Michael J. Nelson
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-10-11 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Charles, Illinois
Michael J. Nelson
Biography
Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since that time, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, penned a regular column for TV Guide, and authored best-selling books for both HarperCollins and Abrams. His first book, Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese, thrilled critics, including Richard Schickel of Time Magazine, who said of Mike, "He's more fun than a barrel of Val Kilmers... Smarter than a roomful of Patrick Swayzes... and almost as hilarious as Keanu Reeves." Mike's laugh-out-loud follow-up, Mind Over Matters, prompted Kirkus Reviews to enthuse, "From someplace called Minnesota comes a Nelson funnier than Ozzie, Ricky, Lord or Half," and even dared to compare him to another legendary writer, saying of his Serious Speech to Business People, "[It] could easily precede [Robert] Benchley's immortal Treasurer's Report." And Kirkus Reviews loved his novel, Death Rat!, saying, "Fast-paced, outrageous and funny, first-novelist Nelson's mockery of media mendacity is as biting as La Dolce Vita or Network--only funnier!" Nelson speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with fellow former MST3K writers/performers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax, which, in a similar vein to MST3K, targets more mainstream films.
Known For
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
GrimTrax
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
Rifftrax: Cool as Ice
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
RiffTrax: Death Promise
Poopie!
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
The Rifftrax Yule Log
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015
Rifftrax Live: The Room
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
RiffTrax Live: RAD
Rifftrax: Birdemic
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
Rifftrax: The Guy From Harlem
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
Rifftrax: Twilight
The Last Dance: RAW
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
RiffTrax Live: Mothra
Rifftrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer
Poopie Parade of Values
This Is MST3K
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2
The Adventures of Edward the Less
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
Santa's Village of Madness
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
Max the Hero
Total Riff Off
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
RiffTrax Live: Octaman
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
Rifftrax: R.O.T.O.R.
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
The Year of Laughing Dangerously
Rifftrax: The Crater Lake Monster
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls
The Three Stooges in Color
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
Rifftrax: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
