Michael Spiller

Michael Spiller
Born	(1961-08-01) August 1, 1961 New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Cinematographer, television director
Years active	1984–present

Michael Alan Spiller (born August 1, 1961) is an American cinematographer and television director.^[1]

Spiller has directed on numerous series and has also served as a cinematographer prior to directing and worked frequently with Hal Hartley. He was a regular director on the HBO series, Sex and the City where he also served as director of photography during the first four seasons. After Sex and the City, Spiller continued to direct on series such as Scrubs, Jake in Progress, The Bernie Mac Show and has directed two episodes of the HBO series, Big Love which premiered in March 2006. Spiller was also a producer on the series Jake in Progress and Big Day.

In 2011, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the Modern Family episode "Halloween".^[2]

Spiller was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, New York.^[1]

Director filmography

TV series

New Girl (2012)
- episode 1.22 "Tomatoes"
- episode 1.24 "See Ya"
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
- episode 1.02 "Daddy's Girl..."
Modern Family (2010–present)
- episode 1.11 "Up All Night"
- episode 1.15 "My Funky Valentine"
- episode 2.01 "The Old Wagon"
- episode 2.03 "Earthquake"
- episode 2.05 "Unplugged"
- episode 2.06 "Halloween"
- episode 2.07 "Chirp"
- episode 2.08 "Manny Get Your Gun"
- episode 2.09 "Mother Tucker"
- episode 2.13 "Caught in the Act"
- episode 2.15 "Princess Party"
- episode 2.19 "The Musical Man"
- episode 2.20 "Someone to Watch Over Lily"
- episode 2.21 "Mother's Day"
- episode 3.02 "When Good Kids Go Bad"
- episode 3.09 "Punkin Chunkin"
- episode 3.10 "Express Christmas"
- episode 3.14 "Me? Jealous?"
- episode 3.15 "Aunt Mommy"
- episode 3.20 "The Last Walt"
Cougar Town (2009)
- episode 1.4 "I Won't Back Down"
Samantha Who? (2007)
- episode "The Wedding"
- episode "The Hypnotherapist"
Ugly Betty (2006)
- episode "In or Out"
Big Love (2006)
- episode "Eclipse"
- episode "Eviction"
Jake in Progress (2005)
Kitchen Confidential (2005)
- episode 1.03 "Dinner Date with Death"
Life As We Know It (2004)
Method & Red (2004)
Cracking Up (2004)
Lucky (2003)
- episode 1.7 "Savant"
- episode 1.13 "In the Stars"
Oliver Beene (2003)
Do Over (2002)
- episode "Valentine's Day Dance"
Monk (2002)
- episode "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame"
Greg the Bunny (2002)
Leap of Faith (2002)
The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Scrubs (2001-2006; 2009-2010)
- episode 1.13 "My Balancing Act"
- episode 1.14 "My Drug Buddy"
- episode 1.23 "My Hero"
- episode 1.24 "My Last Day"
- episode 2.03 "My Case Study"
- episode 2.06 "My Big Brother"
- episode 2.14 "My Brother, My Keeper"
- episode 2.19 "My Kingdom"
- episode 2.21 "My Drama Queen"
- episode 3.02 "My Journey"
- episode 3.03 "My White Whale"
- episode 3.12 "My Catalyst"
- episode 4.21 "My Quarantine"
- episode 5.03 "My Day at the Races"
- episode 5.16 "My Bright Idea
- episode 8.02 "My Jerks"
- episode 8.04 "My Saving Grace"
- episode 9.01 "Our First Day of School"
- episode 9.05 "Our Mysteries"
- episode 9.10 "Our True Lies"
Sex and the City (1999-2001)
- episode 2.13 "Games People Play"
- episode 3.15 "Hot Child in the City"
- episode 3.16 "Frenemies"
- episode 4.05 "Ghost Town"
- episode 4.06 "Baby, Talk Is Cheap"
- episode 4.09 "Sex and the Country"
- episode 4.10 "Belles of the Ball"

References

1 2 Michael Spiller Biography (1961-), Film Reference
↑ "Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations for Michael Spiller". Primetime Emmy® Award Database. Retrieved November 27, 2011.

External links

Michael Spiller at the Internet Movie Database

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Peter Tewksbury (1959)
Ralph Levy / Bud Yorkin (1960)
Sheldon Leonard (1961)
Nat Hiken (1962)
John Rich (1963)
Jerry Paris (1964)
William Asher (1966)
James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
Jackie Cooper for "Carry on, Hawkeye" (1974)
Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
James Burrows for "Showdown", Part 2 (1983)
Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
Terry Hughes for "Isn't it Romantic" (1987)
Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (1988)
Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)
James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)
Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)
Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)
James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)
David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)
Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)
David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)
Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)
Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)
Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)
Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)
Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)
Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)
Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)
Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)
Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)
Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)
Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)
Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)
Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013)
Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014)
Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015)

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series

1971-1989	John Rich for "All in the Family" (1971) Gene Reynolds for "Pilot" (MASH) (1972) Gene Reynolds for "Deal Me Out" (1973) Hy Averback for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974) Hy Averback for "Bombed" (1975) Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1976) Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1977) Paul Bogart for "California, Here We Are" (1978) Paul Bogart for "Too Good Edith" (1979) Noam Pitlik for "Fog" (1980) Alan Alda for "The Life You Save" (1981) Alan Alda for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982) James Burrows for "Showdown: Part II" (1983) Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Cosby Show) (1984) Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Golden Girls) (1985) Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986) Will Mackenzie for "'A,' My Name is Alex" (1987) Steve Miner for "Pilot" (The Wonder Years*) (1988) Barnet Kellman for "Brown Like Me" (1989)

1990-2009	James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1990) Peter Bonerz for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991) Tom Cherones for "The Contest" (1992) James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1993) David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1994) Gordon Hunt for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995) Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" (1996) Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" (1997) Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1998) Thomas Schlamme for "Small Town" (1999) James Burrows for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000) Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001) Bryan Gordon for "Special Section" (2002) Tim Van Patten for "Boy Interrupted" (2003) Tim Van Patten for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004) Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2005) Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2006) Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2007) Paul Feig for "Dinner Party" (2008) Jason Winer for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2009)

2010-2029	Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2010) Robert B. Weide for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011) Lena Dunham for "Pilot" (Girls) (2012) Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" (2013) Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2014) Chris Addison for "Election Night" (2015)

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