Morgan Spurlock

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Morgan Spurlock (2012)

Morgan Spurlock (born November 7, 1970 in Parkersburg , West Virginia ) is an American director , documentary filmmaker and screenwriter . Spurlock became internationally known for his documentary Super Size Me from 2004.

Career

Before his breakthrough with Super Size Me , Spurlock invented the series I Bet You Will , which was bought by TV broadcaster MTV . Spurlock was rejected five times by the well-known USC Film School .

Success film Super Size Me

In 2003, Spurlock was in above-average health for his age when he started the project documented in his movie Super Size Me . For 30 days he ate three meals a day at the US fast food chain McDonald’s , although he was only supposed to use their super-size option if it was offered to him. His health and blood counts suffered dramatically, he gained 25 lbs ., And he showed liver damage and depression . Critics such as the food chemist Udo Pollmer claimed in interviews that Spurlock had taken medication before the film was shot that falsified the values ​​before the measurements and the final measurement. After completing the project, it took him five months to lose nine kilograms and nine more months to lose the remaining three and a half kilograms. In 2017, Spurlock also stated that he had been an alcoholic and "for 30 years never more than a week sober".

Further film projects (selection)

In 2005, in cooperation with the American television broadcaster FX, a multi-part television series called Morgan Spurlock's 30 Days was created , in which he accompanied or played people who each played a foreign role for 30 days, e.g. B. as a Muslim , Indian or minimum wage earner . In Germany, a synchronized version has been broadcast on the DMAX (formerly XXP ) channel since July 2006 .

On January 21, 2008, Spurlock's documentary Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? premiered at the Sundance Film Festival .

Spurlock's documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold was released in 2011. In it, he explores the question of how the Hollywood film industry repeatedly manages to scrape together its billions in budgets for the most technically complex and globally successful blockbuster productions. In a real satirical self-experiment as a Hollywood producer, Spurlock finds out that this is achieved primarily through product placement based on advertising and marketing strategy, i.e. through surreptitious advertising that is cleverly integrated into Hollywood films.

In 2012, Spurlock's documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope was released , in which he looks behind the scenes of the comic and film festival.

Filmography

Private life

Spurlock was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, but grew up in Beckley , West Virginia. He currently lives in Manhattan , New York . Spurlock married his longtime girlfriend Alexandra Jamieson on May 3, 2006. The marriage was divorced in 2011. She works as a vegan cook. They have a son who was born on December 9, 2006.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Contribution by Deutschlandradio Kultur, broadcast 'Meal', by Udo Pollmer on February 17, 2007 Source: New Scientist January 27, 2007
  2. ↑ Morgan Spurlock admits sexual assault , Spiegel online December 14, 2017
  3. ↑ Morgan Spurlock Goes to “COMIC-CON” ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2012 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fangoria.com
  4. ↑ Blog entry on Alex Jamieson's Delicous Vitality from December 21, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Alexandra Jamieson's website ( memento of the original from April 17, 2008 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. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.healthychefalex.com

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DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1970
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