Michael Spiller
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Michael Alan Spiller is an American cinematographer
and television director
.
Spiller has directed on numerous series and has also served as a cinematographer
prior to directing and worked frequently with Hal Hartley
. He was a regular director on the HBO series, Sex and the City
where he also served as director of photography during the first four seasons. After Sex and the City, Spiller continued to direct on series such as Scrubs
, Jake in Progress
, The Bernie Mac Show
and has directed two episodes of the HBO series, Big Love
which premiered in March 2006. Spiller was also a producer on the series Jake in Progress and Big Day
.
In 2011, He won a Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the Modern Family
episode "Halloween
".
Spiller was born in New Jersey
and raised in Brooklyn
, New York
.
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
.
Spiller has directed on numerous series and has also served as a cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
prior to directing and worked frequently with Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley is an American film director, screenwriter, producer composer, who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and 1990s...
. He was a regular director on the HBO series, Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
where he also served as director of photography during the first four seasons. After Sex and the City, Spiller continued to direct on series such as Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
, Jake in Progress
Jake in Progress
Jake in Progress is an American comedy series broadcast on ABC from 2005 to 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more...
, The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show
The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom featuring comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana and Vanessa. The show aired for five seasons , concluding with a half-hour series finale on Fox....
and has directed two episodes of the HBO series, Big Love
Big Love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
which premiered in March 2006. Spiller was also a producer on the series Jake in Progress and Big Day
Big Day
Big Day, originally titled A Day in the Life, is an American situation comedy that first aired on ABC from November 28, 2006 to January 30, 2007. The series was co-produced by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa and directed by Michael Spiller for Sony Pictures Television...
.
In 2011, He won a Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the Modern Family
Modern Family
Modern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
episode "Halloween
Halloween (Modern Family)
"Halloween" is the sixth episode of Modern Familys second season. It originally aired on October 27, 2010 on the ABC network in the United States. The episode was written by Jeffrey Richman and directed by Michael Spiller and was based on an idea by cast member Eric Stonestreet...
".
Spiller was born in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and raised in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Director filmography
- Modern FamilyModern FamilyModern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
(2010) TV series- episode 1.11 "Up All NightUp All Night (Modern Family)"Up All Night" is the eleventh episode of the first season for the ABC series Modern Family. It premiered on ABC in the United States on January 6, 2010. The episode was written by co-creator Christopher Lloyd and directed by Michael Spiller. In the episode, Gloria is less than pleased with Jay's...
" - episode 1.15 "My Funky ValentineMy Funky Valentine"My Funky Valentine" is the fifteenth episode of first season of Modern Family. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 2010.-Plot:Phil and Claire are arranging their Valentine's date at their usual restaurant, but after being shocked by Dylan's present for Haley, they decide to instead spending the...
" - episode 2.01 "The Old WagonThe Old Wagon"The Old Wagon" is the second season premiere of the American sitcom Modern Family and the 25th episode overall. "The Old Wagon" premiered on September 22, 2010.. The episode was written by Bill Wrubel and was directed by Michael Spiller...
" - episode 2.03 "EarthquakeEarthquake (Modern Family)"Earthquake" is the third episode of the second season of the American Broadcasting Company American sitcom, Modern Family and the 27th episode overall. The episode originally aired October 6, 2010. The episode was written by Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh and directed by Michael Spiller...
" - episode 2.05 "UnpluggedUnplugged (Modern Family)"Unplugged" is the fifth episode of the second season of the ABC sitcom, Modern Family. The episode originally aired October 20, 2010. The episode was written by series co-creator Steven Levitan and directed by Michael Spiller....
" - episode 2.06 "HalloweenHalloween (Modern Family)"Halloween" is the sixth episode of Modern Familys second season. It originally aired on October 27, 2010 on the ABC network in the United States. The episode was written by Jeffrey Richman and directed by Michael Spiller and was based on an idea by cast member Eric Stonestreet...
" - episode 2.07 "ChirpChirp (Modern Family)"Chirp" is the seventh episode of the second season of Modern Family and the 31st episode overall. It originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company in the United States on November 3, 2010...
" - episode 2.08 "Manny Get Your GunManny Get Your Gun"Manny Get Your Gun" is the eighth episode of the second season of the sitcom, Modern Family and the 32nd overall. It originally aired November 17, 2010 on the American Broadcasting Company...
" - episode 2.09 "Mother TuckerMother Tucker (Modern Family)"Mother Tucker" is the ninth episode of the second season of the sitcom, Modern Family and the 33rd overall. It originally aired on November 24, 2010 on the ABC...
"
- episode 1.11 "Up All Night
- Cougar TownCougar TownCougar Town is an American television sitcom that premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009. The series focuses on a recently divorced woman in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter, along with her son, ex-husband, and friends who together make...
(2009) TV series- episode 1.4 "I Won't Back Down"
- Samantha Who?Samantha Who?Samantha Who? is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007 to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Don Todd, who also served as producers...
(2007) TV series- episode "The Wedding"
- episode "The Hypnotherapist"
- Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
(2006) TV series- episode "In or OutIn or Out"In or Out" is an episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, the thirteenth in the series overall, which aired on January 18, 2007. It was written by Myra Jo Martino and directed by Michael Spiller...
"
- episode "In or Out
- Big LoveBig LoveBig Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
(2006) TV series- episode "Eclipse"
- episode "Eviction"
- Jake in ProgressJake in ProgressJake in Progress is an American comedy series broadcast on ABC from 2005 to 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more...
(2005) TV series - Kitchen ConfidentialKitchen Confidential (TV series)Kitchen Confidential is an American television sitcom that debuted on September 19, 2005 on the Fox network, based on Anthony Bourdain's New York Times bestselling book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly...
(2005) TV series- episode 1.03 "Dinner Date with Death"
- Life As We Know It (2004) TV series
- Method & RedMethod & RedMethod & Red, sometimes written Meth and Red, is a television program that first aired on Fox Broadcasting Company on June 16, 2004...
(2004) TV Series - Cracking UpCracking UpFor the movie, see Cracking Up .Cracking Up is an American television sitcom created by School of Rock writer Mike White, who also served as the series' head writer. It aired on the Fox Network on Monday nights from March to May 2004. The title of the program and the name of the psychiatrist, Dr...
(2004) TV Series - LuckyLucky (TV series)Lucky is an American dark comedy television series which ran for one season on FX Networks in 2003. The show starred John Corbett as Michael "Lucky" Linkletter, a professional poker player and gambling addict. The series was created by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen...
(2003) TV series- episode 1.7 "Savant"
- episode 1.13 "In the Stars"
- Oliver BeeneOliver BeeneOliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective...
(2003) TV series - Do OverDo OverDo Over is an American comedy-drama/fantasy series created by Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener. The series, which was broadcast on The WB in 2002, stars Penn Badgley.-Synopsis:...
(2002) TV series- episode "Valentine's Day Dance"
- MonkMonk (TV series)Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
(2002) TV series- episode "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame"
- Greg the BunnyGreg the BunnyGreg the Bunny is an American television sitcom that originally aired on Fox TV in 2002. It starred Seth Green and a hand puppet named Greg the Bunny, originally invented by the team of Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano. Milano and Chinoy wrote and co-produced the Fox show. In the show,...
(2002) TV series - Leap of FaithLeap of Faith (TV series)Leap of Faith is a half-hour single-camera comedy that aired on NBC during early 2002. It aired right after Friends on NBC's Thursday comedy block, Must See TV...
(2002) TV series - The Bernie Mac ShowThe Bernie Mac ShowThe Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom featuring comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana and Vanessa. The show aired for five seasons , concluding with a half-hour series finale on Fox....
(2001) TV series - ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
(2001) TV series- episode 1.13 "My Balancing Act"
- episode 1.14 "My Drug Buddy"
- episode 1.23 "My HeroMy Hero (Scrubs)"My Hero" is the 23rd episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on May 14, 2002 on NBC.-Synopsis:Ben takes his leukemia diagnosis pretty well, much better than Jordan and J.D. Dr. Cox tells Ben, Jordan and J.D. that they can beat the cancer, earning J.D.'s hero worship. Later, Dr...
" - episode 1.24 "My Last DayMy Last Day"My Last Day" is the 24th and final episode of the first season of the the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on May 21, 2002 on NBC.- Plot :It is J.D., Turk and Elliot's last day as interns; soon they will become residents...
" - episode 2.03 "My Case Study"
- episode 2.06 "My Big BrotherMy Big BrotherThis article is about the game. For the episode of Scrubs, see My Big Brother My Big Brother is a mobile game that emulates the Big Brother Brasil TV show in a cell phone using Java technology...
" - episode 2.14 "My Brother, My Keeper"
- episode 2.19 "My KingdomMy Kingdom"My Kingdom" is the first single from Future Sound of London's 1996 release Dead Cities. It is written in a theme and variation format on the song "My Kingdom", but Part 4 returns to the original theme...
" - episode 2.21 "My Drama Queen"
- episode 3.02 "My JourneyMy Journey"My Journey" is the second episode of season three and the 48th episode overall of the American sitcom Scrubs. It originally aired on October 9, 2003 on NBC.-Plot:...
" - episode 3.03 "My White Whale"
- episode 3.12 "My Catalyst"
- episode 4.21 "My Quarantine"
- episode 5.03 "My Day at the Races"
- episode 5.16 "My Bright IdeaMy Bright Idea"My Bright Idea" is the 16th episode of season five and the 109th episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. It originally aired on March 28, 2006 on NBC.-Plot:...
- episode 8.02 "My JerksMy Jerks"My Jerks" is the 151st episode and television season premiere of the eighth season of the ABC Studios television series Scrubs. The episode first aired on January 6, 2009 on the American Broadcasting Company, following the show's departure from NBC. It was immediately followed by the second...
" - episode 8.04 "My Saving Grace"
- episode 9.01 "Our First Day of SchoolOur First Day of School"Our First Day of School" is the ninth season premiere of U.S. comedy-drama Scrubs. It first aired on ABC, on December 1, 2009. The episode is the first episode of Scrubs following its re-design, and takes place in a different location to the first eight seasons; rather than being set in a...
" - episode 9.05 "Our Mysteries"
- episode 9.10 "Our True Lies"
- Sex and the CitySex and the CitySex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
(1998) TV series- episode "Hot Child in the City"
- episode "Frenemies"
- episode "Baby, Talk Is Cheap"
- episode "Belles of the Ball"
- episode "Games People Play"
- episode "Ghost Town"
- episode "Sex and the Country"