Michael Manasseri (born February 28, 1974) is an American actor and film director.

Biography

Michael Manasseri is a 2020 Independent Spirit Award winning producer (John Cassavetes Award) for his work on the critically acclaimed comedy ''Give Me Liberty'' which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and had its European Premiere at the 2019 Director's Fortnight at Cannes. ''Give Me Liberty'' also won the Best International Film Award at the 2019 Macau International Film Festival. The first film Manasseri produced, the romantic comedy ''Dirty Love'', was a 2005 Sundance Film Festival selection. Since then Manasseri has produced numerous independent feature films. Manasseri is the co-director of the 2008 horror-thriller ''

Babysitter Wanted ''Babysitter Wanted'' is a 2008 American horror film directed by Jonas Barnes and Michael Manasseri. It was written by Barnes and stars Sarah Thompson as a babysitter who is seemingly stalked while babysitting a strange child in a remote house ...

''. He co-wrote, directed, produced and starred in the 2013 sci-fi comedy '' Mosquito Man'' and directed and produced the 2015 Detroit based family comedy ''The Pickle Recipe'' which had its world premiere at the 2016 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Manasseri has co-financed, developed and produced film and television content, national commercial campaigns, music videos and documentaries for domestic and international markets through his production entity, Flux Capacitor Studios. Manasseri is also an academic/entrepreneurial partner with Oakland University's Cinema Studies program in Rochester, Michigan. Prior to his experience behind the camera, Manasseri was a child actor who appeared in the '80s teen comedy ''

License to Drive ''License to Drive'' is a 1988 American teen comedy film written by Neil Tolkin and directed by Greg Beeman in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham, Carol Kane, Richard Masur, Michael Manasse ...

'' with

Corey Haim Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor. He starred in a number of 1980s films, such as '' Lucas'', '' Silver Bullet'', ''Murphy's Romance'', '' License to Drive'' and '' Dream a Little Dream''. His role along ...

Corey Feldman Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and musician. As a youth, he became well known for roles in the 1980s in films such as '' Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter'' (1984), ''Gremlins'' (1984), ''The Goonies'' (1985), a ...

and

Heather Graham Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American actress. After appearing in television commercials, her first starring role in a feature film came with the teen comedy '' License to Drive'' (1988), followed by the critically acclaime ...

. He also appeared on

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, shared the stage with entertainment legend

Yul Brynner Yuliy Borisovich Briner (russian: link=no, Юлий Борисович Бринер; July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985), known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian-born actor. He was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in th ...

and starred in four television series in Hollywood in the 1990's. Manasseri was one of the stars of the long running TV comedy '' Weird Science'' alongside

John Asher John Mallory Asher (born John Mallory, January 13, 1971) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for his performance as Gary on the USA Network's series spinoff of the movie '' Weird Science''. Early life A ...

and Vanessa Angel, which can still be found on various digital platforms online.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manasseri, Michael 1974 births Male actors from New York (state) American male film actors American male television actors Living people People from Poughkeepsie, New York Film directors from New York (state) 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors