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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Marla Singer to Rod Steiger
Michael Spiller Biography (1961-)
Full name, Michael A. Spiller; born August 1 (some sources cite January 8), 1961, in New Jersey; raised in Brooklyn, NY. Addresses: Agent: ParadigmTalent Agency, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90067;Sean Freidin, Broder/Webb/Chervin/Silbermann, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200,Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, director
- Birth Details
- August 1, 1961
- New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Cinematographer
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Kid (short film), 1984
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Tommy's, 1985
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The Cartographer's Girlfriend (short film), 1987
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The Unbelievable Truth, Miramax, 1989
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Revolution, 1991
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Angry, 1991
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Trust, Fine Line, 1991
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Age Isn't Everything (also known as Life in the Food Chain), 1991
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Theory of Achievement, Alive from Off Center/Yo Productions #2, 1991
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Ambition (short film), Good Machine, 1991
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Simple Men (also known as Uomini semplici), Fine Line, 1992
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Wadeck's Mother's Friend's Son, 1992
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Opera No. 1 (short film), 1994
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Hand Gun, Shooting Gallery, 1994
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Amateur, Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
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Search and Destroy (also known as The Four Rules), OctoberFilms, 1995
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Flirt, Cinepix Film Properties, 1996
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Walking and Talking, Miramax, 1996
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Phinehas (short film), 1996
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Not Nude Though, a Portrait of Rudy Burckhardt, Two Boots, 1996
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The House of Yes, Miramax, 1997
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Niagara, Niagara (also known as Niagra Niagra), Artisan Entertainment, 1997
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Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog, 1997
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Henry Fool, Sony Pictures Classics, 1998
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Hell's Kitchen (also known as Hell's Kitchen N.Y.C.), Cowboy Booking International, 1999
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (also known as Gnadenlos schoen), New Line Cinema, 1999
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No Such Thing, United Artists, 2002
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Television Cinematographer
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Series
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Sex and the City, HBO, multiple episodes, 1998-2002
- Also photography director for The Adventures of Pete & Pete (also known as Pete and Pete), Nickelodeon.
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Specials
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Stood Up, ABC, 1990
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Punch and Judy Get Divorced (live puppet show), PBS, 1992
- (With others) The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1996
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Dragtime, HBO, 1997
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Alexander Calder, PBS, 1998
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Episodic
- Photography director for episodes of Fishing with John and Significant Others, Fox.
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Other
- "Surviving Desire" (movie), American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
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Lincoln and the War Within, 1992
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Television Director
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Series
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Sex and the City, HBO, multiple episodes, 1999-2001
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Scrubs, NBC, multiples episodes, 2002-2003
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Episodic
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The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2001
- "Greg Gets Puppish," Greg the Bunny, Fox, 2002
- "Whole in One," Leap of Faith, NBC, 2002
- "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame," Monk, USA Network, 2003
- "It's in the Stars," Lucky, FX Channel, 2003
- "A Day at the Beach," Oliver Beene, Fox, 2003
- "Space Race," Oliver Beene, Fox, 2003
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Pilots
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Septuplets, Fox, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Slick guy, "The Monogamists," Sex and the City, HBO, 1998
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RECORDINGS
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Music Videos; Photographer
- Photographer for "From a Motel 6" by Yo La Tengo, 1993; "Iris" by the Breeders, 1993; "The Only Living Boy in New York" by Everything But the Girl, 1993; "Boom n' Bust" by Masatoshi Nagase, 1996; and "Walking Wounded" by Everything But the Girl, 1996; also filmed music videos by Arc Angels, Brand Nubian, Nitzer Ebb, Schooly D., Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, and Tecnotronic.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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American Cinematographer, Volume 8, number 76, 1995, pp. 70-74
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In Camera, spring, 1996
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International Photographer, Volume 3, number 67, 1996, pp. 44-47
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Lighting Dimensions, Volume 4, number 19, 1995, pp. 48-53; Volume5, number 20, 1996, pp. 44-45, 69-76
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