Michael Moore Add to My Celebs Age 58 Birthday Apr. 23rd, 1954 Born in Flint, Michigan, USA Height 5' 11 1/2

Michael Moore's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) The Awful Truth Michael Moore

Main Movie Roles 2009 - Capitalism: A Love Story 2007 - Manufacturing Dissent 2007 - Sicko 2004 - Michael Moore Hates America 2003 - The Corporation 2003 - The Yes Men 2002 - Bowling for Columbine 2000 - Lucky Numbers 1999 - EDtv 1995 - Canadian Bacon 1989 - Roger & Me

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Michael Moore was born in Flint, Michigan April 23, 1954. He studied journalism at the University of Michigan-Flint, and also pursued other hobbies such as gun shooting, for which he even won a competition. Michael began his journalistic career writing for the school newspaper "The Michigan Times," and after dropping out of college briefly worked as editor for "Mother Jones."

He then turned to filmmaking, and to earn the money for the budget of his first film Roger & Me (1989) he ran neighborhood bingo games. The success of this film launched his career as one of America's best-known and most controversial documentarians. He has produced a string of documentary films and TV series predominantly about the same subject: attacks on corrupt politicians and greedy business corporations. He landed his first big hit with Bowling for Columbine (2002) about the bad points of the right to bear arms in America, which earned him an Oscar and a big reputation. He then shook the world with his even bigger hit Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), making fun of President George W. Bush. This is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. Michael is known for having the guts to give his opinion in public, which not many people are courageous enough to do, and for that is respected by many.


TRIVIA:

• His favourite films are _Smultronstället (1957)_ (qv) and _Taxi Driver (1976)_ (qv).
• Briefly served as both editor and columnist for Mother Jones magazine.
• 2007 - Ranked #27 on EW's The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
• Is a card-carrying member of the National Rifle Association. Moore told 'Tim Russert' (qv) that he joined so as to be elected its president and then dismantle the organization.
• On the day after his infamous "Oscar Backlash", where he attacked both 'George W. Bush' (qv) and the Iraq war, attendance for his movie _Bowling for Columbine (2002)_ (qv) went up 110%. The following weekend, the box office for the film was up 73%.
• Raised money for the production of his first film, _Roger & Me (1989)_ (qv), by running neighborhood bingo games in his house.
• Though born in Flint, it is not actually his hometown. He grew up 10 miles east of Flint in Davison, which doesn't have a hospital.
• Lives in New York City.

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