Biography
Michael Chabon (born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. He subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of California, Irvine. Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), was published when he was 25. He followed it with Wonder Boys (1995)...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Creative Brain
2019
as Self
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
2018
as Self - Writer
The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the side...
The Pulitzer At 100
2017
as Self - Novelist
The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in conjunction with the Pulitz...
The 50 Year Argument
2014
as Himself
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for ...
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Thanks
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a...
John Carter
2012
Screenplay
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctant...
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
Thanks
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with t...
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
2008
Thanks, Novel
Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores lov...
Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist
2007
Arguably the most influential person in American comics, Will Eisner, as artist, entrepreneur, innovator, and visual storyteller, enjoyed a career tha...
Spider-Man 2
2004
Screenstory
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves th...
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
2003
as Self
Industry insiders like Stan Lee and Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) reflect on the way their colorful creations reflect society at large. They have spread f...
Comic Books & Superheroes
2001
as Self
Comic book writers and artists discuss the depiction of superheroes in the medium.
Wonder Boys
2000
Novel
Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago....
Bob: The Musical
N/A
Screenplay
Bob, a regular guy who, after a blow to the head, suddenly can hear the inner songs of everyone’s heart as his reality is instantly turned into a musi...
The Prince of Fashion
N/A
Story
A father brings his son to Paris for Men's Fashion Week.
Major Matt Mason
N/A
Short Story
Plot unknown. Based on a Mattel action figure.