1. Michael Patrick Dougherty was born on October 28,1974 and is an American writer, director, animator, and producer known for his work in a variety of genre films, both big and small.
14 Facts About Michael Dougherty
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Michael Dougherty then co-wrote the blockbuster films X2 and Superman Returns before making his directorial debut with the horror comedy, Trick 'r Treat.
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Michael Dougherty then directed and co-wrote the holiday horror comedy Krampus.
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Michael Dougherty co-wrote and directed the blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and co-wrote the story for its sequel, Godzilla vs Kong.
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Collectively, Michael Dougherty's work has grossed over two billion dollars at the box office.
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Michael Dougherty attended the Tisch School of Arts at New York University in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, which is where he produced his 1996 short film Season's Greetings.
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Michael Dougherty is of Vietnamese descent on his mother's side and Irish and Hungarian descent on his father's.
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Michael Dougherty made his directorial and writing debut with the animated short film Season's Greetings, which was released in 1996.
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Michael Dougherty went on to co-write several screenplays, including the superhero sequel X2, which was released in 2003.
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Michael Dougherty co-wrote the screenplay for the 2005 supernatural horror film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary, and Superman Returns, which was released in 2006.
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Michael Dougherty made his feature directorial debut with the horror anthology film Trick 'r Treat, starring Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker, and Brian Cox.
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Michael Dougherty co-wrote the story for the film X-Men: Apocalypse.
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Michael Dougherty directed the science fiction sequel Godzilla: King of the Monsters, for which he wrote the script with Zach Shields, from a story he co-wrote with Shields and Max Borenstein.
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Michael Dougherty has a long history with comic books, both as a fan and as a writer.