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Michael McCullers (born 1971) is an American screenwriter who specializes in comedy films.


Early life


A native of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, McCullers attended Indian Springs School, a private high school in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] McCullers was awarded a National Merit Scholarship.


Career


McCullers started his career as writer on Saturday Night Live. He later co-wrote the scripts for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember, two films of the Austin Powers film series starring Mike Myers, which became his most acclaimed works. He wrote and directed the 2008 comedy Baby Mama starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.[2] In 1999, it signed a deal with New Line Cinema, where he was allowed to write their own comedy projects.[3]

McCullers later wrote the 2017 film The Boss Baby for DreamWorks Animation, and, with Genndy Tartakovsky, co-wrote Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) for Sony Pictures Animation.[4]

He is set to write Shrek 5 for DreamWorks Animation,[5] and is working on the script for the animated adaptation of Frogkisser!.[6]


Personal life


McCullers lives in Los Angeles,[7] with his wife and four children.[8]


Filmography


Film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me No Yes
2002 Undercover Brother No Yes
Austin Powers in Goldmember No Yes
2004 Thunderbirds No Yes
2008 Baby Mama Yes Yes
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman No Uncredited Additional Screenplay Material
2017 The Boss Baby No Yes
2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation No Yes
2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business No Yes Story with Tom McGrath

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer		 Notes
1997-1998 Saturday Night Live No Yes No 20 episodes
2000 Saturday Night Live:
The Best of Chris Farley		 No Yes No Documentary special
2005 Enough About Me Yes Yes Yes TV movie
2009 Parks and Recreation Yes No No Episode "Boys' Club"

References


  1. "IMDb". Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. Van Gelder, Lawrence (2008). "The New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05.
  3. Lyons, Charles (1999-09-23). "Scribe 'Powers' up first-look deal". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  4. "Genndy Tartakovsky Isn't Done With 'Hotel Transylvania,' Will Direct Third Film in Franchise". Cartoon Brew. Jun 20, 2016. Retrieved Feb 13, 2020.
  5. Heath, Paul (Oct 17, 2016). "Exclusive: Story writer revealed for Dreamworks' 'Shrek 5' - 'Sky High 2' coming?". Retrieved Feb 13, 2020.
  6. Ford, Ashley (June 5, 2017). "'Boss Baby' Screenwriter to Pen Fox's Animated 'Frogkisser!'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  7. "About.com Exclusive Interview with 'Baby Mama' Writer/Director Michael McCullers".
  8. "Lil Sugar interview with Michael McCullers". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2010-07-15.



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