Mike White
Michael White (born June 28, 1970 in Pasadena , California ) is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television producer.
biography
White was born in Pasadena, California in 1970. His father, the Reverend Mel White , is a writer and LGBT activist who later worked as a pastor in a liberal Christian church. White grew up in Pasadena and has been passionate about movies from a very early age. White is openly bisexual .
White attended Polytechnic School and Wesleyan University . After graduating from college, White wanted to write plays in New York City. He became a producer and writer at Dawson's Creek and later at Freaks and Geeks . Today White is a regular jury member at the Baltimore MicroCinefest and serves in the Elvis Impersonator's Hall of Fame .
Well-known scripts by White include The Good Girl , Nix wie aus aus Orange County , School of Rock , Nacho Libre and Year of the Dog . Mike White works with Jack Black especially often .
White was also active as an actor. He starred in a leading role in Chuck & Buck . White also played a supporting role in School of Rock which he wrote the script for. At the side of Hulk Hogan he was also seen in 1997 in the television film Shadow Warriors . Since the late 1990s he has also worked as a producer for film and television.
Mike White is vegan and supports the animal rights organization PETA .
Filmography (selection)
- as an actor
- 1998: Shadow Warriors : Assault On Devil's Island
- 2002: Get out of Orange County (Orange County)
- 2002: The Good Girl
- 2003: School of Rock (The School of Rock)
- 2008: Mother's Boy (Smother)
- 2009: Zombie Land
- 2011–2013: Enlightened - Enlightenment with Obstacles (Enlightened , TV series)
- 2014: Ride - When fun comes in waves (Ride)
- as a screenwriter
- 1998: Dead Man On Campus
- 2000: Chuck & Buck
- 2002: Get out of Orange County
- 2002: The Good Girl
- 2003: School of Rock
- 2006: Nacho Libre
- 2017: Beatriz at Dinner
- 2017: Emoji - the film ( The Emoji Movie )
- 2017: Happy when in doubt (Brad's status)
- 2017: Pitch Perfect 3
- 2020: The only true Ivan (The One and Only Ivan)
- as a producer
- 2006: Nacho Libre
- 2010: Gentlemen Broncos
- 2011–2013: Enlightened (as executive producer)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MovieWeb: "Jack Black to Produce In College Football, Big Paydays for Humiliation "
- ↑ Hollywood star Mike White in the vegan video ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Mike White in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Article on White (July 2000) by The Village Voice
- Article on White (May 2003) from Pasadena California High School Magazine
personal data | |
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SURNAME | White, Mike |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | White, Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, screenwriter, and film and television producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pasadena , California |