Michael Kennedy (born May 16, 1954) is a Canadian film and television director, writer, actor and cinematographer raised in

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, Canada.

Career

Kennedy has directed 20 feature-length films/TV movies and over 230 prime-time drama and comedy television episodes including the first season of the sitcom ''

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'' that used humour to attack racism against Muslims in the post-911 world. He also directed the first episodes filmed and/or aired of '' Delmer and Marta'', '' My Life and a Movie'', ''

North/South ''North/South'' is a Canadian soap opera created by Floyd Kane and produced by the Halifax Film Company, featuring Cory Bowles. The show ran for one season, airing on CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian Engl ...

'', '' The Good Germany'', ''

Mental Block ''Mental Block'' is a Canadian comedy TV series, which premiered September 1, 2003 on YTV. It is created and written by Leila Basen and David Preston and directed by Sean Dwyer and Michael Kennedy. The show revolves around thirteen-year-old ...

'', '' Listen Missy'', ''

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'', '' P.R.'', ''

Taking the Falls ''Taking the Falls'' was a Canadian dramedy series, which aired on CTV in the 1995-96 television season."Street Legal's Dale takes on a new series". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', September 28, 1995. The show starred Cynthia Dale as Terry Lane, a ...

'', and '' Jets''. He was also one of the directors of the acclaimed comedy series ''

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'', and directed 14 episodes of ''

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''. Kennedy has directed feature films in many countries: ''Jets'' was filmed in Germany and the US, ''Broken Lullaby'' in Budapest, ''One Man Out'' in Mexico, ''Caribe'' in Belize, ''Calculated Risk'' in Germany, and many others in Canada. He also wrote the screenplays for three of the feature films he directed. Kennedy lives with his wife, Carrie, and their three children in a suburb of Toronto, Canada.

Credits

Director

*'' Write Place Write Time'' (2023) *'' Six Degrees of Santa'' (2022) *'' Lease On Love'' (2022) *''

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'', Director Mentor only (2022) *'' My Favourite Christmas Melody'' (2021) *'' Tale of Two Hearts, Good Witch'' (2018) *'' #Roxy'' (2018) *'' Good Witch'' (2 episodes, 2017) *'' Heaven Must Be Boring!'' (pilot, 2014) *'' Delmer and Marta'' (pilot and entire first season, 2014–15) *''

Odd Squad ''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational television series that premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014. Similar to ''Cyberchase'' and ''Peg + Cat'', other ma ...

'' (2 episodes, 2014) *''

Annedroids ''Annedroids'' is a Canadian CGI/live action television series created by J. J. Johnson. The series is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment in association with broadcasters TVOntario, SRC and KiKa. ''Annedroids'' was released on Amazon Prime ...

'' (5 episodes, 2014) *'' Greenpeace Greenwash Campaign'' (3 web shorts, 2013) *'' Walter!'' (52 short films, 2011 and 2013) *''

What's Up Warthogs! ''What's Up Warthogs!'' is a Canadian sitcom that aired on Family. It follows two teen rivals – Victoria and Eric – who with the help of best friend, Charlie, and crazed genius, Laney, come together and make the morning announcements into a s ...

'' (14 episodes, 2011–2012) *''

That's So Weird! ''That's So Weird'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television show produced by Halifax Film Company (later DHX Media Halifax), created by Jeff Copeland, broadcasts on YTV. The show has been described as '' SCTV'' or ''Mad TV'' for teenagers and inc ...

'' (7 episodes, 2011–2012) *''

Really Me ''Really Me'' is a Canadian teen situation comedy series that originally aired on Family. It premiered on April 22, 2011 and on the French-language VRAK.TV on August 31, 2011. On June 13, 2011, Family announced that the series was being renewed for ...

'' (2 episodes, 2012) *''

She's the Mayor ''She's the Mayor'' is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on Vision TV in 2011."She's ...

'' (2 episodes, 2011) *''

'' (37 episodes, 2007–2011) *''

Pure Pwnage ''Pure Pwnage'' (pronounced "pure ownage")The word "pwnage" can be pronounced several different ways. The show's creators pronounce it "ownage". Jeremy justifies this pronunciation with the following statements: "When people say , they sound lik ...

'' (2 episodes, 2010) *'' The Good Company'' (1 episode, 2010) *''

Lost and Found A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others. Frequen ...

'' (2009) *''

The Smart Woman Survival Guide ''The Smart Woman Survival Guide'' is a Canadian situation comedy, filmed in Toronto, Ontario, that aired from September 4, 2006, to January 5, 2008. It aired on the W Network and CosmoTV. It was renewed for 26 further episodes before season one ...

'' (3 episodes, 2007) *'' This Space for Rent'' (2 episodes, 2007) *''

'' (5 episodes, 2006) *''

G-Spot The G-spot, also called the Gräfenberg spot (for German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg), is characterized as an erogenous area of the vagina that, when stimulated, may lead to strong sexual arousal, powerful orgasms and potential female ejac ...

'' (6 episodes, 2006) *'' Metropia'' (10 episodes, 2005–2006) *''

'' (9 episodes, 2003–2004) *''

'' (13 episodes, 1999–2003) *''

Emily of New Moon ''Emily of New Moon'' is the first in a series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery about an orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island. Montgomery is also the author of ''Anne of Green Gables'' series. It was first published in 1923. Plot sum ...

'' (6 episodes, 1998–2002) *'' Blackfly'' (7 episodes, 2001–2002) *''

Rideau Hall Rideau Hall (officially Government House) is the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and their representative, the governor general of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main b ...

'' (2 episodes, 2002) *''Murder Among Friends'' (2001) (TV) *''

'' (2 episodes, 2001) *'' P.R.'' (7 episodes, 2000–2001) *''

Wind at My Back ''Wind at My Back'' is a television series which aired in Canada on CBC Television between 1996 and 2001. It was created and produced by Kevin Sullivan, best known for his adaptation of ''Anne of Green Gables'' and ''Road to Avonlea''. The ser ...

'' (2 episodes, 2000) *'' The City'' (1 episode, 2000) *''

Little Men ''Little Men,'' or ''Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys,'' is a children's novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was first published in 1871 by Roberts Brothers. The book reprises characters from her 1868–69 two-volume ...

'' (1 episode, 1999) *'' The Hoop Life'' (1999) TV series (unknown episodes) *''

So Weird ''So Weird'' is a television series that aired on the Disney Channel as a mid-season replacement from January 18, 1999, to September 28, 2001. The series was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia. In the first two seasons, the series centered on t ...

'' (2 episodes, 1999) *'' JETS - Leben am Limit'' (1999) (TV) *'' Kalkuliertes Risiko'' (1997) (TV) *'' Joe's Wedding'' (1996) *'' Robin of Locksley'' (1996) (TV) *'' Hostile Force'' (1996) (TV) *'' Hard Evidence'' (1995) *'' The Possession of Michael D.'' (1995) (TV) *''

'' (2 episodes, 1995) *''

Broken Lullaby ''Broken Lullaby'' (a.k.a. ''The Man I Killed'') is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and released by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay by Samson Raphaelson and Ernest Vajda is based on the 1930 play ''L'homme que j ...

'' (1994) (TV) *''

Red Scorpion 2 ''Red Scorpion 2'' is a 1994 American action film starring Matt McColm, John Savage and Jennifer Rubin. It was directed by Michael Kennedy. The film is a sequel to the 1988 film ''Red Scorpion'' which starred Dolph Lundgren, although the story i ...

'' (1994) *''

Talons of the Eagle Talons of the Eagle is a 1992 American martial arts action film starring Billy Blanks, Jalal Merhi, Matthias Hues and James Hong and directed by Michael Kennedy. It received a limited release on November 6, 1992, and was released on video on Dec ...

'' (1992) *'' The Swordsman'' (1992) *''

'' (9 episodes, 1991–1992) *'' One Man Out'' (1989) *''

Caribe Caribe may refer to: * ''Caribe'' (Venezuelan TV series), a Venezuelan telenovela * ''Caribe'' (American TV series), a 1975 television series produced by Quinn Martin * Caribe, or Cabir, a computer worm designed for mobile phones * ''Caribe'' ...

'' (1987) *'' Jim and Muggins Tour Toronto''

Writer

*'' JETS - Leben am Limit'' (1 episode, 1999) *'' The Swordsman'' (1992) *'' One Man Out'' (1989) *''

Degrassi Junior High ''Degrassi Junior High'' is a Canadian television series and the second series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. A successor but not a direct spin-off of ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'', it debuted on CBC ...

'' (1 episode, 1988) *''

'' (1987) (uncredited)

Actor

*''

These Foolish Things "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" is a standard with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, writing under the pseudonym Holt Marvell, and music by Jack Strachey, both Englishmen. Harry Link, an American, sometimes appears as a co-writer; his input ...

'' (1977) as Wilson *'' Trailer Park Boys - Reggie'' (2017–2018)

Cinematographer

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'' (1977)

External links

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Directors Guild of Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Michael Canadian television directors Canadian film directors Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Living people 1954 births People from Summerside, Prince Edward Island Canadian male film actors Male actors from Prince Edward Island Canadian Comedy Award winners