly.
- Big Cartoon Database. Archived from the originalon January 17, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004)". celebrity.premiere.com. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Q. Schmidt". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Q. Schmidt in Top Ten favorites". Archived from the original on November 18, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Flyer". timanderic.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "11-15-07 "TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW LIVE!"". timanderic.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "July 24, 2009, Tim and Eric Live 2009". timanderic.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "July 26, 2009, Tim and Eric Live 2009". timanderic.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Naked Shadows cast". craniumcandy.com.
- ^ a b "Michael Q. Schmidt". Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ "Naked Shadows cast and crew". trailerfan.com.
- ^ "Fear Ever After" to Be the Most Chilling Horror Film of the Decade – PR.com
- ^ Skeletons in the Closet – Horror Movie Database at FEARnet
- ^ "Update on Randy Greif's THE THREE TRIALS". Twitchfilm. November 9, 2006.
- ^ "The Three Trials cast & crew". Silverlake Film Festival.
- ^ "The Three Trials". Pulpmovies reviews.
- ^ "Caravaggio: The Search:Cast". cinema.theiapolis.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ "Michael Q. Schmid – Credit history". IMVDb. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special". Yahoo TV. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ "The Films", Fright Xmas by Alan-Bertaneisson Jones, AuthorHouse, 2010, Pg. 259
- ^ Michaels, Quebtin, "James Evans and TriRock Films have discovered a hilarious new talent in Michael Q. Schmidt", UCW Entertainment, October 19, 2005
- ^ IMDB entry for A Very Peanus Christmas