Mike White (filmmaker)

Mike White
White in November 2011
Born
Michael Christopher White

(1970-06-28) June 28, 1970 (age 54)
Alma materWesleyan University
Occupations
  • Writer
  • actor
  • producer
  • director
  • reality TV star
Years active1997–present
FatherMel White

Michael Christopher White (born June 28, 1970) is an American writer, actor and producer for television and film. He has won numerous awards, including the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for the 2000 film Chuck & Buck, which he wrote and starred in.[1] He has written the screenplays for films such as School of Rock (2003) and has directed several films that he has written, such as Brad's Status (2017). He was a co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor on the HBO series Enlightened.[2] White is also known for his appearances on reality television, competing on two seasons of The Amazing Race and later becoming a contestant and runner-up on Survivor: David vs. Goliath. He created, writes and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series The White Lotus, for which he has won three Primetime Emmy Awards.

  1. ^ Chocano, Carina (October 7, 2011). "Stuff Mike White Likes". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
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