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!"
Mike speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy sells out theaters with his RiffTrax Live events.
Filmography
all 67
Movies 62
self 44
Writer 7
TV Shows 5
Creator 1
RiffTrax Live: Point Break (2024)
GrimTrax (2024)
RiffTrax Live: RAD (2023)
Rifftrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing (2022)
RiffTrax Live: Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (2021)
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins (2021)
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion (2019)
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders (2019)
RiffTrax Live: Octaman (2019)
RiffTrax Live: Day of the Shorts: SF Sketchfest 2019 (2019)
Rifftrax Live: Krull (2018)
Rifftrax Live: Space Mutiny (2018)
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who β The Five Doctors (2017)
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party (2017)
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop (2017)
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls (2016)
Rifftrax Live: Mothra (2016)
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion (2016)
Rifftrax Live: Time Chasers (2016)
Rifftrax live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016 (2016)
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (2015)
Rifftrax Live: Miami Connection (2015)
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2 (2015)
Rifftrax Live: The Room (2015)
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus (2015)
Rifftrax live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015 (2015)
Rifftrax Live: Anaconda (2014)
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla (2014)
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado (2014)
Total Riff Off (2014)
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (2013)
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead (2013)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey (2013)
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers (2013)
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013 (2013)
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror (2012)
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate (2012)
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill (2010)
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness (2010)
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza! (2009)
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space (2009)
Max the Hero (2007)
The Film Crew: Giant of Marathon (2007)
The Film Crew: Wild Women of Wongo (2007)
The Film Crew: Killers from Space (2007)
The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007)
The Film Crew (2007)
RiffTrax (2006)
The Adventures of Edward the Less (2001)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3 (2000)
The Last Dance: Raw (1999)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2 (1999)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Final Sacrifice (1998)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1 (1998)
The Making of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' (1997)
Riding With Death (1997)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
Poopie! (1995)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Dead Talk Back (1994)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Painted Hills (1993)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Manos: The Hands of Fate (1993)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Crawling Eye (1989)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time of the Apes (1989)
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines (1964)
Safety In Offices (1944)
The Year of Laughing Dangerously
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1964-10-11 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Charles, United States of America
SpouseBridget Jones Nelson
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesMinneapolis, United States of America
Also Known AsMike Nelson
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