Michael Dougherty

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1974-10-28 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Columbus, Ohio, USA

Michael Dougherty

Biography

Michael Patrick Dougherty (born October 28, 1974) is an American writer, director, animator, and producer known for his work in a variety of genre films, both big and small. Beginning his career as an animator and illustrator, Dougherty’s animated work was featured on MTV, Nickelodeon, and a line of "twisted" greeting cards published by NobleWorks. He then co-wrote the blockbuster films X2 and Superman Returns before making his directorial debut with the horror comedy Trick ‘r Treat (2009). Dougherty then directed and co-wrote the holiday horror comedy Krampus (2015). Dougherty co-wrote and directed the blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and co-wrote the story for its sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Collectively, Dougherty's work has grossed over two billion dollars at the box office. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Dougherty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writer

2021
2016
2015
Krampus

as Writer

2007
Trick 'r Treat

as Screenplay

2006
Superman Returns

as Screenplay

2006
2005
2003
X2

as Screenplay

2003
1996
1995
Crayons

as Writer

Director

Trick 'r Treat 2

as Director

2015
Krampus

as Director

2007
Trick 'r Treat

as Director

2003
Deadtime Stories

as Director

1996
Season's Greetings

as Director

1995
Crayons

as Director

1994

Producer

2023
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

as Consulting Producer

2015
Krampus

as Producer

2007
Trick 'r Treat

as Executive Producer

Visual Effects

1996
Season's Greetings

as Animation

1995
Crayons

as Animation

Editor

1996
1995
Crayons

as Editor