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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…
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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.
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Michael J. Nelson's Filmography
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
as Mike Nelson
Hunks of Junk
as Self
GrimTrax Returns
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
as Self
GrimTrax
as Self
RiffTrax Live: RAD
as Self
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Octaman
as Self
The Rifftrax Yule Log
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
as Self
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop
as Self
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls
RiffTrax Live: Mothra
as Self
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
as Self
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2
as Self
Rifftrax Live: The Room
as Self
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015
as Himself
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
as Himself
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead
as Self
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey
as Himself
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
as Himself
No Poster
Santa's Village of Madness
as Self
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror
as Himself
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
as Self
Rifftrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
as himself
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!
as Himself
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Self
No Poster
Max the Hero
as Stew (voice)
The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon
as Self
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo
as Self
The Film Crew: Killers from Space
as Self
No Poster
The Three Stooges in Color
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
as Mike Nelson
The Last Dance: RAW
as Himself / Mike Nelson
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
as Mike Nelson
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
as Mike Nelson
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1
as Mike Nelson
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
as Mike Nelson
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
as Mike Nelson
No Poster
Poopie Parade of Values
as Mike Nelson
No Poster
Poopie!
MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special
as Mike Nelson
This Is MST3K
as Self
No Poster
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
as Michael J. Nelson
The Year of Laughing Dangerously
as Joel Williams
The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark
as Self