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Michael Donovan(II)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Michael Donovan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is known for The Industry (1998), Codco (1986) and Shake Hands with the Devil (2007).
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 15 wins & 22 nominations total

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Michael Donovan and Michael Moore at an event for The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
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Known for

The Industry (1998)
The Industry
8.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Andy Jones, Cathy Jones, Greg Malone, Tommy Sexton, and Mary Walsh in Codco (1986)
Codco
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer(1988-1992)
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Shake Hands with the Devil
7.6
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 2007
Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Bowling for Columbine
8.0
  • Producer
  • 2002

Credits

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Producer

  • Codco
    • executive producer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1986–1992
  • Vinessa Antoine in Diggstown (2019)
    Diggstown
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Across the Line (2015)
    Across the Line
    • producer
    • 2015
  • Mark Critch, Aba Amuquandoh, Stacey McGunnigle, and Trent McClellan in This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1992)
    This Hour Has 22 Minutes
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1993–2014
  • Leah Renee, Ryan Belleville, and Luke Macfarlane in Satisfaction (2013)
    Satisfaction
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Kirstin Howell and Matthew Lumley in Dr. Bob's House (2012)
    Dr. Bob's House
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Befriend and Betray (2011)
    Befriend and Betray
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • That's So Weird! (2009)
    That's So Weird!
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2010
  • Canada's Super Speller (2009)
    Canada's Super Speller
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Roger Cross, Steve Bacic, and Jeremy Guilbaut in The Guard (2008)
    The Guard
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2009
  • Keshia Chante in Soul (2009)
    Soul
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Animal Mechanicals (2008)
    Animal Mechanicals
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2009
  • The Mighty Jungle (2008)
    The Mighty Jungle
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • The Secret Lives of Second Wives (2008)
    The Secret Lives of Second Wives
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Bo on the GO! (2007)
    Bo on the GO!
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
    Shake Hands with the Devil
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2007

Writer

  • Zafari (2018)
    Zafari
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Bo on the GO! (2007)
    Bo on the GO!
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2011
  • Roger Cross, Steve Bacic, and Jeremy Guilbaut in The Guard (2008)
    The Guard
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2009
  • Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
    Shake Hands with the Devil
    • written by
    • 2007
  • The Industry (1998)
    The Industry
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 1998–2003

Director

  • Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (2021)
    Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021

Personal details

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  • Born
    • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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  • Trivia
    Recently co-founded The Halifax Film Company with Producer, Charles Bishop.
  • Quotes
    To get a standing ovation, and then hear the booing, I just knew the box office was going to go through the roof. It sounds philistine, but I could hear the cash register ringing in my head. [on Bowling for Columbine (2002) winning an Academy Award]

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