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Michael R. Perry (born April 15, 1963 in
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,
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) is an American
television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television net ...
,
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and
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. . His television credits include ''
Eerie, Indiana ''Eerie, Indiana'' is an American horror science fiction television series that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1991, to December 09, 1993. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creat ...
'', '' New York Undercover'', ''
American Gothic ''American Gothic'' is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the ''American Gothic'' House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people efancied shoul ...
'', ''
The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...
'', ''
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'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (including the episode "''Limitations''" for which he won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series), ''
FreakyLinks ''FreakyLinks'' is an American science fiction series that combined elements of horror, mystery, and comedy. It aired on Fox from October 2000 until June 2001, for a total run of 13 episodes. The feel of the show closely modeled that of ''The X ...
'', ''
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'', '' The Dead Zone'', ''
House M.D. ''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. The series' main character is G ...
'', '' Persons Unknown'', , '' Altered Carbon (TV series)'', '' Sweet Tooth'', '' The River'' (a series he co-created) and ''
NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...
'' for which he won a
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for
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. As a screenwriter he wrote the film ''
The Voices ''The Voices'' is a 2014 comedy horror film directed by Marjane Satrapi, written by Michael R. Perry, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Gabriel Bateman, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver. It had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film ...
'' and co-wrote the film '' Paranormal Activity 2''.


Filmography

* ''
The Voices ''The Voices'' is a 2014 comedy horror film directed by Marjane Satrapi, written by Michael R. Perry, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Gabriel Bateman, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver. It had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film ...
'' (2014) * '' Paranormal Activity 2'' (2010)


Television

* '' Sweet Tooth'' (2021) * '' Altered Carbon'' (2020) * ''
Wayward Pines ''Wayward Pines'' is an American mystery science fiction television series based on the ''Wayward Pines'' novels by Blake Crouch. Developed for television by Chad Hodge, the pilot was directed by M. Night Shyamalan, with both as executive prod ...
'' (2016) * ''
Into the Badlands ''Into the Badlands'' may refer to: * ''Into the Badlands'' (film), a 1991 television film; * ''Into the Badlands'' (TV series), a 2015–2019 television series {{Disambiguation ...
'' (2015) * '' The River'' (2012) * '' Persons Unknown'' (2010) * '' The Dead Zone'' (2004-2005) * ''
The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' (2001-2003) * ''
FreakyLinks ''FreakyLinks'' is an American science fiction series that combined elements of horror, mystery, and comedy. It aired on Fox from October 2000 until June 2001, for a total run of 13 episodes. The feel of the show closely modeled that of ''The X ...
'' (2000-2001) * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (1999-2001) * ''
Millennium A millennium (plural millennia or millenniums) is a period of one thousand years, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting point (ini ...
'' (1997-1999) * ''
The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...
'' (1997-1998) * ''
NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...
'' (1996-1997) * ''
American Gothic ''American Gothic'' is a 1930 painting by Grant Wood in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Wood was inspired to paint what is now known as the ''American Gothic'' House in Eldon, Iowa, along with "the kind of people efancied shoul ...
'' (1995-1996) * '' New York Undercover'' (1995) * ''
Eerie, Indiana ''Eerie, Indiana'' is an American horror science fiction television series that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1991, to December 09, 1993. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creat ...
'' (1991-1992)


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* USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni 1963 births American male screenwriters Television producers from Ohio American television writers Edgar Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners Emmy Award winners Living people Businesspeople from Columbus, Ohio American male television writers Screenwriters from Ohio {{US-tv-bio-stub