Actor Michael J. Nelson

Michael J. Nelson
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Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since that time, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, penned a regular column for TV Guide, and authored best-selling books for both HarperCollins and Abrams. His first book, Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese, thrilled critics, including Richard Schickel of Time Magazine, who said of Mike, "He's more fun than a barrel of Val Kilmers... Smarter than a roomful of Patrick Swayzes... and almost as hilarious as Keanu Reeves." Mike's laugh-out-loud follow-up, Mind Over Matters, prompted Kirkus Reviews to enthuse, "From someplace called Minnesota comes a Nelson funnier than Ozzie, Ricky, Lord or Half," and even dared to compare him to another legendary writer, saying of his Serious Speech to Business People, "[It] could easily precede [Robert] Benchley's immortal Treasurer's Report." And Kirkus Reviews loved his novel, Death Rat!, saying, "Fast-paced, outrageous and funny, first-novelist Nelson's mockery of media mendacity is as biting as La Dolce Vita or Network--only funnier!" Nelson speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with fellow former MST3K writers/performers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax, which, in a similar vein to MST3K, targets more mainstream films.
Place of birth
St. Charles, Illinois St. Charles, Illinois
Date of birth
11th October 1964
Movies that starred Michael J. Nelson (11 in total)
RiffTrax Live: RAD poster

RiffTrax Live: RAD [2023]

Self
RiffTrax Live: Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes poster

RiffTrax Live: Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes [2021]

RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins poster

RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins [2021]

Self
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors poster

RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors [2017]

Self
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny poster

RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny [2015]

Rifftrax Live: Miami Connection poster

Rifftrax Live: Miami Connection [2015]

RiffTrax Live: Sharknado poster

RiffTrax Live: Sharknado [2014]

Himself
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians poster

Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians [2013]

Self
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers poster

Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers [2013]

Self
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror poster

RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror [2012]

Himself
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2 poster

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2 [1999]

Mike Nelson
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