Michael Colton is an American screenwriter and former journalist. With writing partner John Aboud, he created the television show Home Economics and wrote the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture and Penguins of Madagascar. He was a regular commentator on Best Week Ever and other VH1 shows, including I Love the '80s.
Personal life
Colton attended Newton North High School in Massachusetts, where he wrote a humor column for the student newspaper. He graduated from Harvard University, where he was an editor at both the Harvard Lampoon and The Harvard Crimson.
Career
Colton has co-written the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Penguins of Madagascar and The Comebacks. He has also co-produced the television series Close Enough and Zoolander: Super Model and written for Childrens Hospital and Leverage. He has also written for The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Newsweek, The New York Observer, the Washington City Paper, Brill's Content, and McSweeney's.
From 2000 to 2003, Colton and Aboud ran Modern Humorist, an entertainment company based in Brooklyn, best known for its online magazine.
Filmography
Television
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| 2003 || VH1 Big in 03 || Consultant
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| 2004 || The Wrong Coast || Writer
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| 2004 || I Love the '90s || Himself/Panelist
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| 2005 || Last Laugh '05 ||Consultant
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| 2005 || CMT: 20 Merriest Christmas Videos || Himself
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| 2005 || I Love the '90s: Part Deux || Himself
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| 2005 || I Love the '80s 3-D || Himself
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| 2005 || I Love the Holidays || Himself
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| 2006 || I Love Toys || Himself
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| 2006 || I Love the 70s: Volume 2 || Himself
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| 2008 || I Love the New Millennium || Himself
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| 2008 || Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins || Himself
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| 2009 ||Sit Down, Shut Up || Executive Story Editor, Writer
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| 2009 ||Black to the Future || Himself
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| 2009 ||The Great Debate || Himself
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| 2009 ||100 Most Shocking Music Moments || Himself
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| 2010 ||Leverage || Executive Story Editor, Writer
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| 2010 ||A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for Haiti || Himself
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| 2010 ||Undateable || Himself
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| 2011 ||Allen Gregory || Writer, Co-Producer
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| 2014 ||I Love the 2000s || Himself
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| 2014 ||Newsreaders || Writer
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| 2015 ||Childrens Hospital || Writer
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| 2016 ||Zoolander: Super Model || Writer, Producer
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| 2017 ||The Fake News With Ted Nelms || Writer
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| 2020 ||Close Enough || Executive Producer
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| 2021 ||Jeopardy! || Contestant
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| 2021 ||Acapulco || Writer
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|2021
|Home Economics
|Co-creator, Writer, Executive Producer
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Movies
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! Year !! Title !! Role
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| 2007 || The Comebacks || Writer
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| 2014 || Penguins of Madagascar || Writer
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| 2018 || A Futile and Stupid Gesture || Writer, Executive Producer
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References
External links
- Colton & Aboud homepage
- A Moveable Feast: With Absolutely No Cash, A Reporter Gets Fed For A Week
- Michael Colton in the New York Times Magazine (Jan. 21, 2007)