Michael Greenburg
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Michael Greenburg is an American writer, producer and director. He was born in Scarsdale, New York
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(Channel 98), and other interactive assets including theScore.com and Score Mobile.
Michael and his brother Ross Greenburg
(Miracle, 61* and the President of HBO Sports) are currently producing the feature film Game of Shadows for HBO Films. Prior to his HBO deal, Michael and his business partner Richard Dean Anderson, operating under their production company banner Gekko Film Corp, together with MGM Worldwide Television, produced their decade long hit series Stargate SG-1
. Stargate SG-1 premiered on Showtime during the summer of 1997 and continues to air on the Sci-Fi Network, FOX syndication and in over seventy countries throughout the world. Michael also produced Stargate Atlantis: Rising, the two-hour premiere spin-off pilot of Stargate SG-1. The two Stargate series continue to be the highest-rated shows in the history of the Sci-Fi Network.
Before their MGM commitment, Michael and Rick had an overall deal with Paramount developing and producing television films and series. In 1995, under this agreement, Michael produced Firehouse, a CBS pilot about a rescue fire station in the Soho area of Manhattan. Michael and Rick produced Firehouse with Tom Fontana (Homicide, Oz) on location in New York. Unfortunately, it was about five years ahead of its time. Michael also produced the critically acclaimed Legend, a quirky western adventure series set in 1876 which starred Rick as Ernest Pratt, an inked-stained wretch of a dime novelist who, reluctantly assumed the role of his own fictitious literary hero Nicodemus Legend. A Legend reunion telefilm is always in development.
Prior to Legend, in 1993, Michael filmed two highly rated MacGyver
movies on location in London for ABC television: MacGyver: The Lost Treasure of Atlantis, and MacGyver: Trail To Doomsday.
Michael produced the MacGyver series from 1986 to 1992 and won many awards, including: The Environmental Media’s Continuing Commitment Award, a Vision Award, a Golden Reel Award, and TV Week’s People’s Choice Award. MacGyver went off the air on ABC with a 23 share.
Michael has also produced feature films: Alan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, and the IMAX
film My Strange Uncle, as well as various other television films, which include: In the Eye of a Stranger, The Vegas Strip War, and Dixie: Changing Habits.
He was born in San Antonio Texas and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. Michael headed west to attend the University of Southern California where he graduated in 1973. Three years on the World Pro Skiing Circuit and four years as an assistant director led to his producing break in 1979 thanks to Don Ohlmeyer on the NBC Mini Series The Golden Moment. He has since produced over 350 hours of prime time television.
Michael is an active supporter of animal rights causes in Africa, Canada, and the United States.
Michael and his choreographer/director wife Nikki are presently living in Vancouver, British Columbia with their children Dimitri (DJ) and Kenya.
Scarsdale, New York
Scarsdale is a coterminous town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the northern suburbs of New York City. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages...
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Biography
Michael Greenburg is presently the Executive Producer of Score Productions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR). Score Media’s main asset is The Score Television Network, a sports network available across Canada. Score Media also operates The Score Radio Network available across North America on Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio
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(Channel 98), and other interactive assets including theScore.com and Score Mobile.
Michael and his brother Ross Greenburg
Ross Greenburg
Ross Greenburg was president of HBO Sports from 2000 to 2011.He was executive producer for HBO Sports in 1985. During his tenure he won 51 Sports Emmys and 8 Peabody Awards...
(Miracle, 61* and the President of HBO Sports) are currently producing the feature film Game of Shadows for HBO Films. Prior to his HBO deal, Michael and his business partner Richard Dean Anderson, operating under their production company banner Gekko Film Corp, together with MGM Worldwide Television, produced their decade long hit series Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1
Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...
. Stargate SG-1 premiered on Showtime during the summer of 1997 and continues to air on the Sci-Fi Network, FOX syndication and in over seventy countries throughout the world. Michael also produced Stargate Atlantis: Rising, the two-hour premiere spin-off pilot of Stargate SG-1. The two Stargate series continue to be the highest-rated shows in the history of the Sci-Fi Network.
Before their MGM commitment, Michael and Rick had an overall deal with Paramount developing and producing television films and series. In 1995, under this agreement, Michael produced Firehouse, a CBS pilot about a rescue fire station in the Soho area of Manhattan. Michael and Rick produced Firehouse with Tom Fontana (Homicide, Oz) on location in New York. Unfortunately, it was about five years ahead of its time. Michael also produced the critically acclaimed Legend, a quirky western adventure series set in 1876 which starred Rick as Ernest Pratt, an inked-stained wretch of a dime novelist who, reluctantly assumed the role of his own fictitious literary hero Nicodemus Legend. A Legend reunion telefilm is always in development.
Prior to Legend, in 1993, Michael filmed two highly rated MacGyver
MacGyver
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles...
movies on location in London for ABC television: MacGyver: The Lost Treasure of Atlantis, and MacGyver: Trail To Doomsday.
Michael produced the MacGyver series from 1986 to 1992 and won many awards, including: The Environmental Media’s Continuing Commitment Award, a Vision Award, a Golden Reel Award, and TV Week’s People’s Choice Award. MacGyver went off the air on ABC with a 23 share.
Michael has also produced feature films: Alan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, and the IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
film My Strange Uncle, as well as various other television films, which include: In the Eye of a Stranger, The Vegas Strip War, and Dixie: Changing Habits.
He was born in San Antonio Texas and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. Michael headed west to attend the University of Southern California where he graduated in 1973. Three years on the World Pro Skiing Circuit and four years as an assistant director led to his producing break in 1979 thanks to Don Ohlmeyer on the NBC Mini Series The Golden Moment. He has since produced over 350 hours of prime time television.
Michael is an active supporter of animal rights causes in Africa, Canada, and the United States.
Michael and his choreographer/director wife Nikki are presently living in Vancouver, British Columbia with their children Dimitri (DJ) and Kenya.