15 Facts About Mikey Neumann

Mikey Neumann was born on April 16,1982 and is an American YouTuber and video game writer.

Mikey Neumann is known for the channel FilmJoy, which hosts film criticism series Movies with Mikey.

Mikey Neumann worked at Gearbox Software for 16 years, ultimately earning the title "chief creative champion" before departing the company because of health problems.

Mikey Neumann began working in the video game industry at the age of 19.

Mikey Neumann left college after one year to do quality assurance on Gearbox Software's PlayStation 2 port of Half-Life, becoming a full-time texture artist in 2001, a year later.

Mikey Neumann went on to write, voice act, and serve as creative director or associate creative director for games including the Brothers in Arms series, Aliens: Colonial Marines, and Borderlands.

For Borderlands, Mikey Neumann provided motion capture and voiced the character Scooter.

Mikey Neumann wrote comics for the series, including the prequel Borderlands: Origins.

In 2014, Mikey Neumann gave the keynote talk at PAX Prime.

In 2010, Mikey Neumann created a web series alongside Anthony Burch called Anthony Saves The World.

Mikey Neumann started a film criticism series titled Movies with Mikey in 2014 on the Chainsawsuit Original YouTube channel in collaboration with Kris Straub.

Mikey Neumann described the impetus for the series as a desire for people "to feel good about the things they like, as opposed to feeling attacked all the time" and he aims to bring something new to viewers' opinion of the film, such as framing John Wick in a mythological context.

Neumann envisioned Movies with Mikey as being focused on films that were reviewed negatively in the 1990s and 2000s, providing viewers with a deeper appreciation for them.

Movies with Mikey Neumann has since covered movies and television shows, including 10 Cloverfield Lane, Princess Mononoke, and Stranger Things.

Mikey Neumann had a stroke while playing games at the Gearbox Software office in October 2011, resulting in him being hospitalized for nine days.