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Michael Dowse(I)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Michael Dowse at an event for What If (2013)
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 producer, known for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), What If (2013) and Stuber (2019).
BornApril 19, 1973
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BornApril 19, 1973
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      • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

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    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
    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
    Seann William Scott in Goon (2011)
    Goon
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Director

    • Trap House
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • The Stunt Driver
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Margo Martindale in The Sticky (2024)
      The Sticky
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Me (2024)
      Me
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • 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
      6.7
      • 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
      5.2
      • 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
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Fubar Age of Computer (2017)
      Fubar Age of Computer
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Future Man (2017)
      Future Man
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Jay Baruchel and Riley O'Donnell in Robot Bullies (2017)
      Robot Bullies
      5.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Preacher (2016)
      Preacher
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Jay Baruchel and Raeanna Guitard in Man Seeking Woman (2015)
      Man Seeking Woman
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2017
    • 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
    • Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Topher Grace, and Teresa Palmer in Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
      Take Me Home Tonight
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
      Fubar: Balls to the Wall
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Foundation (2009)
      The Foundation
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Trap House
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Margo Martindale in The Sticky (2024)
      The Sticky
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Me (2024)
      Me
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Fubar Age of Computer (2017)
      Fubar Age of Computer
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Jay Baruchel and Raeanna Guitard in Man Seeking Woman (2015)
      Man Seeking Woman
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan in What If (2013)
      What If
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
      Fubar: Balls to the Wall
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2010
    • The Foundation (2009)
      The Foundation
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Joshua Peace in You Might as Well Live (2009)
      You Might as Well Live
      5.4
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Fubar (2002)
      Fubar
      6.8
      • producer (as Dowse)
      • 2002

    Writer

    • Fubar Age of Computer (2017)
      Fubar Age of Computer
      7.4
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2017
    • Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch in The Grand Seduction (2013)
      The Grand Seduction
      7.0
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
      Fubar: Balls to the Wall
      6.5
      • written by
      • 2010
    • The Foundation (2009)
      The Foundation
      6.4
      TV Series
      • creator
      • written by
      • 2009
    • It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
      It's All Gone Pete Tong
      7.2
      • written by
      • 2004
    • Fubar (2002)
      Fubar
      6.8
      • written by (as Dowse)
      • 2002
    • 237
      5.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • 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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