Michael J. Anderson
Michael Anderson was born in Huron, South Dakota, at 10:30 P.M., on Halloween night. Subject to a genetic anomaly known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, he grew up in a wheelchair. After graduating high school, he traveled America, singing for tips and living in his car. For six years, he attended the University of Colorado where he majored in numerous subjects ranging from philosophy to microbiology. After college, he began working for Martin Marietta, trouble-shooting the N.A.S.A. computers in the ground-support system of the space shuttle. During this time, he made the documentary "Little Mike," which won a silver medal in the International Film and Television Awards. Soon thereafter, he moved to New York City, where his film and television career began. For many years, Anderson was most well-known among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwards-talking dream figure on the cult favorite T.V. series Twin Peaks (1990). Anderson also worked with Lynch for the experimental performance piece Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) and the T.V.-pilot-turned-feature film Mulholland Drive (2001). Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the H.B.O. series Carnivàle (2003).
Known for
The X-Files
Mr. Nutt
Twin Peaks
The Arm
Twin Peaks
Man From Another Place
Charmed
Leprechaun
Charmed
O'Brien
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Rumpelstiltskin
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)
Mulholland Drive
Mr. Roque
Carnivàle
Samson
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Man From Another Place
In the Soup
Little Man
Tiptoes
Bruno
Snow White
Sunday
Club Vampire
Kiddo
Suffering Bastards
Little Elvis
The Phantom Eye
Carl
Twin Peaks
The Man From Another Place
Mannequin Two: On the Move
Jewel Box Bearer
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Man From Another Place
Screwed
himself
Postcards From The Cast
Self
Warriors of Virtue
Mudlap
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Woodsman (Twin A)
This Is How the World Ends
Noise Robber
First You Live Then You Die
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Self
Caged Hearts
John
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
Sushi Chef
Port Charles
Ava's Magical Adventure
Stretch
Fool's Fire
Hopfrog
Specter's Rock
Making 'Carnivàle': The Show Behind the Show
Learning to Speak in the Red Room
Self
The Great Land of Small
Fritz / The King
An Introduction to David Lynch
Self
Minimum Wage
Zeke Bleak
No Such Thing as Gravity
The Botanist
Saturday Night Live
New Years Baby 1953 (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Ed McMahon's little helper (uncredited)
Little Mike: A Videoportrait of Michael Anderson
Himself