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Michael McCullers (born 1971) is an American writer and director.

Early life[edit]

A native of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, McCullers attended Indian Springs School which is a private high school in Indian Springs Village, Alabama.[1] He was awarded a National Merit Scholarship.

Career[edit]

McCullers began his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live. He co-wrote the scripts for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember, from the Austin Powers film series which stars Mike Myers. They are his best known work.

McCullers wrote and directed the 2008 comedy Baby Mama. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are in the film.[2] In 1999, he signed a deal with New Line Cinema to write comedies.[3]

He wrote the 2017 film The Boss Baby for DreamWorks Animation, and with Genndy Tartakovsky co-wrote Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) for Sony Pictures Animation.[4]

In 2023, he was brought on to write material for the film Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken.

He will write Shrek 5 for DreamWorks Animation,[5] and was working on the script for Frogkisser!, a live-action/animation hybrid adaptation of Garth Nix's children's book for Blue Sky Studios.[6]

Personal life[edit]

McCullers lives in Los Angeles[7] with his wife and four children.[8]

Filmography[edit]

Film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me No Yes
2002 Undercover Brother No Yes
Austin Powers in Goldmember No Yes
2004 Thunderbirds No Yes
2008 Baby Mama Yes Yes
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman No Yes Additional Screenplay Material
2017 The Boss Baby No Yes
2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation No Yes
2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business No Yes Story with Tom McGrath
2023 Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken No Yes Additional Screenplay Material with Meghan Mallow, Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl
2025 Untitled Shrek film No Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer
Notes
1997–1998 Saturday Night Live No Yes No 20 episodes
2000 Saturday Night Live:
The Best of Chris Farley
No Yes No Documentary special
2005 Enough About Me Yes Yes Yes TV movie
2009 Parks and Recreation Yes No No Episode "Boys' Club"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  • ^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (2008). "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05.
  • ^ Lyons, Charles (1999-09-23). "Scribe 'Powers' up first-look deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  • ^ "Genndy Tartakovsky Isn't Done With 'Hotel Transylvania,' Will Direct Third Film in Franchise". Cartoon Brew. Jun 20, 2016. Retrieved Feb 13, 2020.
  • ^ Heath, Paul (Oct 17, 2016). "Exclusive: Story writer revealed for Dreamworks' 'Shrek 5' - 'Sky High 2' coming?". Retrieved Feb 13, 2020.
  • ^ Ford, Ashley (June 5, 2017). "'Boss Baby' Screenwriter to Pen Fox's Animated 'Frogkisser!'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  • ^ "About.com Exclusive Interview with 'Baby Mama' Writer/Director Michael McCullers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  • ^ "Lil Sugar interview with Michael McCullers". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
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