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Michael Schultz
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Schultz in 1957
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| Born | November 10, 1938 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Film director, theater director, film producer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Lauren Jones
(m. 1965) |
Michael Schultz (born November 10, 1938) is a famous American director and producer. He has created many plays, movies, and TV shows.
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About Michael Schultz
Michael Schultz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1938. His mother was Katherine Frances Leslie and his father was Leo Albert Schultz.
When he was growing up, Michael was known as "Mike." He went to Riverside University High School in Milwaukee. He was a very active student there. Mike played baseball and football. He also loved being in school theater plays.
Becoming a Director
After high school, Michael went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Marquette University. Then, he studied at Princeton University. In 1966, he directed his very first play, called Waiting for Godot.
In 1968, he joined a group called the Negro Ensemble Company. This led him to work on Broadway shows in New York City. His big break came in 1969 when he directed a play called To Be Young, Gifted and Black. He even made this play into a TV show in 1972.
His Movies
Michael Schultz directed many movies that were both funny and made people think. Some of his early films include Honeybaby, Honeybaby and Cooley High.
He became very well-known for the comedy movie Car Wash in 1976. He also directed Which Way Is Up? in 1977, which starred the famous comedian Richard Pryor.
In 1978, Michael directed a musical movie called Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This movie had a very large budget for an African-American director at that time. Later, he directed Scavenger Hunt (1979) and Carbon Copy (1981). Carbon Copy was the first movie for actor Denzel Washington. He also directed the comedy Disorderlies in 1987.
In 1986, Michael Schultz and his wife, Gloria Schultz, started their own production company called Crystalite Productions.
Working in Television
More recently, Michael Schultz has directed many TV shows and TV movies. He directed episodes for popular series like The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Picket Fences.
In 1991, Michael Schultz was honored for his work. He was added to the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame.
Family Life
Michael Schultz married Gloria Jones in 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. His wife is an actress and is known as Lauren Jones in her acting roles. Outside of acting, she is known as Gloria Schultz. Michael and Gloria have two children together.
What He Has Directed
Michael Schultz has directed many different projects.
TV Movies
- To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972)
- Benny's Place (1982)
- For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)
- The Jerk, Too (1984)
- The Spirit (1987)
- Timestalkers (1987)
- Rock 'n' Roll Mom (1988)
- Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
- Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990)
- Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990)
- Day-O (1992)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies (1994)
- Shock Treatment (1995)
- Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)
- Killers in the House (1998)
- My Last Love (1999)
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (1999)
- L.A. Law: The Movie (2002)
TV Series Episodes
- The Rockford Files (1974)
- Starsky and Hutch (1975)
- Baretta (1975)
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
- Chicago Hope (1994)
- Ally McBeal (1997)
- The Practice (1997)
- Ally (1999)
- Philly (2001)
- Everwood
- Brothers and sisters
- Cold Case (2006)
- Eli Stone (2007)
- Chuck (2010)
- Arrow (2012–2017)
- The Mysteries of Laura (2014)
- Black-ish (2015–2017)
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016)
- New Girl (2016–2018)
- Star (2017)
- Once Upon a Time (2017)
- Step Up: High Water (2018)
- Black Lightning (2018–2020)
- Code Black (2018)
- Manifest (2018)
- All American (2019–2024)
- All American: Homecoming (2022–2024)
- The Wonder Years (2023)
Movies
- Together for Days (1972)
- Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974)
- Cooley High (1975)
- Car Wash (1976)
- Greased Lightning (1977)
- Which Way Is Up? (1977)
- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
- Scavenger Hunt (1979)
- Bustin' Loose (1981)
- Carbon Copy (1981)
- Krush Groove (1985)
- The Last Dragon (1985)
- Disorderlies (1987)
- White Girl (1990)
- Livin' Large! (1991)
- Nikita's Blues (1999)
- Dreamers (2000)
- Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
Plays He Directed
- God Is a (Guess What?) (1968)
- Kongi's Harvest (1968)
- Song of the Lusitanian Bogey (1968) (He won an Obie Award for Best Director for this play.)
- The Reckoning (1969)
- Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? (1969)
- Operation Sidewinder (1970)
- The Dream on Monkey Mountain (1971)
- The Cherry Orchard (1972)
- Thoughts (1973)
- What the Wine-Sellers Buy (1974)
- Mule Bone (1991)
See also
In Spanish: Michael Schultz para niños
