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Mike Nelson

Highest Rated: 80% Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)

Lowest Rated: 75% Reefer Madness (2005)

Birthday: Oct 11, 1964

Birthplace: St. Charles, Illinois, USA

Michael J. Nelson, through no fault of his own, became a divisive figure among fans of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (Comedy Central/Sci-Fi 1988-1999) when he took over the hosting job following the departure of creator Joel Hodgson in 1993. From that point forward, many fans felt the need to choose one host over the other. Michael J. Nelson was born in Illinois on Oct. 11, 1964 and later moved to Wisconsin. He attended college at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, studying theater. He left before graduating and moved to Minneapolis-St. Paul to work as an actor and stand-up comedian. In 1992, he joined the writing staff of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," quickly becoming the show's head writer before taking over as host in the middle of season 5. During this period, Nelson married fellow MST3K writer Bridget Jones. After the end of MST3K, Nelson teamed with fellow alumni Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy to form The Film Crew, which mutated into RiffTrax, a team that specializes in downloadable commentaries on big-budget Hollywood films. Nelson also performed more traditional commentary tracks on DVDs of his beloved bad movies such as the infamous "Reefer Madness" (1936).

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Highest rated movies

80% 88% Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
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75% 87% Reefer Madness
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Rifftrax: Hillbillys in a Haunted House
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RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
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Oblivion 2: Backlash (RiffTrax Edition)
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RiffTrax: The Bride and the Beast
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67% The Film Crew: Killers from Space
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RiffTrax: The Magic Sword
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Rifftrax: The House on Sorority Row
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Rifftrax: Charade
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rifftrax: Charade Self,
Writer
- 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Oblivion 2: Backlash (RiffTrax Edition) Unknown (Character),
Director
- 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rifftrax: The House on Sorority Row Self,
Screenwriter
- 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers Unknown (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rifftrax: Hillbillys in a Haunted House Unknown (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet RiffTrax: The Magic Sword Unknown (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet RiffTrax: The Bride and the Beast Unknown (Voice) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet RiffTrax: The Bermuda Triangle Unknown (Voice) - 2012
No Score Yet 67% The Film Crew: Killers from Space Unknown (Character) - 2007
75% 87% Reefer Madness Executive Producer - 2005
80% 88% Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie Mike Nelson (Character) $475.7K 1996

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87% 98% Mystery Science Theater 3000 Mike Nelson (Character) 1993 2022-2023
52% 87% The Son Executive Producer 2019
77% 85% Defiance Executive Producer 2013-2014
65% 44% Hellcats Executive Producer 2011
18% No Score Yet Valentine Executive Producer 2008-2009