Michael Williams (born February 14, 1957) is an American producer. He won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the documentary The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara in 2004.[1] He also won an Emmy Award in 2004 for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,[2] which he created.[3] Queer Eye was rebooted in 2018, for which Williams won five consecutive Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. He is co-owner and principal of Scout Productions,[4] a film and television production company based in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the School of Communications at Boston University. In 1979,[3][4] Williams began his career as a location scout for Spenser for Hire, which filmed in Boston.[4]
Michael Williams | |
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 Williams at the 2022 WonderCon | |
| Born | February 14, 1957 |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, television producer |
References
edit- ^ "'KING' IS LORD OF THE OSCARS How sweep it is!..." New York Daily News. March 1, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Flying High". The Boston Globe. November 28, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ a b "Done good". The Boston Globe. May 18, 2005. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c Road to the Oscars: Michael Williams
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