Michael Colton
Michael Colton | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
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| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Spouse | Carla Pereira |
Michael Colton is an American screenwriter and former journalist.[1] With writing partner John Aboud, he created the television show Home Economics and wrote the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture and Penguins of Madagascar. He was a regular commentator on Best Week Ever and other VH1 shows, including I Love the '80s.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Colton attended Newton North High School in Massachusetts, where he wrote a humor column for the student newspaper.[3] He graduated from Harvard University, where he was an editor at both the Harvard Lampoon and The Harvard Crimson.[3]
He married lawyer and Harvard alum Carla Pereira on May 30, 2004.[4]
Career
[edit]Colton has co-written the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture,[5] Penguins of Madagascar and The Comebacks. He has also co-produced the television series Close Enough and Zoolander: Super Model and written for Childrens Hospital and Leverage.[1] In 2021, he co-created the ABC television series Home Economics.
In the late 1990s, Colton was a journalist at The Washington Post.[6] He has also written for The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Newsweek, The New York Observer, the Washington City Paper, Brill's Content, and McSweeney's.[1]
During the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007–2008, Colton and Aboud created the website AMPTP.com, a parody of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers' official website, AMPTP.org.[7][8]
From 2000 to 2003, Colton and Aboud ran Modern Humorist, an entertainment company based in Brooklyn, best known for its online magazine.[3][9]
Filmography
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (February 2021) |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2003 | VH1 Big in 03 | Consultant |
| 2004 | The Wrong Coast | Writer |
| 2004 | I Love the '90s | Himself/Panelist |
| 2005 | Last Laugh '05 | Consultant |
| 2005 | CMT: 20 Merriest Christmas Videos | Himself |
| 2005 | I Love the '90s: Part Deux | Himself |
| 2005 | I Love the '80s 3-D | Himself |
| 2005 | I Love the Holidays | Himself |
| 2006 | I Love Toys | Himself |
| 2006 | I Love the 70s: Volume 2 | Himself |
| 2008 | I Love the New Millennium | Himself |
| 2008 | Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins | Himself |
| 2009 | Sit Down, Shut Up | Executive Story Editor, Writer |
| 2009 | Black to the Future | Himself |
| 2009 | The Great Debate | Himself |
| 2009 | 100 Most Shocking Music Moments | Himself |
| 2010 | Leverage | Executive Story Editor, Writer |
| 2010 | A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for Haiti | Himself |
| 2010 | Undateable | Himself |
| 2011 | Allen Gregory | Writer, Co-Producer |
| 2014 | I Love the 2000s | Himself |
| 2014 | Newsreaders | Writer |
| 2015 | Childrens Hospital | Writer |
| 2016 | Zoolander: Super Model | Writer, Producer |
| 2017 | The Fake News With Ted Nelms | Writer |
| 2020 | Close Enough | Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Jeopardy! | Contestant |
| 2021 | Acapulco | Writer |
| 2021 | Home Economics | Co-creator, Writer, Executive Producer |
Movies
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2007 | The Comebacks | Writer |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Writer |
| 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Writer, Executive Producer |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "About Us". coltonaboud.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Michael Colton". IMDb. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c "His job is a joke". The Boston Globe. October 19, 2004. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Carla Pereira, Michael Colton". The New York Times. May 30, 2004. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 16, 2016). "Will Forte to Star as 'National Lampoon' Co-Founder in Netflix Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Michael Colton '97". Harvardwood. February 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Welcome To AMPTP.com (not AMPTP.org)". Deadline. December 10, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "amptp.net". Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "Inside Modern Humorist with Co-Founders Michael Colton and John Aboud". Splitsider. April 28, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Colton & Aboud homepage
- A Moveable Feast: With Absolutely No Cash, A Reporter Gets Fed For A Week
- Michael Colton in the New York Times Magazine (Jan. 21, 2007)
- Michael Colton at IMDb
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