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Michael J. Nelson is an American comedian and writer, best known for his work on Mystery Science Theater 3000. He also wrote books, created RiffTrax, and hosted podcasts on Christianity and literature.
Michael J. Nelson is best known as the former host and writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a comedy show that mocks bad movies. He has also written books, columns, and commentaries, and appeared on radio and TV shows.
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Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988). 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.
- October 11, 1964
Michael J Nelson | Facebook. 29K followers • 5 following. Intro. Michael J. Nelson spends his energies over at http://RiffTrax.com, making movies funny. http://fb.com/RIFFTRAX. Page · Writer. ninfo@italianalluretravel.com. twitter.com/michaeljnelson. 96% recommend (11 Reviews) Photos. See all photos.
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Since the series ended, he has worked steadily as a writer. His first book, Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese (2000) collects columns on various films and film tropes. His second, Mike Nelson's Mind Over Matters (2002) covers non-movie-related topics. His third, his first original novel, is Mike Nelson's Death Rat!: A Novel (2003). In 2023, he co-wrot...
Regular roles
1. Mike Nelson - (512 - 1013 and MST3K: The Movie) 2. Dr. Peanut - (801 - 804) 3. Observer - (805 - 808, 905)
Guest appearances
1. Isaac Asimov Literary Doomsday Device (voice) - Women of the Prehistoric Planet 2. Valeria - Rocketship X-M 3. JC - The Side Hackers 4. Imperialistic Alien 1 - Jungle Goddess 5. Sorri Andropoli - Rocket Attack U.S.A. 6. "Hugh Beaumont" - Lost Continent, The Human Duplicators 7. "Abe Vigoda" (voice) - First Spaceship on Venus 8. Mothra (voice) - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster 9. Gamera - Gamera 10. Bruce - Daddy-O 11. Glenn Manning - The Amazing Colossal Man, War of the Colossal Beast 12. "Ja...
"At the time I was hired, I was a waiter-slash-comedian, and I was working at a TGIFriday’s so I could have a flexible schedule.""My stand-up was a little bit heady. I would do an impression of Robert Frost, which was tough in places like rural Wisconsin and Minnesota. People didn’t want experimental stuff. They wanted their..."We rode a lot on the fact that critics really liked it. It was kind of like the way HBO makes its money on Real Sex, but then has a couple of prestige projects. We were like a prestige project, if..."We knew that people really had a fondness for the show, so we tried to make it as non-jarring as possible. We said, "Let’s just go slow here and not make any radical changes."Michael J. Nelson at the Internet Movie DatabaseBoingBoing.net 2012 interview with Mike and the RiffTrax revisiting of Manos: The Hands of FateLearn about Michael J. Nelson, who played Mike Nelson on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and wrote books, commentaries and podcasts. Find out his biography, filmography, personal quotes and more on this Fandom page.
Michael J. Nelson is a former host and writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and a frequent contributor to RiffTrax Live. He has also written books, columns, and appeared in various TV shows and movies.
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Curtain Call. The Room. Michael J. Nelson | Dec 08, 2011 | 1 comments. A recent Internet meme featured a goofy song set to clips from an obscure mid-’70s wilderness “epic” called Buffalo Rider.
