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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
October 11, 1964
Place of Birth
St. Charles, Illinois
Also Known As
- Mike Nelson
Michael J. Nelson
0.2 Popularity
Biography
Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since that time, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, penned a regular column for TV Guide, and authored best-selling books for both HarperCollins and Abrams. His first book, Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese, thrilled critics, including Richard Schickel of Time Magazine, who said of Mike, "He's more fun than a barrel of Val Kilmers... Smarter than a roomful of Patrick Swayzes... and almost as hilarious as Keanu Reeves." Mike's laugh-out-loud follow-up, Mind Over Matters, prompted Kirkus Reviews to enthuse, "From someplace called Minnesota comes a Nelson funnier than Ozzie, Ricky, Lord or Half," and even dared to compare him to another legendary writer, saying of his Serious Speech to Business People, "[It] could easily precede [Robert] Benchley's immortal Treasurer's Report." And Kirkus Reviews loved his novel, Death Rat!, saying, "Fast-paced, outrageous and funny, first-novelist Nelson's mockery of media mendacity is as biting as La Dolce Vita or Network--only funnier!" Nelson speaks all over the country, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and along with fellow former MST3K writers/performers Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy operate a podcast called RiffTrax, which, in a similar vein to MST3K, targets more mainstream films.
Known For
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Self
RiffTrax: The Riffer's Cup
2025
10.0
Self
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
2025
0.0
Self
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
2025
9.0
Self
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
2024
10.0
Self
GrimTrax
2024
8.0
Self
RiffTrax Live: RAD
2023
5.5
Self
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
2022
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
2022
8.0
Self
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
2021
8.0
Self
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
2019
Credits
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RiffTrax: The Riffer's Cup
as Self
2025
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Timecop
as Self
2025
10.0
RiffTrax: Super Zeroes
as Self
2025
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Point Break
as Self
2024
9.0
GrimTrax
as Self
2024
10.0
RiffTrax Live: RAD
as Self
2023
8.0
RiffTrax Live: The Return of Swamp Thing
as Self
2022
5.5
RiffTrax Live: Amityville - The Evil Escapes
2022
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Hobgoblins
as Self
2021
8.0
RiffTrax Live: Giant Spider Invasion
as Self
2019
8.0
RiffTrax Live: Star Raiders
as Self
2019
10.0
RiffTrax Live: Octaman
as Self
2019
6.4
The Rifftrax Yule Log
as Self
2018
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Space Mutiny
as Self
2018
8.5
RiffTrax Live: Doctor Who – The Five Doctors
as Self
2017
9.0
RiffTrax Live: Summer Shorts Beach Party
as Self
2017
7.8
Rifftrax Live: Samurai Cop
as Self
2017
6.5
Rifftrax Live: Carnival of Souls
2016
9.0
RiffTrax Live: Mothra
as Self
2016
4.7
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
as Self
2016
9.0
RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
as Self
2016
8.2
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2016
as Self
2016
7.7
RiffTrax Live: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
2015
8.7
RiffTrax Live: Miami Connection
2015
8.0
RiffTrax: Death Promise
2015
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado 2
as Self
2015
7.6
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Rifftrax: Birdemic
as Self
2015
0.0
Rifftrax Live: The Room
as Self
2015
8.8
Rifftrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2015
as Himself
2015
7.7
RiffTrax Live: Santa Claus
as Self
2014
7.0
🎬
Rifftrax: R.O.T.O.R.
as self
2014
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Godzilla
as Self
2014
9.3
RiffTrax Live: Sharknado
as Himself
2014
6.3
🎬
Total Riff Off
2014
7.0
Rifftrax Live: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
as Self
2013
7.5
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Living Dead
as Self
2013
9.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey
as Himself
2013
0.0
Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers
as Self
2013
10.0
RiffTrax Live: Night of the Shorts - SF Sketchfest 2013
as Himself
2013
7.0
🎬
Rifftrax: Cool as Ice
as self
2013
0.0
🎬
Santa's Village of Madness
as Self
2012
0.0
RiffTrax Live: Birdemic - Shock and Terror
as Himself
2012
8.2
RiffTrax Live: "Manos" the Hands of Fate
as Self
2012
8.8
🎬
Rifftrax: The Guy From Harlem
as self
2012
0.0
Rifftrax Live: Jack the Giant Killer
2011
10.0
🎬
Rifftrax: The Crater Lake Monster
as self
2011
0.0
🎬
Rifftrax: Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny
as self
2010
0.0
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill
as himself
2010
8.5
Rifftrax Live: Reefer Madness
2010
9.0
RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-stravaganza!
as Himself
2009
8.2
RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 from Outer Space
as Self
2009
8.8
🎬
Rifftrax: Twilight
as self
2009
8.0
🎬
Max the Hero
as Stew (voice)
2007
6.0
The Three Stooges in Color
2005
0.0
🎬
The Adventures of Edward the Less
as The Noble One (voice)
2001
0.0
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
as Mike Nelson
2000
9.0
The Last Dance: RAW
as Himself / Mike Nelson
1999
0.0
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
as Mike Nelson
1999
8.0
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1
as Mike Nelson
1998
0.0
🎬
1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review
as Mike Nelson
1997
0.0
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
as Mike Nelson
1996
6.5
🎬
Poopie!
1995
8.0
🎬
Poopie Parade of Values
as Mike Nelson
1995
0.0
MST3K Little Gold Statue Preview Special
as Mike Nelson
1995
0.0
This Is MST3K
as Self
1992
0.0
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Mike Nelson
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Valeria
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Torgo
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Tony Travis (voice)
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Officer Mike
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Holo-Clown
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Morrissey
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Imperialistic Alien
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Isaac Asimov Literary Doomsday Device (voice)
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Kenny
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Megaweapon (voice)
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Frank Sinatra (voice)
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Virtual comedy heckler (voice)
1989
7.7
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Baywatch characters (voice)
1989
7.7
🎬
Three Stooges: Greatest Routines
as Michael J. Nelson
1964
9.0
The Year of Laughing Dangerously
as Joel Williams
N/A
0.0
🎬
RiffTrax: A Christmas Carol
N/A
0.0