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Michael Manasseri is a 2020 Independent Spirit Award winning producer (John Cassavetes Award) for his work on the critically acclaimed comedy Give Me Liberty which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and had its European Premiere at the 2019 Director's Fortnight at Cannes.
Michael Manasseri is a 2020 Independent Spirit Award winning producer (John Cassavetes Award) for his work on the critically acclaimed comedy, Give Me Liberty, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and had its European Premiere at the 2019 Director's Fortnight at Cannes.
- January 1, 1
- Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
- Background Info
- Acting Career
- Why Did He Quit Acting?
- What Is Michael Manasseri Doing Now?
- Personal Life
In Poughkeepsie, New York, on February 28th, 1974, actor, director, producer, and writer Michael Manasseri was born. Michael has two siblings, a younger brother and a sister, Jennifer Manasseri, who briefly acted in the 90s. His sister also played his female counterpart on Weird Science.
Michael’s screen debut was in 1987 when he popped up in an episode of the family crime drama series Sidekicks when he was 13 years old. His first movie role would make anyone at the time jealous, as he starred alongside The Two Coreys, Heather Graham, and Carol Kane in the 1988 comedy License to Drive. Manasseri then had a nine-episode run on the s...
It seems like Michael had a case of burnout, having acted for decades, and wanted to try something new. He still loved the industry, so he didn’t stray too far away. He knew how things worked, but wanted to tell the stories in his head instead of acting in others’ stories. He went from acting to writing, producing, and directing, filming a lot of p...
Michael would transition from in-front to behind-the-scenes powerhouse. One of his last roles, the film Mosquito-Man, was written, directed, and produced by him. His first producing job was actually for the movie Dirty Love in 2005 starring Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg. Since then he’s produced over a dozen movies including the award-winning Give Me Lib...
Michael was married to actor and producer Sarah Manasseri in April 2013. The pair divorced in February 2019, and don’t share any children. We can see Michael’s focus is his company and telling stories that he wants, one project at a time, whether he writes them or directs them. He’s using his acting knowledge to get started with his next chapter in...
Michael Manasseri is a producer, director, writer and actor who starred in Weird Science and other TV shows. He also won an Independent Spirit Award for his film Give Me Liberty and co-founded Flux Capacitor Studios.
- February 28, 1974
Flux Capacitor Studios (FCS) is a creative company founded by Michael Manasseri, a former child actor and producer of various films and TV shows. FCS produces and finances distinctive and mind-bending content, such as War Pony, Gene Hunters, and Liberation.
Michael Manasseri is known as an Actor, Producer, Director, Co-Producer, and Screenplay. Some of his work includes Weird Science, License to Drive, Mosquito-Man, Psycho Beach Party, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Wonder Years, Quantum Leap, and A Peaceable Kingdom.
Flux Capacitor Studios is a film production company founded by actor and director Michael Manasseri. Browse his movies, including War Pony, Liberation, The Pickle Recipe, and more.
