Michael Dinner (born May 20, 1953) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter for television.

Biography

Prior to his TV career, Dinner was a singer-songwriter and recording artist for

Fantasy Records Fantasy Records is an American independent record label company founded by brothers Max and Sol Stanley Weiss in 1949. The early years of the company were dedicated to issuing recordings by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who was also one of its invest ...

, where he released two albums, ''The Great Pretender'' (1974) and ''Tom Thumb the Dreamer'' (1976), along with four singles. In 2017, he wrote and directed an episode of the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

Amazon Video Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. The service p ...

series ''

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams ''Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams'', or simply ''Electric Dreams'', is a science fiction television anthology series based on the works of Philip K. Dick. The series consists of ten standalone 50-minute episodes based on Dick's work, written by ...

''. He also served as an executive producer.

Directed

*'' Heaven Help Us'' (1985) *'' Off Beat'' (1986) *'' Hot to Trot'' (1988) *''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age comedy/drama television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The series premiered immediately after ABC's coverage of Supe ...

'' (19 episodes, 1989–1993) *'' Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story'' (TV Movie, 1994) *''

Chicago Hope ''Chicago Hope'' is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charitable hospital in Chicago, Illinoi ...

'' (5 episodes, 1994–1995) *''

Early Edition ''Early Edition'' is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996, to May 27, 2000. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each ''Chicago Sun-Times ...

'' (3 episodes, 1996–1997) *'' The Crew'' (2000) *'' Karen Sisco'' (2 episodes, 2003) *''

Invasion An invasion is a military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory owned by another such entity, generally with the objective of either: conquering; liberating or re-establishing co ...

'' (1 episode, 2005) *''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into ...

'' (1 episode, 2005) *''

Kidnapped Kidnapped may refer to: * subject to the crime of kidnapping In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful confinement of a person against their will, often including transportation/asportation. The asportation and abduction element is typically ...

'' (2 episodes, 2006) *''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club o ...

'' (1 episode, 2008) *''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering o ...

'' (2 episodes, 2008–2009) *'' Justified'' (2 episodes, 2010; 1 episode, 2011; 1 episode, 2012; 1 episode, 2013) *''

Masters of Sex ''Masters of Sex'' is an American period drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2013, on Showtime. It was developed by Michelle Ashford and loosely based on Thomas Maier's biography ''Masters of Sex''. Set in the 1950s through th ...

'' (2 episodes, 2013) *''

The Get Down ''The Get Down'' is an American musical drama television series created by Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis. The series debuted on Netflix on August 12, 2016, and was cancelled after the first season. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, t ...

'' (1 episode, 2016) *''

Sneaky Pete ''Sneaky Pete'' is an American crime drama series created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. The series follows Marius Josipović ( Giovanni Ribisi), a released convict who adopts the identity of his cellmate, Pete Murphy, to avoid his past lif ...

'' (2 episodes, 2017; 1 episode, 2018) *'' Electric Dreams'' (1 episode, 2018) *'' Blood & Treasure'' (1 episode, 2019) *'' Unbelievable'' (3 episodes, 2019) *''

Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances ...

'' (1 episode, 2020) *''

Mayans M.C. ''Mayans M.C.'' (also known simply as ''Mayans'') is an American crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter and Elgin James, that premiered on September 4, 2018, on FX. The show takes place in the same fictional universe as ''Sons ...

'' (2 episodes, 2021)

Produced

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'' (20 episodes, 1990–1991) *''

'' (28 episodes, 1994–1995) (co-executive producer) *''

'' (1 episode, 1996) (executive producer) *'' Karen Sisco'' (1 episode, 2004) (executive producer) *''

'' (10 episodes, 2006–2007) (executive producer) *'' Justified'' (2 episodes, 2010; 1 episode, 2013) (executive producer)

References

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* 1953 births Living people American male screenwriters American male singer-songwriters American television directors American television producers American film directors Comedy film directors Fantasy Records artists Primetime Emmy Award winners {{US-tv-bio-stub