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Michael Dowse(I)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Michael Dowse at an event for Goon (2011)
As lifelong friends Dean (Paul Spence) and Terry (Dave Lawrence) celebrate DeanÂ’s five years of being nut-cancer free, the two headbangers realize that their partying ways are catching up with them. Will a job offer from their buddy Tron (Andrew Sparacino) turn them into respectable, hard-working dudes?
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Michael Dowse was born on 19 April 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), What If (2013) and Goon (2011).
BornApril 19, 1973
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BornApril 19, 1973
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 14 nominations

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Michael Dowse and Topher Grace in Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
Michael Dowse in Fubar (2002)
Michael Dowse, Daniel Radcliffe, and Zoe Kazan in What If (2013)
Michael Dowse at an event for What If (2013)
Michael Dowse, Daniel Radcliffe, and Zoe Kazan at an event for What If (2013)
Michael Dowse, Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Jeff Arkuss, David Gross, and Jesse Shapira at an event for What If (2013)
Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, and Michael Dowse at an event for Goon (2011)
Michael Dowse, Paul Kaye, and Pete Tong at an event for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
Michael Dowse, Paul Kaye, Allan Niblo, James Richardson, Pete Tong, and Richard Matson at an event for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
Michael Dowse, Paul Kaye, and Pete Tong at an event for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)

Known for:

It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
It's All Gone Pete Tong
7.2
  • Director
  • 2004
Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan in What If (2013)
What If
6.8
  • Director
  • 2013
Seann William Scott in Goon (2011)
Goon
6.8
  • Director
  • 2011
Mira Sorvino, Steve Howey, Dave Bautista, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Karen Gillan, Iko Uwais, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jimmy Tatro in Stuber (2019)
Stuber
6.2
  • Director
  • 2019

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Director

  • Just Cause
    • Director
    • In Development
  • The Sticky
    • Director
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, Chandler Dean, Max Malas, Bellaluna Resnick, James McDougall, Cyrus Arnold, Che Tafari, Santino Barnard, Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Winslow Fegley, Braelyn Rankins, Brielle Rankins, and Jacob Laval in 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
    8-Bit Christmas
    • Director
    • 2021
  • David Alan Grier, Taraji P. Henson, RonReaco Lee, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Ed Helms, William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart, Betty Gilpin, and Andrew Bachelor in Coffee & Kareem (2020)
    Coffee & Kareem
    • Director
    • 2020
  • Mira Sorvino, Steve Howey, Dave Bautista, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Karen Gillan, Iko Uwais, Kumail Nanjiani, and Jimmy Tatro in Stuber (2019)
    Stuber
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Fubar Age of Computer (2017)
    Fubar Age of Computer
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Future Man (2017)
    Future Man
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Jay Baruchel and Riley O'Donnell in Robot Bullies (2017)
    Robot Bullies
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Preacher (2016)
    Preacher
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Raeanna Guitard in Man Seeking Woman (2015)
    Man Seeking Woman
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan in What If (2013)
    What If
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Seann William Scott in Goon (2011)
    Goon
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Topher Grace, and Teresa Palmer in Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
    Take Me Home Tonight
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
    Fubar: Balls to the Wall
    • Director
    • 2010
  • The Foundation (2009)
    The Foundation
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
    It's All Gone Pete Tong
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Fubar (2002)
    Fubar
    • Director
    • 2002

Writer

  • Fubar Age of Computer (2017)
    Fubar Age of Computer
    • created by (creator)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch in The Grand Seduction (2013)
    The Grand Seduction
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
    Fubar: Balls to the Wall
    • written by
    • 2010
  • The Foundation (2009)
    The Foundation
    • creator
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
    It's All Gone Pete Tong
    • written by
    • 2004
  • Fubar (2002)
    Fubar
    • written by (as Dowse)
    • 2002
  • 237
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2000

Producer

  • Fubar Age of Computer (2017)
    Fubar Age of Computer
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Raeanna Guitard in Man Seeking Woman (2015)
    Man Seeking Woman
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan in What If (2013)
    What If
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
    Fubar: Balls to the Wall
    • producer
    • 2010
  • The Foundation (2009)
    The Foundation
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Joshua Peace in You Might as Well Live (2009)
    You Might as Well Live
    • executive producer
    • 2009
  • Fubar (2002)
    Fubar
    • producer (as Dowse)
    • 2002
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dowse
  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • April 19, 1973
    • London, Ontario, Canada
  • Other works
    Directed music video for The New Pornographers, "Your Daddy Don't Know".

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    [on hockey as a film subject] The sport is inherently funny. The way they talk. And there's something to be said about the physical comedy of the violence. That's what 'Slap Shot' aimed for, and that's what we're doing with 'Goon'.

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