1964-10-11 ( 60 years old ) in St. Charles, Illinois
Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since that time, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, penned a regular column for TV Guide, and authored best-selling books for both HarperCollins and Abrams.
His first book, Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese, thrilled critics, including Richard Schickel of Time Magazine, who said of Mike, "He's more fun than a barrel of Val Kilmers... Smarter than a roomful of Patrick Swayzes... and almost as hilarious as Keanu Reeves." Mike's laugh-out-loud follow-up, Mind Over Matters, prompted Kirkus Reviews to enthuse, "From someplace called Minnesota comes a Nelson funnier than Ozzie, Ricky, Lord or Half," and even dared to compare him to another legendary writer, saying of his Serious Speech to Business People, "[It] could easily precede [Robert] Benchley's immortal Treasurer's Report."
And Kirkus Reviews loved his novel, Death Rat!, saying, "Fast-paced, outrageous and funny, first-novelist Nelson's mockery of media mendacity is as biting as La Dolce Vita or Network--only funnier!"
Nelson speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with fellow former MST3K writers/performers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax, which, in a similar vein to MST3K, targets more mainstream films.
Movies
RiffTrax Live: TimeCop
2025-08-14
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
2025-01-24
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
2024-08-08
GrimTrax
2024-01-19
RiffTrax Live: RAD
2023-08-17
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
2022-08-18
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
2022-01-07
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
2021-08-17
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
2019-10-18
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
2019-07-06
RiffTrax Live: Octaman
2019-04-18
The Rifftrax Yule Log
2018-11-18
RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny
2018-08-10
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
2017-08-17
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
2017-06-15
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop
2017-04-13
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls
2016-10-27
RiffTrax Live: Mothra
2016-08-18
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
2016-06-28
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
2016-05-05
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
2015-12-03
RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection
2015-10-01
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2
2015-09-15
Rifftrax Live: The Room
2015-05-06
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
2014-12-04
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla
2014-08-14
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
2014-07-10
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead
2013-10-24
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
2013-08-15
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror
2012-10-25
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
2012-08-16
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
2010-10-28
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
2010-08-19
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!
2009-12-16
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
2009-08-20
Max the Hero
2007-10-20
The Last Dance: RAW
1999-10-31
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996-04-19
Poopie!
1995-11-23
Poopie Parade of Values
1995-11-23
MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special
1995-03-22
This Is MST3K
1992-11-14
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
1964-12-01
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