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Mike White
Born
Michael Christopher White
Years active1997 - present
AwardsDeauville Film Festival Award for Best Male Performance
2000 Chuck & Buck
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
2003 The Good Girl
Independent Spirit Award for Best Film under $500000
2001 Chuck & Buck
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Best Song
2004 School of Rock
Seattle International Film Festival New American Cinema Award
2000 Chuck & Buck

Michael White (born June 28, 1970) is an American writer, director, actor, and producer for television and film and the winner of the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for Chuck & Buck.

Early life

Born in Pasadena, California, White attended Polytechnic School and Wesleyan University. White's father is the Reverend Dr. Mel White, a former speechwriter for Religious Right figures such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. White is openly bisexual.[1] His father, meanwhile, came out as homosexual in 1994.[2]

Career

White was a writer and producer on Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks and wrote and acted in the films Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl, Orange County, School of Rock and Nacho Libre. He also had a role in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives.

He frequently collaborates with actor–writer Jack Black on films. Together they formed the production company Black and White, which closed in 2006.[3] White is not a fan of classic rock, but he wrote The School of Rock (2003) specifically so Black could perform his own favorite rock music.[4]

White made his directorial debut with the self-penned Year of the Dog at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. White is a vegan animal rights supporter [5] and received an award from animal rights group PETA for Year of the Dog.

He will appear on the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race along partnered with his father, Mel.[6]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
1998 Dead Man on Campus Writer
1998-1999 Dawson's Creek Writer, Producer, Creative Consultant
1999-2000 Freaks and Geeks Writer, Supervising Producer
2000 Chuck & Buck Writer, Actor
2001 Pasadena Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2002 Orange County Writer, Actor
The Good Girl Writer, Actor
2003 School of Rock Writer, Actor
2004 Cracking Up Creator, Writer, Executive Producer
2006 Nacho Libre Writer, Producer
2007 Year of the Dog Director, Writer, Producer
2008 Pushing Daisies Actor, Billy Balsom
2009 Them Writer
2010 School of Rock 2: America Rocks Writer

Acting

Awards & Nominations

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (Critics Choice Award), Chlotrudis Awards, Deauville Film Festival (Acting Prize), Independent Spirit Awards, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards (Sierra Award), Golden Satellite Award, Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema Award).

Trivia

Owns two French Bulldogs, Tootsie and Ginger, with whom he appeared in Dog Whisperer.

References

  1. ^ Advocate, The: White out: writer-producer Mike White comes out and discusses the gay subtext in his new comedy, Orange County - film - Brief Article - Critical Essay - Interview
  2. ^ Steve Inskeep. Religion, Politics a Potent Mix for Jerry Falwell NPR June 30, 2006
  3. ^ Jack Black to Produce In College Football, Big Paydays for Humiliation
  4. ^ NPR: Mike White Goes to the 'Dog'
  5. ^ PETA Media Center > Recent News Releases : Year of the Dog Voted Best Animal-Friendly Movie in Second Annual peta2 Libby Awards
  6. ^ "Mel and Mike: Amazing Race". CBS. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
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