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Jim Michaels(I)

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  • Visual Effects
  • Director
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Jim Michaels
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The Chicago native landed his first producing gig on the NBC series Midnight Caller starring Gary Cole. He next served as a producer Co-Producer of the acclaimed NBC series Reasonable Doubts, a one hour drama starring Mark Harmon and Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin.

For three seasons beginning in 1993, Michaels was Co-Producer of the ABC series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The hit show starred Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher as the title characters.

Some of Michaels' other producing credits include Charlie Grace, a one-hour ABC detective drama starring Mark Harmon as a private detective raising a 12 year old LeeLee Sobieski. Michaels also produced Escape From Atlantis, a two-hour cable movie for Starz/Encore.

Jim's next project was the CBS series, Turks, starring William Devane followed by Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family series for the USA Network. Michaels subsequently produced The Guardian pilot for CBS, the Odyssey 5 series for Showtime followed by Dr. Vegas for CBS.

Jim produced the Golden Globe nominated Chris Rock inspired series Everybody Hates Chris. This Show set the record for highest rated comedy ever to air on the UPN/CW network.

With Everybody Hates Chris not getting renewed after 88 episodes, Jim joined the Producing team at Supernatural at the beginning of season 5 for Warner Bros. Television where he has finished the final season #15!

Jim, along with Sean Astin and Mark Marshall, just completed a documentary, Remember the Sultana, with the help of over 930 Kickstarter contributors about the largest maritime disaster to ever happen in America.

Jim's been a featured keynote speaker all over the United States for various organizations including the AFCI and many Universities including UCLA, Academy of Art University and NYU. He is a longtime member of the Producer's Guild of America (PGA). Jim is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmy's) as well as Screen Actor's Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the Director's Guild of America (DGA).

He has produced projects that have filmed in 9 different US States and 2 Canadian provinces. Illinois, Hawaii, California, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, Florida, Ontario, British Columbia and Utah.
BornSeptember 12, 1965
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    Known for

    Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Vincent Martella, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
    Everybody Hates Chris
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in Weird Science (1985)
    Weird Science
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1985
    Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
    Pee-wee's Playhouse
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Production Manager

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    Producer



    • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
      Supernatural
      8.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • producer
      • 2009–2020
    • Sean Astin, Jim Michaels, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mackenzie Astin, Jim Beaver, Bob Bergen, Jim Cummings, Dave Edison, Mark Marshall, Glenn Morshower, Jason James Richter, Leah Ann Cevoli, Brad Venable, Bryan McClure, Elliot Schiff, and Mike Marshall in Remember the Sultana (2018)
      Remember the Sultana
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • The Oversharer (2014)
      The Oversharer
      8.8
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2016–2017
    • Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Vincent Martella, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
      Everybody Hates Chris
      7.6
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • producer
      • 2005–2009
    • Oliver Hudson, Kevin Hart, and Danielle Nicolet in The Weekend (2007)
      The Weekend
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Rob Lowe, Joe Pantoliano, Tom Sizemore, Sarah Lancaster, and James J. Zito III in Dr. Vegas (2004)
      Dr. Vegas
      5.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Jfets-D
      Short
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Odyssey 5 (2002)
      Odyssey 5
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002–2003
    • The Guardian (2001)
      The Guardian
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Melora Hardin, Michael Angarano, Peter Dobson, Antoinette Picatto, and Cameron Richardson in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000)
      Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2000–2001
    • Yul Vazquez in Mondo Picasso (1999)
      Mondo Picasso
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Turks (1999)
      Turks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Kristina Anapau and Mercedes McNab in Escape from Atlantis (1997)
      Escape from Atlantis
      3.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1997
    • Mark Harmon in Charlie Grace (1995)
      Charlie Grace
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1995–1996
    • Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
      Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
      6.7
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 1993–1996

    Visual Effects



    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
      Alfred Hitchcock Presents
      7.7
      TV Series
      • 24 frame computer playback operator
      • visual effects producer
      • 1985–1989
    • Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)
      Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • visual effects producer
      • 1989
    • The Twilight Zone (1985)
      The Twilight Zone
      7.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1985–1989
    • Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker in Simon & Simon (1981)
      Simon & Simon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1983–1989
    • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
      Murder, She Wrote
      7.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer (uncredited)
      • 1984–1988
    • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
      Magnum, P.I.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1985–1988
    • Probe (1988)
      Probe
      7.9
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1988
    • Sarah Jessica Parker, Amanda Peterson, Trey Ames, Adam Arkin, Jayne Atkinson, Richard Kiley, Diana Muldaur, David Oliver, Scott Paulin, Wendy Phillips, and Morgan Stevens in A Year in the Life (1987)
      A Year in the Life
      8.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1987–1988
    • The Equalizer (1985)
      The Equalizer
      7.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1985–1987
    • Hard Copy (1987)
      Hard Copy
      4.3
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1987
    • Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers in The New Leave It to Beaver (1983)
      The New Leave It to Beaver
      5.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1983–1987
    • The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
      The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • visual effects producer (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
      Miami Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer (uncredited)
      • 1984–1987
    • Outlaws (1986)
      Outlaws
      7.1
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1986–1987
    • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
      Amazing Stories
      7.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects producer
      • 1985–1987

    Director



    • Odyssey 5 (2002)
      Odyssey 5
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2004
    • Melora Hardin, Michael Angarano, Peter Dobson, Antoinette Picatto, and Cameron Richardson in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (2000)
      Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Turks (1999)
      Turks
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Mark Harmon in Charlie Grace (1995)
      Charlie Grace
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin in Reasonable Doubts (1991)
      Reasonable Doubts
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1991–1993

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      • September 12, 1965
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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      Member of the Director's Guild of America (DGA), the Producer's Guild of America (PGA), Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Screen Actor's Guild (SAG-AFTRA), Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

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