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Michael D. Costello

  • Art Department
  • Art Director
  • Actor
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Michael D. Costello was born on 29 April 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is an art director and actor, known for The Blob (1988), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) and Undisputed (2002).
BornApril 29, 1951
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    Known for

    The Blob (1988)
    The Blob
    6.7
    • Art Department
    • 1988
    Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
    Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
    6.6
    • Art Department(as Michael Costello)
    • 2011
    Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes in Undisputed (2002)
    Undisputed
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 2002
    Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough in Under the Silver Lake (2018)
    Under the Silver Lake
    6.5
    • Art Department
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • You're the Worst (2014)
      You're the Worst
      8.1
      TV Series
      • scenic artist
      • 2016–2019
    • Andrew Garfield and Riley Keough in Under the Silver Lake (2018)
      Under the Silver Lake
      6.5
      • set painter/signwriter
      • 2018
    • Lesley-Anne Down, Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Paul F. Tompkins, Dean Lemont, Kirsten Vangsness, and Darrett Sanders in Kill Me, Deadly (2015)
      Kill Me, Deadly
      7.2
      • paint foreman
      • 2015
    • When You Find Me (2011)
      When You Find Me
      6.6
      Short
      • scenic
      • 2011
    • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
      6.6
      • painter (as Michael Costello)
      • 2011
    • John from Cincinnati (2007)
      John from Cincinnati
      7.0
      TV Series
      • stand-by painter
      • 2007
    • Danny DeVito, Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Glenn Howerton in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
      It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
      8.8
      TV Series
      • art painter (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)
      Ray
      7.7
      • painter: Los Angeles (as Michael Costello)
      • 2004
    • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
      Deadwood
      8.6
      TV Series
      • stand-by painter (as Michael Costello)
      • 2004
    • Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Jake Milkovich, Ryan Milkovich, and Makenzie Vega in The Family Man (2000)
      The Family Man
      6.8
      • painter (as Michael Costello)
      • 2000
    • Nicholas Gonzalez and Marisol Nichols in The Princess & the Barrio Boy (2000)
      The Princess & the Barrio Boy
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • muralist: mermaid (as Michael Costello)
      • 2000
    • Richard Dreyfuss and Jenna Elfman in Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
      Krippendorf's Tribe
      5.1
      • scenic artist (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)
      Jackie Brown
      7.5
      • scenic foreman (as Michael Costello)
      • 1997
    • Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence in Nothing to Lose (1997)
      Nothing to Lose
      6.7
      • signwriter (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • John Travolta, Sean Penn, and Robin Wright in She's So Lovely (1997)
      She's So Lovely
      5.9
      • lead signwriter
      • paint coordinator (as Michael Costello, uncredited)
      • 1997

    Art Director

    • Ving Rhames and Wesley Snipes in Undisputed (2002)
      Undisputed
      6.1
      • Art Director
      • 2002
    • Spiders (2000)
      Spiders
      3.9
      • Art Director (as Michael Costello)
      • 2000
    • What We Did That Night (1999)
      What We Did That Night
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1999
    • Under Wraps (1997)
      Under Wraps
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1997
    • The Cliffwood Avenue Kids (1977)
      The Cliffwood Avenue Kids
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1977

    Actor

    • John from Cincinnati (2007)
      John from Cincinnati
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Man at VFW
      • Jokester, in VFW Bar
      • 2007

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Michael Costello
    • Height
      • 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • April 29, 1951
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Other works
      COMMERCIALS & INDUSTRIAL TRAINING VIDEO PROGRAMS-SCENIC ARTIST (1983) EMMY AWARDS-PASADENA CIVIC AUDITORIUM-SCENIC ARTIST (1984) OLYMPIC CLOSING CEREMONIES-LOS ANGELES COLLOSSIUM-SCENIC ARTIST (1990) BECK,MARILYN MANSON,SHERYL CROW,HOLE,LIMP BISQUIT VIDEOS-SCENIC ARTIST

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