Biography
Whether he was skewering a president taking a nation to war under false pretenses, challenging the violent nature of American culture or exposing a w fully dismal health care system in the wealthiest country on Earth, Moore managed to spark both enlightened conversation and frothing vitriol with his movies. Though often accused of misrepresenting facts to fit a preconceived notion - something that surfaced with his first film "Roger & Me" …
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Career Milestones
| Spent three years preparing his filmmaking debut, "Roger and Me"; budgeted at $260,000 | ||
| Was producer and host of a weekly radio show, "Radio Free Flint" | ||
| Won a "modest" settlement in his wrongful discharge suit againt Mother Jones | ||
| Worked as a principal interviewer and production coordinator on "Blood in the Face" (originally titled "Right Thinking"), a documentary feature about modern white supremacist organization directed by Anne Bohlen, Kevin Rafferty, and James Ridgeway (released 1991) | ||
| Wrote and executive produced the CBS comedy pilot "Better Days" (filmed in 1998), starring James Belushi and Chris Elliott as laid off Wisconsin auto workers | ||
1972 | Became one of the first 18-year-olds in the country elected to public office when he won a seat on his local school board | |
1976 | At age 22, founded and edited an alternative newspaper The Flint Voice (later The Michigan Voice) | |
1976 | Founded a crisis intervention center | |
1985 | Appeared as a commentator on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" | |
1986 | Appointed executive editor of Mother Jones, one of the largest circulation political magazines in the USA | |
1986 | Fired from Mother Jones for refusing to run a particular article | |
1986 | Started production company, Dog Eat Dog Films | |
1989 | Feature debut as producer, director, screenwriter, on-screen interviewer, and narrator of "Roger and Me", a darkly humorous documentary | |
1989 | Paid an estimated $3 million by Warner Bros for the acquisition of "Roger and Me", including $25,000 for homeless families affected by the closing of General Motors | |
1991 | Wrote the forward to Ben Hamper's well-reviewed collection of essays, "Rivethead: Tales from the Assemblyline" | |
1992 | Produced, directed, scripted and appeared in the documentary short "Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint", a sequel to "Roger and Me" | |
1992 | TV debut, directing and appearing in a segment of "Rock the Vote", a Fox variety special designed to get young people to register to vote | |
1994 | Served as creator, executive producer, director, writer and correspondent for NBC's "TV Nation", an irreverent, opinionated, magazine show; aired during the summer | |
1995 | "TV Nation" revived by Fox TV for the summer season | |
1995 | Feature fiction writing-directing debut, the disappointing "Canadian Bacon", John Candy's last film | |
1998 | Directed documentary satire of corporate America, "The Big One" | |
1999 | Appeared in cameo role in Ron Howard's "EdTV" | |
1999 | Executive produced and appeared in the newsmagazine "The Awful Truth"; made for Britain's Channel 4 and aired in the USA on Bravo | |
2000 | Had acting role in Nora Ephron's "Lucky Numbers" | |
2002 | Examined American's gun culture in the award-winning documentary "Bowling for Columbine" | |
2002 | Published "Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!" which became a New York Times Bestseller | |
2002 | Signed a $3 million book deal with Time Warner Book Group | |
2004 | Directed the documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11," which takes a highly critical look at the Bush administration and the White House after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks; received top honors at the Cannes Film Festival | |
2007 | Helmed the documentry, "Sicko," a film about the health care system in America; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature | |
Awards
1989 | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film in Roger & Me |
1989 | Toronto International Film Festival for Cadillac People's Choice Award in Roger & Me |
1989 | Vancouver International Film Festival for Maxwell House And Sierra Award For Most Popular Film in Roger & Me |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series in TV Nation |
2002 | Academy Award for Documentary (Feature) in Bowling for Columbine |
2002 | International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) for Nederland 2 IDFA Audience Award in Bowling for Columbine |
2002 | San Sebastian International Film Festival for PEARL AWARD OF PUBLIC in Bowling for Columbine |
2002 | Vancouver International Film Festival for Air Canada People’s Choice Award for Most Popular Film in Bowling for Columbine |
2003 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary in Bowling for Columbine |
2004 | Cannes Film Festival for Palme d'Or in Fahrenheit 9/11 |
2004 | Directors Guild of America Award for Documentary Film and Television in Fahrenheit 9/11 |
2004 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film in Fahrenheit 9/11 |
2007 | Academy Award for Documentary (Feature) in Sicko |
2007 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film in Sicko |
2008 | Producers Guild of America Award for Documentary Features in Sicko |