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J. Michael Straczynski

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Producer

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He used more than 6,000 different sources of information for his screenplay for 'Changeling' so he could title it "A true story" rather than "Based on a true story". See more trivia »

Born:

Joseph Michael Straczynski
in Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideWriter (33 titles)
2014 Sense8 (TV series) (2014) (pre-production)
 
2014 The Flickering Light (pre-production)
 
2013 The Adventures of Apocalypse Al (TV series) (pre-production)
 
2013 Living Dead: The Musical (TV series) (pre-production)
 
2013 World War Z (screen story) (completed)
 
2012 Underworld: Awakening (screenplay)
 
2011 Thor (story)
 
2009 Ninja Assassin (screenplay)
 
2008 Changeling (written by)
 
2007 Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (video) (creator / written by)
 
2002-2004 Jeremiah (TV series)
– Interregnum: Part 2 (2004) (creator / written by)
– Interregnum: Part 1 (2004) (creator / written by)
– The State of the Union (2004) (creator)
– The Face in the Mirror (2003) (creator / story / teleplay)
– The Past Is Prologue (2003) (creator / written by)
See all 34 episodes »
 
2002 Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (TV movie) (written by)
 
2000 Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (TV movie) (written by)
 
1999 Crusade (TV series)
– Each Night I Dream of Home (1999) (creator / written by)
– The Visitors from Down the Street (1999) (creator / written by)
– The Needs of Earth (1999) (creator / written by)
– The Memory of War (1999) (creator / written by)
– Racing the Night (1999) (creator / written by)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1999 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (TV movie) (creator / written by)
 
1994-1998 Babylon 5 (TV series)
– Sleeping in Light (1998) (creator / writer)
– Objects at Rest (1998) (creator / writer)
– Objects in Motion (1998) (creator / story / teleplay)
– The Wheel of Fire (1998) (creator / writer)
– The Fall of Centauri Prime (1998) (creator / writer)
See all 110 episodes »
 
1998 Babylon 5: The River of Souls (TV movie) (creator / written by)
 
1998 Babylon 5: Thirdspace (TV movie) (creator / written by)
 
1998 Babylon 5: In the Beginning (TV movie) (creator / written by)
 
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
– A Shadow in the Night (1993) (written by)
 
1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering (TV movie) (written by)
 
1991-1993 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
– Final Curtain (1993) (writer)
– The Wind Around the Tower (1992) (writer)
– To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee (1992) (written by)
– Incident in Lot #7 (1992) (written by)
– The Committee (1991) (written by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1990 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
– Goodbye: Part 1 (1990) (story / teleplay)
– Goodbye: Part 2 (1990) (story / teleplay)
– Danny Boy (1990) (written by)
– I Ain't Got No Body (1990) (written by)
– Who's Sorry Now? (1990) (written by)
 
1986-1990 The Real Ghost Busters (TV series)
– Russian About (1990) (writer)
– The Haunting of Heck House (1990) (writer)
– Janine, You've Changed (1990) (writer)
– The Halloween Door (1989) (writer)
– The Ghostbusters Live! From Al Capone's Tomb! (1989) (writer)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1989 Nightmare Classics (TV series)
– The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1989) (teleplay / as J. Micheal Straczynski)
 
1986-1989 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Special Service (1989) (writer)
– Rendezvous in a Dark Place (1989) (writer)
– The Wall (1989) (writer)
– The Mind of Simon Foster (1989) (writer)
– Something in the Walls (1989) (writer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1989 Captain Power: The Beginning (TV movie)
 
1987-1988 Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (TV series)
– Retribution: Part 2 (1988) (writer)
– Retribution: Part 1 (1988) (writer)
– Freedom One (1988) (story)
– The Eden Road (1988) (writer)
– A Summoning of Thunder: Part 2 (1988) (writer)
See all 14 episodes »
 
1987 Spiral Zone (TV series)
– Mission Into Evil (1987) (as Fettes Gray)
 
1987 CBS Storybreak (TV series)
– The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek (1987) (teleplay)
 
1985 Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (TV series)
– Final Ride at Journey's End (1985) (writer)
– Short Circuit, Long Wait (1985) (writer)
– The Life Eater (1985) (writer)
– The Gardener (1985) (writer)
– Dream World (1985) (writer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1985 She-Ra: Princess of Power (TV series)
– Magicats (1985) (writer)
– Darksmoke and Fire (1985) (writer)
– The Price of Power (1985) (writer)
– Enemy with My Face (1985) (writer)
– Into the Dark Dimension (1985) (writer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1984-1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (TV series)
– The Cold Zone (1985) (writer)
– The Games (1985) (writer)
– Mistaken Identity (1985) (writer)
– The Magic Falls (1985) (writer)
– Battle of the Dragons (1985) (writer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
1999 Crusade (TV series) (title designer: main titles - 1 episode)
– War Zone (1999) (title designer: main titles)
 
1994 Babylon 5 (TV series) (title designer: main titles - 1 episode)
– Midnight on the Firing Line (1994) (title designer: main titles - uncredited)
 
1990 Jake and the Fatman (TV series) (executive story consultant - 13 episodes)
– Chinatown, My Chinatown (1990) (executive story consultant)
– Danny Boy (1990) (executive story consultant)
– My Heart Belongs to Daddy (1990) (executive story consultant)
– You Took Advantage of Me (1990) (executive story consultant)
– You're Driving Me Crazy (1990) (executive story consultant)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1988-1989 The Twilight Zone (TV series) (story editor - 30 episodes)
– Father & Son Game (1989) (story editor)
– Special Service (1989) (story editor)
– Crazy as a Soup Sandwich (1989) (story editor)
– Love Is Blind (1989) (story editor)
– Many, Many Monkeys (1989) (story editor)
See all 30 episodes »
 
1987-1988 Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (TV series) (executive story consultant - 22 episodes)
– Retribution: Part 2 (1988) (executive story consultant)
– Retribution: Part 1 (1988) (executive story consultant)
– New Order: Part Two - The Land Shall Burn (1988) (executive story consultant)
– New Order: Part One - The Sky Shall Swallow Them (1988) (executive story consultant)
– Freedom One (1988) (executive story consultant)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1986-1987 The Real Ghost Busters (TV series) (story editor - 78 episodes)
– Hanging by a Thread (1987) (story editor)
– Station Identification (1987) (story editor)
– Egon on the Rampage (1987) (story editor)
– Lights! Camera! Haunting! (1987) (story editor)
– The Devil in the Deep (1987) (story editor)
See all 78 episodes »
 
1985 She-Ra: Princess of Power (TV series) (story editor - 65 episodes)
– The Greatest Magic (1985) (story editor - uncredited)
– Wild Child (1985) (story editor - uncredited)
– Flowers for Hordak (1985) (story editor - uncredited)
– Magicats (1985) (story editor - uncredited)
– Darksmoke and Fire (1985) (story editor - uncredited)
See all 65 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
2014 Sense8 (TV series) (executive producer - 2014) (pre-production)
 
2014 The Flickering Light (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 The Adventures of Apocalypse Al (TV series) (executive producer - 2012) (pre-production)
 
2013 Living Dead: The Musical (TV series) (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2007 Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (video) (executive producer)
 
2002-2004 Jeremiah (TV series) (executive producer - 34 episodes)
– Interregnum: Part 2 (2004) (executive producer)
– Interregnum: Part 1 (2004) (executive producer)
– The State of the Union (2004) (executive producer)
– The Face in the Mirror (2003) (executive producer)
– The Past Is Prologue (2003) (executive producer)
See all 34 episodes »
 
2002 Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2000 Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (TV movie) (producer)
 
1999 Crusade (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
– Each Night I Dream of Home (1999) (executive producer)
– The Visitors from Down the Street (1999) (executive producer)
– The Needs of Earth (1999) (executive producer)
– The Memory of War (1999) (executive producer)
– Racing the Night (1999) (executive producer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1999 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1994-1998 Babylon 5 (TV series) (executive producer - 110 episodes)
– Sleeping in Light (1998) (executive producer)
– Objects at Rest (1998) (executive producer)
– Objects in Motion (1998) (executive producer)
– The Wheel of Fire (1998) (executive producer)
– The Fall of Centauri Prime (1998) (executive producer)
See all 110 episodes »
 
1998 Babylon 5: The River of Souls (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 Babylon 5: Thirdspace (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 Babylon 5: In the Beginning (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series) (supervising producer)
 
1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Murder, She Wrote (TV series) (co-producer - 22 episodes, 1991-1992) (producer - 8 episodes, 1992-1993)
– Final Curtain (1993) (producer)
– A Christmas Secret (1992) (producer)
– The Classic Murder (1992) (producer)
– The Dead File (1992) (producer)
– The Wind Around the Tower (1992) (producer)
See all 30 episodes »
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
2014 The Flickering Light (pre-production)
 
2007 Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (video)
 
1998 Babylon 5 (TV series)
– Sleeping in Light (1998)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2011 Thor
Townie
 
1998 Babylon 5 (TV series)
Maintenance Worker
– Sleeping in Light (1998) … Maintenance Worker (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1989 The Real Ghost Busters (TV series)
– The Halloween Door (1989) (writer: "Boogaloo's Back in Town", "Touching Old Magic")
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2012 The Bunglers (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 8 Arms to Hold You (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Hero in Crisis (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Interwoven: the Women of Spider-Man (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Making the Amazing (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2012 Toy Masters (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Out of the Ashes: The Making of Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Changeling - Partners in Crime: Bringing Changeling to the Screen (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Partners in Crime: Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Who You Gonna Call? The Heroes of 'The Real Ghostbusters' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Something Strange in Your Neighborhood: The Creatures of 'The Real Ghostbusters' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts: Creating 'The Real Ghostbusters' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 HypaSpace (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.33 (2006) … Himself
 
2004 Interwoven: the Women of Spider-Man (video documentary short)
 
2004 8 Arms to Hold You (video documentary short)
 
2004 Hero in Crisis (video documentary short)
 

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Personal Details

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Creator and Writer of his own comic book called Rising Stars which is about 113 Superheros who where given powers by a mysterious Comet that hit earth before they where born and are now being hunted down and killed by an unknown killer. It's a very good book.Comic Book for Rising Stars (1999-20??) See more »

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Fettes Gray | J. Micheal Straczynski

Height:

6' 3½" (1.92 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

On the cancellation of the Babylon 5 feature film, The Memory of Shadows: "This was not the first time someone's taken a run at a B5 feature film, and it will not be the last. Eventually it will happen, because such things are simply inevitable. If they can do a Brady Bunch movie, you can be sure that sooner or later, somebody's going to do a B5 movie." See more »

Trivia:

He used more than 6,000 different sources of information for his screenplay for 'Changeling' so he could title it "A true story" rather than "Based on a true story". See more »

Nickname:

Joe See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer