Bryan Michael Stoller

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Bryan Michael Stoller
Born
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
OccupationIndependent filmmaker
Years active1970–present[1][2]
Parent(s)
  • David Stoller
  • Carole Stoller
[2]
Websitebryanmichaelstoller.com

Bryan Michael Stoller (born 1960) is a Canadian independent filmmaker whose films include “First Dog,” “The Amazing Wizard of Paws,” “Santa Stole Our Dog,“ (Universal) Turn of the Blade, The Random Factor, Miss Cast Away, Undercover Angel, and Light Years Away.

His childhood hobbies included magic tricks and clay animation.[3] His dad attempted to convince Bryan to pursue a different career; later, his dad said he was proud of Stoller's career.[4] As a teen, he earned multiple Film Awards: a gold award in "Film Magic" at The Festival of the Americas (1978), a bronze medal at the Miami International Film Festival for a super documentary (1979), and Best Youth Film at the Canadian International Amateur Film Festival (1979).[5]

After producing commercials for local businesses, he moved to Los Angeles at 19 to direct at the American Film Institute[6] and earned a role dusting the actors on The Incredible Hulk TV series when they destroyed a wall.[5]</ref>

Stoller said he prefers directing to producing because he enjoys the creative aspect. He has also acted briefly, making a few cameos in his productions and starring in a short "A Canadian Werewolf in Hollywood", a parody of American Werewolf in London where he transforms into a werewolf in the middle of a call and uses his wolf side to produce a film. "A Canadian Werewolf in Hollywood" and other spoofs Stoller directed were packaged into a movie called Undershorts: The Movie.

Other shorts in Undershorts: The Movie received attention from celebrities parodied by them. "The Incredible Bulk", a parody of The Incredible Hulk TV series, included Lou Ferrigno from the TV show reprising his role as the Hulk.[7][8] "The Shadow of Michael", a parody of a Pepsi commercial starring Michael Jackson caught Jackson's attention,[9][10] and Jackson reprised his minor character Agent MJ from Men in Black II for Stoller's short titled "Agent MJ"[11] and movie Miss Cast Away.[12][13]

Jackson and Stoller were planning to release a new movie called They Cage the Animals at Night prior to Jackson's death.[14][15][16] Jackson's estate said there was no formal deal for the movie, as Jackson didn't have a management team at the time he discussed the movie.[17] Stoller was interviewed after Jackson's death to talk about his friendship. Stoller noted that Jackson seemed frail prior to his death and said he didn't believe allegations against Jackson.[18][19]

Stoller adopted a dog named Little Bear. The dog was previously fostered by former president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan. Stoller met Nancy Reagan, which inspired him to create the movie First Dog starring Little Bear as a 600-year-old dog.[2][20]

Stoller has also coached filmmakers[21] and actors and written the coaching books Filmmaking for Dummies and Harry Potter: Imagining Hogwarts.

Selected filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title As Notes
1971 Film Fun Writer, Director, Producer, Co-Host
1977 Just Like Magic Writer, Director, Producer
1987 Undershorts: The Movie[22] Writer, Director, Producer Appears as himself in the short "A Canadian Werewolf in Hollywood"
1994 Turn of the Blade Director, Writer (story), Producer Cameo appearance as "Stroller couple."
1995 The Random Factor Director, Writer, Producer Cameo appearance as "Van Passenger."
1996 Dragon Fury II Director
1999 Undercover Angel Director, Writer, Producer. Cameo appearance as "Speedy Messenger."
2004 Miss Cast Away Director, Writer, Producer Cameo appearance as "Courier"
Featuring Michael Jackson.
2007 Light Years Away Director, Writer, Producer
2010 First Dog[23] Director, Writer, Producer. (Also editor and music supervisor) Cameo appearance as "Letter Carrier Paul"
Featuring original songs by Dolly Parton
2014 "The Amazing Wizard of Paws" writer, producer, director, editor

2017 "Santa Stole Our Dog" writer, producer, director, editor Starring Ed Asner as Santa Claus

Television[]

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Tales from the Darkside[24] Director Episode: "The Bitterest Pill"

Bibliography[]

  • Stoller, Bryan Michael, Filmmaking for Dummies (2003) ISBN 0470386940”[25][26]
  • "Smartphone Moviemaking"
  • "Harry Potter: Imagining Hogwarts" a guide to movie making.[27]

References[]

  1. ^ Hill, Kelly (25 July 2004). "Bryan Michael Stoller's Advice for Actors". Hollywood Success. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hollywood beckoned for this Peterborough boy: Film director's father ran Dave's Surplus Circus and North George Sundries". The Peterborough Examiner. The Peterborough Examiner. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Bryan Michael Stoller News interview 1985". YouTube. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Bravo presents A Canadian Werewolf in Hollywood 2021". YouTube. Bravo. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bryan Michael Stoller 1978 News Segment". YouTube. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ Stoller, Bryan. "About Bryan Michael Stoller". Bryan Michael Stoller. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ Stoller, Bryan. "HULK spoof --The Best Hulk Spoof!". YouTube. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ Stoller, Bryan. "Bryan's Celebrity Corner". Bryan Michael Stoller. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ Stoller, Bryan. "MICHAEL JACKSON Parody - Directed by Bryan Michael Stoller". YouTube. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ Stoller, Bryan. "Michael Jackson friendship". Bryan Michael Stoller. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ^ Stoller, Bryan. "Michael Jackson as Agent MJ". YouTube. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ Carroll, Larry. "Michael Jackson Chases His Movie Dreams in Bizarro Spoof". MTV. 29 July 2005: MTV. Retrieved 2 August 2021.CS1 maint: location (link)
  13. ^ Block, Alex. "The Michael Jackson Movie You Never Saw". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  14. ^ Lash, Jolie (13 November 2001). "Michael to Direct Movie". Rolling Stones. Rolling Stones. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  15. ^ Block, Alex. "Michael Jackson aimed to direct movie about foster children". Reuters. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  16. ^ Michaels, Sean (23 July 2009). "Michael Jackson planned to co-direct film about foster children". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Jackson hoped to direct movie about foster kids". Today. Reuters. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Michael Jackson's Final Hours & Brian Oxman's Warning to Jackson Family About MJ Overmedicating". YouTube. NBC News. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  19. ^ Fleeman, Mike (26 June 2009). "Fan who saw Jackson Monday was horrified". Today. NBC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  20. ^ Block, Alex. "Meeting with Nancy Reagan inspired dog film". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  21. ^ "2015 Bryan Michael Stoller Film Workshop". Edmonton Short Film Festival. Edmonton Short Film Festival. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  22. ^ Stoller, Bryan. "Undershorts parodies by Bryan Michael Stoller". YouTube. Bryan Michael Stoller. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  23. ^ "First Dog". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  24. ^ bio site
  25. ^ "Filmmaking for Dummies". Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Filmmaking For Dummies". Barnes & Noble. Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  27. ^ Gund, Jeffrey. "Harry Potter: Imagining Hogwarts – Book Signing and Free Networking event with Author/Filmmaker Bryan Michael Stoller". info list. info list. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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