Genre Television dramas Name Michael Angeli | Role Writer Shows Battlestar Galactica | |
Born 1970/1971 (age 44–45) Occupation Screenwriter, television producer Alma mater University of Wisconsin Subject Celebrity ghost-writer and profiler Notable works Chyna: If They Only Knew (co-author, 2001, ISBN 978-0-06-039329-8) Education University of Wisconsin-Madison Movies Killing Mr. Griffin, The Adventures of Galgameth Books If They Only Knew, Chyna: If They Only Knew, Chyna: If Only They Knew Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Similar Andy Breckman, Jack Bender, Glen A Larson, Sean McNamara, Bear McCreary | ||
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Michael Angeli (born 1970/1971) is an American writer and television producer, best known for his award-nominated work on television series such as Monk and the remake of Battlestar Galactica, a show for which he was also a co-executive producer.
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Angeli is currently a writer and co-executive producer on Black Sails, a pirate adventure drama that premiered on the Starz Network in January, 2014.
Early years
Angeli is a University of Wisconsin graduate with a bachelor's degree in psychology.
Career
As a screenwriter, his television credits include Now and Again, Dark Angel, Cover Me, Medium, Monk, Touching Evil (U.S. version), In Plain Sight, Law & Order: SVU, Killing Mr. Griffin, Playmakers (ESPN's first drama), Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Battlestar Galactica and its spin-off/prequel, Caprica.
Angeli is co-author of the autobiography of World Wrestling Federation performer Chyna. Angeli ghost-wrote My Lives, the Rosanne Barr autobiography (credited on the fly page). He profiled celebrity for such magazines as Playboy, Cosmopolitan, and Esquire.
As a free-lance writer, Angeli has covered sports and pop culture for The New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, Details, and Sports Illustrated. An advocate of the participatory journalism elevated by the late George Plimpton, Angeli's exploits included spending 24 hours in Central Park, trying out for in-line Roller Derby, and a six-game road trip with The Los Angeles Lakers.
In July 2013, it was revealed that he has been working on a currently unannounced video game created by Sony Santa Monica Studio.
Accolades
In 2004, Angeli was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Episode in a TV Series, for his work on "Mr. Monk and the 12th Man". At the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008, Angeli was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, for his work on the Battlestar Galactica episode "Six of One".
Fellow television writer/producer Jane Espenson has called his scripts "literary objects in their own right."