Michael J. Anderson

Michael J. Anderson

Birthday: 1953-10-31

Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA

Also known as: Little Mike Anderson, Michael John Anderson, Michael Anderson, Mike Anderson

imdb_id: nm0027199

Biography:

Michael Anderson was born in Huron, South Dakota, at 10:30 P.M., on Halloween night. Subject to a genetic anomaly known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, he grew up in a wheelchair. After graduating high school, he traveled America, singing for tips and living in his car. For six years, he attended the University of Colorado where he majored in numerous subjects ranging from philosophy to microbiology. After college, he began working for Martin Marietta, trouble-shooting the N.A.S.A. computers in the ground-support system of the space shuttle. During this time, he made the documentary "Little Mike," which won a silver medal in the International Film and Television Awards. Soon thereafter, he moved to New York City, where his film and television career began. For many years, Anderson was most well-known among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwards-talking dream figure on the cult favorite T.V. series Twin Peaks (1990). Anderson also worked with Lynch for the experimental performance piece Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) and the T.V.-pilot-turned-feature film Mulholland Drive (2001). Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the H.B.O. series Carnivàle (2003).

Played in movies:

Twin Peaks

Score: 8.4

The Phantom Eye

Score: 8.0

Mulholland Drive

Score: 7.8

Mulholland Dr.

Score: 7.8

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Score: 7.4

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Score: 7.3

In the Soup

Score: 6.6

Screwed

Score: 6.5

The Great Land of Small

Score: 6.3

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

Score: 6.2

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

Score: 6.0

Snow White

Score: 5.9

Mannequin Two: On the Move

Score: 5.8

Ava's Magical Adventure

Score: 5.7

Fool's Fire

Score: 5.2

Warriors of Virtue

Score: 4.8

An Introduction to David Lynch

Score: 4.0

Tiptoes

Score: 3.9

No Such Thing as Gravity

Score: 3.5

Whatever Happened to Mason Reese

Score: 2.5

Club Vampire

Score: 2.0

First You Live Then You Die

Score: 0.0

Suffering Bastards

Score: 0.0

Postcards From The Cast

Score: 0.0

Learning to Speak in the Red Room

Score: 0.0

Minimum Wage

Score: 0.0

Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The X-Files

Score: 8.4

Twin Peaks

Score: 8.3

Twin Peaks

Score: 8.3

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Score: 8.2

Charmed

Score: 8.2

Charmed

Score: 8.2

Carnivàle

Score: 7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Score: 7.9

Port Charles

Score: 7.0

This Is How the World Ends

Score: 0.0