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Mike Nichols
Directing

Mike Nichols
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1931-11-06,Berlin, Germany
Gender
Male
Biography
Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was a German-born American film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their acting experience. Nichols began his career in the 1950s with the comedy improvisational troupe, The Compass Players, predecessor of The Second City, in Chicago. He then teamed up with his improv partner, Elaine May, to form the comedy duo Nichols and May. Their live improv acts were a hit on Broadway resulting in three albums, with their debut album winning a Grammy Award. After Nichols and May disbanded their act in 1961, Nichols began directing plays. He soon earned a reputation as a skilled Broadway director with a flair for creating innovative productions and the ability to elicit polished performances from actors. His debut Broadway play was Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park in 1963, with Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. He next directed Luv in 1964 and in 1965 directed another Neil Simon play, The Odd Couple. Nichols received a Tony Award for each of those plays. Nearly five decades later, he won his sixth Tony Award as best director with a revival of Death of a Salesman in 2012. During his career, he directed or produced over twenty-five Broadway plays. In 1966, Warner Brothers invited Nichols to direct his first film, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The groundbreaking and acclaimed film led critics to declare Nichols the "new Orson Welles". The film garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, winning five. It was also a box office hit and became the number 1 film of 1966. His next film was The Graduate in 1967, starring then unknown actor Dustin Hoffman, alongside Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross. The film was another critical and financial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1967 and receiving seven Academy Award nominations, winning Nichols the Academy Award for Best Directing. Among the other films he directed were Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), Wolf (1994), The Birdcage (1996), Closer (2004), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007). Along with an Academy Award, Nichols won a Grammy Award (the first for a comedian born outside the United States), four Emmy Awards and nine Tony Awards. He was also a three-time BAFTA Award winner. His other honors included the Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010. His films garnered a total of 42 Academy Award nominations and seven wins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Nichols, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

5.6

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
2003-08-16

The Designated Mourner

5.8

The Designated Mourner
1997-05-23

Inventing David Geffen

7.5

Inventing David Geffen
2012-11-19

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

7.3

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970-03-24

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

2

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
2006-01-15

Becoming Mike Nichols

6.9

Becoming Mike Nichols
2016-01-28

Everything Is Copy

7.4

Everything Is Copy
2015-09-29

The Fabulous Fifties

6

The Fabulous Fifties
1960-01-22

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'

6

Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
2001-10-22

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

6.7

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986-01-14

The Madness of Boy George

3.5

The Madness of Boy George
2006-10-17

Mike Nichols: An American Master

6.3

Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016-01-29

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Bach to Bach
1967-09-23

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

6

In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988-09-20

Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light

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Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
1996-01-24

Nichols and May: Take Two

6.5

Nichols and May: Take Two
1996-05-22

Inside the Actors Studio

7.4

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

The Merv Griffin Show

5.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

6

Omnibus
1952-11-09

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

5.3

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

The Steve Allen Show

5

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.3

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

What's My Line?

6.8

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

6.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

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The Big Party
1959-10-08

4.6

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

DuPont Show of the Month

6.7

DuPont Show of the Month
1957-09-29

American Masters

7

American Masters
1986-06-23