MICHAELS, Joel B.

PERSONAL

Education: Studied acting with Stella Adler.

Addresses: Office— C–2 Pictures, 2308 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Career: Producer, actor, and executive. Ferdporqui Productions (independent film company), staff member; Cineplex Odeon Films, began as senior vice president, became president of production and distribution, 1986–90; MK Productions, president, 1996–98; C–2 Pictures, Santa Monica, CA, president of production, 1998—. Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, member of acting company; formerly affiliated with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); also appeared in Canadian and British television programs.

Awards, Honors: Etrog Award (with Garth H. Drabinsky and Stephen Young), Canadian Film Awards, best feature film, 1978, for The Silent Partner; Genie Award (with Drabinsky), Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best motion picture, 1980, and Golden Reel Award (with Drabinsky), Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1981, both for The Changeling; Genie Award nomination (with Drabinsky), best motion picture, 1981, for Tribute; Genie Award nomination (with Drabinsky), best motion picture, 1982, for The Amateur; Apex Award nomination (with Dean Devlin and Oliver Eberle), Fennecus Awards, best fantasy, science fiction, or horror picture, 1994, for Stargate.

CREDITS

Film Producer:

The Peace Killers, New World Home Video, 1971.

Bittersweet Love, Avco–Embassy, 1976.

The Silent Partner (also known as L'argent de la banque ), EMC, 1979.

The Changeling (also known as L'enfant du diable ), Associated Film Distribution, 1980.

Tribute (also known as Un fils pour l'ete ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1980.

The Amateur, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1981.

Losin' It, Embassy, 1983.

The Philadelphia Experiment, New World, 1984.

Black Moon Rising, New World, 1986.

Universal Soldier, TriStar, 1992.

Three of Hearts, New Line Cinema, 1993.

(With Dean Devlin and Oliver Eberle) Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1994.

Cutthroat Island (also known as Corsari, Die Piratenbraut, and L'ile aux pirates ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1995.

Last of the Dogmen, Savoy Pictures, 1995.

Lolita, Samuel Goldwyn, 1998.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T3 and Terminator 3—Rebellion der Maschinen ), Warner Bros., 2003.

Film Work; Co–Executive Producer:

Gospel of John, ThinkFilm, 2003.

Television Consulting Producer; Miniseries:

Harem, ABC, 1986.

Television Producer; Movies:

Courage, CBS, 1986.

WRITINGS

Stories for Films:

The Peace Killers, New World Home Video, 1971.