Michael McCullers

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]

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.[3]

He is set to write Shrek 5 for DreamWorks Animation,[4] and is working on the script for the animated adaptation of Frogkisser!.[5]

Personal life

McCullers lives in Los Angeles,[6] with his wife and four children.[7]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as
		Writer	Director
1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Yes	No
2002	Undercover Brother	Yes	No
	Austin Powers in Goldmember	Yes	No
2004	Thunderbirds	Yes	No
2008	Baby Mama	Yes	Yes
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	Script edits	No
2017	The Boss Baby	Yes	No
2018	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	Yes	No
2021	The Boss Baby: Family Business	Yes	No
TBA	Untitled fifth Shrek film	Yes	No
	Frogkisser!	Yes	No

References

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

External links

• Michael McCullers at IMDb