Michael Mabbott is a
Canadian
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film and television director and writer. He is best known for his debut feature film as a director, ''
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
''The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico'' is a Canadian mockumentary film released in 2005. Written and directed by Michael Mabbott, the film stars Matt Murphy, a musician previously associated with the bands The Super Friendz and The Flashing ...
'', which won the
at the
2005 Toronto International Film Festival
The 30th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 8–17 and screened 335 films from 52 countries - 109 of these films were world premieres, and 78 were North American premieres.
Awards
At the Festival's closing event, the following ...
.
Mabbott and the film's star, musician
Matt Murphy, received two
Genie Award
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nominations for
Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
26th Genie Awards
The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at The Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan.
Nominees and winners
The Genie Award winner ...
in 2006 for the songs "Just a Show" and "Make Believe". He wrote several other songs for the film, and also contributed the song "Let's Make Love Again" to the 2009 film ''
Defendor
''Defendor'' is a 2009 Canadian-American superhero comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Stebbings in his directorial debut. It stars Woody Harrelson as Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona named Defendor, w ...
''.
Mabbott's second feature film, ''
Citizen Duane'', was released in 2006.
He subsequently directed episodes of the television series ''
Life with Derek
''Life with Derek'' is a Canadian television teen sitcom that aired on Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran for four s ...
'', ''
Wingin' It
''Wingin' It'' (originally titled ''Angel on Campus'' prior to its debut) is a Canadian teen sitcom which aired on Family. The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Eve ...
'', ''
Overruled!
''Overruled!'' is a Canadian children's television sitcom about high school kids with problems, which are taken to Teen Court, hosted by Judge Tara; the series aired on Family Channel in Canada and Disney Channel in the United Kingdom. It prem ...
'' and ''
Baxter'' before co-creating, with writer
David Eddie
David Eddie is a Canadian writer, best known as a humorous advice columnist for ''The Globe and Mail''."The King of Faux Pas". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 20, 2010.
His debut novel ''Chump Change'' was published in 1996, and was a shortlisted ...
, the six-episode series ''
The Yard'', which aired on
HBO Canada
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in 2011.
"‘The Yard’ like kiddie ‘Sopranos’"
''Toronto Sun
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'', June 28, 2011.
In 2024, Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee released the documentary film '' Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story''.
References
External links
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21st-century Canadian screenwriters
21st-century Canadian male writers
Canadian male screenwriters
Canadian television directors
Canadian television writers
Canadian male songwriters
Film directors from Edmonton
Writers from Edmonton
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Screenwriters from Alberta
Canadian documentary film directors
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