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Mike Nelson
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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!" Nelson speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with fellow former MST3K writers/performers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax, which, in a similar vein to MST3K, targets more mainstream films.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1964-10-11
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 0.3
- info Birth Place St. Charles, Illinois
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6.6
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996-04-19
8
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
2021-08-17
9.7
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead
2013-10-24
8.8
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
2012-08-16
8.8
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
2009-08-20
6
Max the Hero
2007-10-20
9
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
2017-08-17
8
RiffTrax Live: RAD
2023-08-17
10
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
2013-08-15
9.3
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla
2014-08-14
5.5
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
2022-08-18
6.4
RiffTrax Live: Octaman
2019-04-18
0
The Year of Laughing Dangerously
10
GrimTrax
2024-01-19
9
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
2024-08-08
0
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1
1998-07-01
8
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
1999-10-01
9
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
2000-11-07
7.5
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
2013-12-05
8
RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection
2015-10-01
8.2
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
2016-05-05
0
This Is MST3K
1992-11-14
8.8
Rifftrax Live: The Room
2015-05-06
8
Poopie!
1995-11-23
9
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
1964-12-01
0
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey
2013-09-03
8.2
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror
2012-10-25
6.3
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
2014-07-10
7.8
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
2017-06-15
9
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls
2016-10-27
6.5
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop
2017-04-13
7.6
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2
2015-09-15
0
The Last Dance: RAW
1999-10-31
8.5
RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny
2018-08-10
4.7
RiffTrax Live: Mothra
2016-08-18
7
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
2014-12-04
10
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
2019-07-06
8.7
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
2015-12-03
8.5
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
2010-10-28
8
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
2019-10-18
8.2
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!
2009-12-16
7
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
2013-05-30
7.7
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015
2015-03-06
9
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
2016-06-28
7.7
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016
2016-04-04
9
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
2010-08-19
0
MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special
1995-03-22
0
Poopie Parade of Values
1995-11-23
0
The Rifftrax Yule Log
2018-11-18
0
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
2025-01-24
0
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
2022-01-07
0
RiffTrax Live: TimeCop
2025-08-14
0
RiffTrax: Death Promise
2015-09-25
0
Santa's Village of Madness
2012-12-21
8
Rifftrax: Twilight
2009-04-20
0
Rifftrax: Cool as Ice
2013-02-17
0
Rifftrax: Birdemic
2015-08-08
0
Rifftrax: R.O.T.O.R.
2014-10-03
0
Rifftrax: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
2010-12-16
0
Rifftrax: The Guy From Harlem
2012-08-04
0
Rifftrax: The Crater Lake Monster
2011-05-25
0
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
1997-09-02
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
7
Total Riff Off
2014-04-01
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
0
The Adventures of Edward the Less
2001-01-01
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
movie_edit Directing
7.7
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
2013-08-15
7.7
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
2016-06-28
7.7
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
2016-06-28
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
2000-11-07
7.7
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
2012-08-16
7.7
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
2012-08-16
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996-04-19
7.7
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
2014-12-04
7.7
GrimTrax
2024-01-19
7.7
GrimTrax
2024-01-19
7.7
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
2013-12-05
7.7
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
2024-08-08
7.7
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
2017-06-15
7.7
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
2010-08-19
7.7
RiffTrax Live: RAD
2023-08-17
7.7
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
2019-07-06
7.7
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
2022-08-18
7.7
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
2017-08-17
7.7
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
2010-10-28
7.7
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
2010-10-28
7.7
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
2025-01-24
7.7
RiffTrax Live: TimeCop
2025-08-14
7.7
Santa's Village of Madness
2012-12-21
7.7
Santa's Village of Madness
2012-12-21
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989-11-25