Michael Addis
Encyclopedia
Michael Addis is a television
and film director
specializing in single camera comedy and reality.
Addis' debut feature, Poor White Trash
(starring Jaime Pressly
and Sean Young
) was an underground hit in 2000
that ended up making three times its budget. He has been hired recently to do a follow up $3 mil feature comedy, Double Wide, to be released in 2009
.
His feature documentary
Heckler
premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
(garnering a two-page NY Times spread) and will have its West Coast premiere at the AFI Film Festival
in November 2007
.
Michael is also the Executive Producer of the BET hit comedy series, Hell Date
. He has produced and directed on The Showbiz Show with David Spade
, as well as Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
, The Swan
, Minding the Store
and The New Tom Green Show. Addis has also written for The Man Show
and The Skateboard Show. He produced and directed the stand-up special Jamie Kennedy: Unwashed
, which he sold to Comedy Central
. He also worked as a director on "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil" premiering in March 2008 on Comedy Central.
Michael is a member of the DGA
and is represented by Protocol Entertainment
in Beverly Hills.
HECKLER is set to be released on September 9, 2008
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
specializing in single camera comedy and reality.
Addis' debut feature, Poor White Trash
Poor White Trash (film)
Poor White Trash is a crime-comedy film directed by Michael Addis. The film was released on June 16. 2000 and was distributed by jointly by Hollywood Independents and Xenon Group...
(starring Jaime Pressly
Jaime Pressly
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning one, as well as a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award...
and Sean Young
Sean Young
Sean Young is an American actress, best known for her performance in films from the 1980s such as Blade Runner, Dune, and No Way Out.-Early life:...
) was an underground hit in 2000
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
that ended up making three times its budget. He has been hired recently to do a follow up $3 mil feature comedy, Double Wide, to be released in 2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
.
His feature documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Heckler
Heckler
A heckler is a person who harass and try to disconcert others with questions, challenges, or gibes.Hecklers are often known to shout disparaging comments at a performance or event, or interrupts set-piece speeches, for example at a political meeting, with intent to disturb its performers or...
premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
(garnering a two-page NY Times spread) and will have its West Coast premiere at the AFI Film Festival
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
in November 2007
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
.
Michael is also the Executive Producer of the BET hit comedy series, Hell Date
Hell Date
Hell Date is a popular dating show on Black Entertainment Television with a unique twist.-Plot:The show starts with one unsuspecting dater telling the viewers who his/her ideal mate is. This individual thinks that he/she is on a standard dating show, such as "Blind Date", where both daters have...
. He has produced and directed on The Showbiz Show with David Spade
David Spade
David Wayne Spade is an American actor, comedian and television personality who first became famous in the 1990s as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and from 1997 until 2003 when he starred as Dennis Finch on Just Shoot Me!. He also starred as C.J...
, as well as Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...
, The Swan
The Swan (TV series)
The Swan is a 2004 American reality television program broadcast on Fox in which women who were judged to be 'ugly' were given "extreme makeovers" that included several forms of plastic surgery...
, Minding the Store
Minding the Store
Minding the Store is a 2005 reality TV show starring Pauly Shore. The show was based around Shore trying to revitalize his acting career and run the family business, The Comedy Store....
and The New Tom Green Show. Addis has also written for The Man Show
The Man Show
The Man Show is an American comedy television show on Comedy Central. It was created in 1999 by its two original co-hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla, and their executive producer Daniel Kellison.-Format:...
and The Skateboard Show. He produced and directed the stand-up special Jamie Kennedy: Unwashed
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
, which he sold to Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
. He also worked as a director on "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil" premiering in March 2008 on Comedy Central.
Michael is a member of the DGA
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...
and is represented by Protocol Entertainment
Protocol Entertainment
Protocol Entertainment is a Canadian television production company, originally founded in 1993. It is based in Toronto, Ontario.- Films and series :* Code Name: Eternity* Dinner Along the Amazon* Goosebumps* Mama's Boy* Metropia...
in Beverly Hills.
HECKLER is set to be released on September 9, 2008