Michael Edelstein, born February 20, 1968 in Los Angeles, California, is an American television producer.
Together with Marc Cherry and Tom Spezialy, Edelstein was one of the original executive producers for Desperate Housewives, for which he was awarded an Emmy nomination. Following creative conflicts with series creator Cherry during the second season of the series, Edelstein left the series in January 2006.[1]
In addition to Desperate Housewives, Edelstein has been executive producer for the thriller series Threat Matrix, and the sitcom Hope & Faith, as well as telefilms Haunting Sarah from 2005 and Him and Us from 2006. He is also executive producer for the 2009 space drama, Defying Gravity.