Michael Taylor (film producer)

Michael Taylor is a film producer and also the chairman of the Division of Film and Television Production at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Taylor is a producer of theatrical and television films. He began his career as a Motion Picture Executive at United Artists Corporation, and served as UA’s European Head of Production based in London. Among other honors, he is the recipient of the Fourteenth Annual Genesis Award for Outstanding Feature Film, the National Board of Review Award for Top Independent Film, The Variety/EDI $100 Million Award, and is a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Filmography

• Copying Beethoven (2006)
• The Commuters (2005) (TV)
• Phenomenon II (2003) (TV)
• Princess of Thieves (2001) (TV)
• Instinct (1999)
• The Hi-Line (1999)
• Phenomenon (1996)
• Bottle Rocket (1996)
• Mrs. Munck (1995)
• Hider in the House (1989)
• The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
• Last Embrace (1979)

Trivia

• In a workshop held in Vietnam, he was given a Vietnamese name by his students: "May" (which means "Lucky").

References

• Michael Taylor at U.S.C.
• Michael Taylor at IMDB