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Michael Moore(II)

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Michael Moore at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9" is a provocative and comedic look at the times in which we live.
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Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
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Michael Francis Moore was born in Flint, Michigan on April 23, 1954, and was raised in its Davison suburb. He is the son of Helen Veronica (Wall), a secretary, and Francis Richard Moore, who worked on an auto assembly line. He has Irish, as well as English and Scottish, ancestry.

Moore 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.
BornApril 23, 1954
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BornApril 23, 1954
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 72 wins & 33 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)
    Bowling for Columbine
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2002
    Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
    Fahrenheit 9/11
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2004
    Sicko (2007)
    Sicko
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2007
    Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Director



    • Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
      Fahrenheit 11/9
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)
      Michael Moore in TrumpLand
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Where to Invade Next (2015)
      Where to Invade Next
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
      Capitalism: A Love Story
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Michael Moore in Slacker Uprising (2007)
      Slacker Uprising
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Sicko (2007)
      Sicko
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
      Fahrenheit 9/11
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2004
    • System of a Down: Boom! (2003)
      System of a Down: Boom!
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2003
    • The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (2003)
      The Best of R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003
      6.4
      Video
      • Director (video "All the Way to Reno")
      • 2003
    • Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)
      Bowling for Columbine
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2002
    • R.E.M.: All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star) (2001)
      R.E.M.: All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Rage Against the Machine: Testify (2000)
      Rage Against the Machine: Testify
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2000
    • The Awful Truth (1999)
      The Awful Truth
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999–2000
    • Rage Against the Machine: Sleep Now in the Fire (2000)
      Rage Against the Machine: Sleep Now in the Fire
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2000
    • And Justice for All (1998)
      And Justice for All
      2.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1998

    Producer



    • From Ground Zero (2024)
      From Ground Zero
      7.9
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Planet of the Humans (2019)
      Planet of the Humans
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
      Fahrenheit 11/9
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Orson Welles in The Eyes of Orson Welles (2018)
      The Eyes of Orson Welles
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)
      Michael Moore in TrumpLand
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Where to Invade Next (2015)
      Where to Invade Next
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2015
    • 10%: What Makes a Hero? (2013)
      10%: What Makes a Hero?
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Occupy Los Angeles (2012)
      Occupy Los Angeles
      2.4
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
      Capitalism: A Love Story
      7.4
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Michael Moore in Slacker Uprising (2007)
      Slacker Uprising
      5.3
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Sicko (2007)
      Sicko
      8.0
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
      Fahrenheit 9/11
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)
      Bowling for Columbine
      8.0
      • producer
      • 2002
    • The Awful Truth (1999)
      The Awful Truth
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1999–2000
    • Better Days
      1.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1998

    Writer



    • Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
      Fahrenheit 11/9
      7.2
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Michael Moore in TrumpLand (2016)
      Michael Moore in TrumpLand
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Where to Invade Next (2015)
      Where to Invade Next
      7.5
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
      Capitalism: A Love Story
      7.4
      • written by
      • 2009
    • Michael Moore in Slacker Uprising (2007)
      Slacker Uprising
      5.3
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Sicko (2007)
      Sicko
      8.0
      • written by
      • 2007
    • Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
      Fahrenheit 9/11
      7.5
      • written by
      • 2004
    • A Brief History of the United States of America (2002)
      A Brief History of the United States of America
      7.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)
      Bowling for Columbine
      8.0
      • written by
      • 2002
    • The Awful Truth (1999)
      The Awful Truth
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 1999–2000
    • TV Nation: Volume Two (1997)
      TV Nation: Volume Two
      4.8
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • TV Nation: Volume One (1997)
      TV Nation: Volume One
      5.0
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • The Big One (1997)
      The Big One
      7.1
      • written by
      • 1997
    • TV Nation (1994)
      TV Nation
      6.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1994–1995
    • Canadian Bacon (1995)
      Canadian Bacon
      5.9
      • written by
      • 1995

    Videos28

    Where to Invade Next
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    Where to Invade Next
    Where to Invade Next
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    Where to Invade Next
    Where to Invade Next
    Clip 0:46
    Where to Invade Next
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    Clip 0:53
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    Clip 0:52
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    Clip 0:57
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    Capitalism: A Love Story
    Clip 0:54
    Capitalism: A Love Story

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • April 23, 1954
      • Flint, Michigan, USA
    • Spouse
      • Kathleen GlynnOctober 19, 1991 - July 22, 2014 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Natalie
    • Parents
        Helen Veronica (Wall)
    • Other works
      Wrote "Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American, " and "Adventures in a TV Nation, " (with Kathleen Glynn).
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      • 5 Print Biographies
      • 4 Portrayals
      • 14 Interviews
      • 86 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 11 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      While the press tried to pit Moore and his Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) against Mel Gibson and his The Passion of the Christ (2004) against each other as the representation of "blue" and "red" states in the election year of 2004, the two men get along well personally and find their opposition to be an invention of the press. Actually Moore, a practicing Catholic, loved "Passion" and saw it many times and Gibson, who opposed the invasion of Iraq despite his conservative reputation, greatly enjoyed "Fahrenheit."
    • Quotes
      I like America to some extent. Take the Japanese for instance. They are complicated and tend to be reserved in expressing themselves. Sometimes, it is difficult for me to understand them. Americans are simple and clear. They are charming people. You will understand how good an individual American is. What I am not satisfied with America is that the nation cannot control the government and economy. Only a handful of people have the power to control the country.
    • Trademarks
        Usually wears a baseball cap and glasses
    • Nickname
      • The Big Man

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