Michael de Avila (also known as Mike D) is an American television personality, filmmaker, and

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. He is the host of the fishing television show Lunkerville, which airs on the

World Fishing Network World Fishing Network (WFN) is an American television network, which offers online and mobile platform dedicated exclusively to fishing. Based on the Canadian television network of the same name. The network's programming covers instruction, t ...

. and NBC Sports Network. Lunkerville is a

CINE Ciné film or cine film is the term commonly used in the UK and historically in the US to refer to the 8 mm, Super 8, 9.5 mm, and 16 mm motion picture film formats used for home movies. It is not normally used to refer to ...

Golden Eagle award winner and Mike was chosen Viewer Favorite Host in 2004 by

Sportsman Channel Sportsman Channel is an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by the Outdoor Sportsman Group subsidiary of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The channel is dedicated to programming about outdoor sports, incl ...

Viewers. Mike D is also a filmmaker who has directed two feature-length dramatic films: the theatrically released " Lost Prophet" and the Sundance Channel premiere film "

Burnzy's Last Call ''Burnzy's Last Call'' is a 1995 American comedy-drama film directed by Michael de Avila and starring Sherry Stringfield, Jamie Walters and Carolyn McCormick. Cast * Sam Gray as "Burnzy" Burns * David Johansen as Andre * James McCaffrey as Sal * ...

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1965 births Living people American fishers American male television personalities {{US-film-director-1960s-stub