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Mike White

  • Birthplace: Pasadena, California
  • Birthday: June 28, 1970

An in-demand screenwriter whose film stories specialize in central characters who are alientated outsiders, weirdos and depressives who are nonetheless engaging, human and frequently hilarious, Mike White also enjoys a side career frequently playing the off-kilter goofballs who populate his characters' worlds.

Raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, White attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut and planned on writing plays in New York upon graduation, but when a fellow Wesleyan alumnus offered him a job in Hollywood, White move…more

Credits

Actor
Consultants & Advisors
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Made directorial debut with the dramady “Year of the Dog,” starring Molly Shannon as a dog lover whose world is rocked when her beloved pet/best friend meets with an early demise; also penned, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award Nomination for Best Screenplay

  • 2006

    Co-wrote with director Jared Hess, the comedy Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black

  • 2003

    Created the short-lived FOX comedy called “Cracking Up” starring Molly Shannon

  • 2003

    Penned the Jack Black comedy, “School of Rock”; also co-starred as Black’s roommate

  • 2002

    Penned the screenplay for the lighthearted teen comedy “Orange County”

Awards

  • 2003

    Independent Spirit Award: Best Screenplay

  • 2001

    Independent Spirit Award: Best First Feature

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