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Michael Leeson is a Scriptwriter and Co-Producer American

Michael Leeson

Michael Leeson
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Nationality USA
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

Michael J. Leeson est un scénariste et producteur américain, né le 6 mai 1947 à Tucson (Arizona).

Biography

Michael Leeson commence à écrire des scénarios en 1972, pour la télévision, avec Love, American Style. En 1974, il est le scénariste des Jours heureux (Happy Days). Sa première participation à un film sorti en salles est pour The Survivors, en 1983, mais son film le plus célèbre est La Guerre des Rose, en 1989. Il obtient deux Emmy, en 1981 et 1985. En 1984, il crée, avec Bill Cosby et Ed. Weinberger, la série télévisée Cosby Show et, en 1987, la sitcom télévisée I Married Dora, qui traite de la question des mariages blancs. Cette dernière, diffusée sur ABC, est annulée à la moitié de la première saison, à cause de sa faible audience. Il est également le créateur de la série télévisée Twenty Good Years, pour Warner Bros, en 2006, et de la sitcom The Bill Engvall Show, en 2007.



Best films

The War of the Roses (1989)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
(1 films)
Jerry Belson
Jerry Belson
(1 films)
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco
(2 films)
Robert Harper
Robert Harper
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Michael Leeson (6 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo (2002)
, 1h38
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar, Peter Stormare, Ritchie Coster
Rating54% 2.703252.703252.703252.703252.70325
Jimmy Tong (Jackie Chan) is a taxi driver notorious for his speed and ability to get his customer anywhere in the least amount of time. His reputation lands him a job as the personal chauffeur of the mysterious but wealthy Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs). Jimmy does not really know what his new boss' job is, but Devlin's friendly nature, imperturbable demeanor, and willingness to offer Jimmy advice wins Jimmy over and the two become friends. Jimmy has no idea that Devlin is a spy, and when an attempt to kill Devlin with a car bombing sends him into a coma, Jimmy ends up with Devlin's recent case notes and a special watch that controls Devlin's rather unusual tuxedo.
What Planet Are You From?, 1h45
Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Annette Bening, Garry Shandling, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Linda Fiorentino, John Goodman
Roles Histoire
Rating55% 2.799752.799752.799752.799752.79975
A denizen (Garry Shandling) of a faraway planet occupied only by highly evolved males is ordered by his superior, Graydon (Ben Kingsley), to find a female human, impregnate her and bring the baby back to the planet.
I.Q.
I.Q. (1994)
, 1h40
Directed by Fred Schepisi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau, Lou Jacobi, Stephen Fry, Gene Saks
Rating61% 3.098323.098323.098323.098323.09832
An amiable garage mechanic, Ed Walters (Tim Robbins), meets Catherine Boyd (Meg Ryan), a brilliant Princeton University mathematics doctoral candidate, as she comes into the garage, accompanied by her stiff and fussy English fiancé, experimental psychology professor James Moreland (Stephen Fry). There is an immediate connection, but she refuses to acknowledge it. Finding a watch she left at the garage, Ed travels to her address and finds himself face to face with Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau), who is Catherine's uncle.
The War of the Roses, 1h56
Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Dan Castellaneta, Sean Astin
Rating68% 3.400673.400673.400673.400673.40067
Lawyer Gavin D'Amato is in his office discussing a divorce case with a client. Noticing the man's determination to divorce his wife, Gavin decides to tell him the story of one of his clients, a personal friend of his.
The Survivors, 1h42
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed (Hubbard), John Goodman, Meg Mundy, Annie McEnroe
Roles Writer
Rating57% 2.8988752.8988752.8988752.8988752.898875
The story focuses on two beleaguered New Yorkers: Donald Quinelle (Williams), a simple office worker who is fired from his job, and Sonny Paluso (Matthau), a gas station owner whose station is accidentally blown up by Donald. The two men meet in a restaurant which is promptly robbed by a man in a ski mask (Jerry Reed). Donald is shot, but Sonny gets a good look at the man. Donald is interviewed on the news, and inadvertently reveals Sonny's identity. That night the robber visits Sonny's house in order to kill him and his teenage daughter Candice, but Donald saves them. Sonny and Donald take Jack Locke, the robber, to the police at gunpoint.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again, 1h27
Directed by Jerry Belson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Musical theatre, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Mark Blankfield, Bess Armstrong, Tim Thomerson, Krista Errickson, Cassandra Peterson, Peter Brocco
Rating60% 3.045873.045873.045873.045873.04587
Brilliant surgeon Daniel Jekyll (Mark Blankfield) dedicates himself to medical research, hoping to unlock man's animal nature and increase his capacity for self-healing. Jekyll accidentally creates a white powder which, when inhaled through the nose, temporarily turns him into a completely uninhibited sex maniac who calls himself Mister Hyde. Jekyll can't bring himself to throw away the drug or to stop taking it, and Hyde's escapades play havoc with Jekyll's life. At the very end, the corpse of Robert Louis Stevenson is seen literally spinning in his grave.

Producer

The War of the Roses, 1h56
Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Dan Castellaneta, Sean Astin
Roles Co-Producer
Rating68% 3.400673.400673.400673.400673.40067
Lawyer Gavin D'Amato is in his office discussing a divorce case with a client. Noticing the man's determination to divorce his wife, Gavin decides to tell him the story of one of his clients, a personal friend of his.