Michael J. Nelson
Birthday: 11 October 1964, St. Charles, Illinois, USA
Birth Name: Michael John Nelson
Height: 185 cm
Michael J. Nelson is the former host and writer of the Emmy-nominated, Peabody Award-winning Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988). Since that time, he has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows, penne ...Show More
[His explanation of how the show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) lasted so long (10 seasons)] "I Show more
[His explanation of how the show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) lasted so long (10 seasons)] "I think the thing is just not to get famous, which is what we've done. We're always under the radar, we're durable because we're so not successful." Hide
[Talking about the film Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)]: "We [the writers] started watching it, and Show more
[Talking about the film Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)]: "We [the writers] started watching it, and had never seen anything like that. We kept saying to ourselves, 'There is no way we can do this movie, it is just too bizarre.' But we finally decided, 'No, we must bring this to the world.'" Hide
[on dressing up as Star Trek: Voyager (1995)'s Capt. Kathryn Janeway in MST3K episode "Laserblast"]: Show more
[on dressing up as Star Trek: Voyager (1995)'s Capt. Kathryn Janeway in MST3K episode "Laserblast"]: "It is a small comfort to me that no matter how talented the make-up artist, how good the costume, how expert the lighting, I don't look anymore like a woman than Fred Gwynn does, without make-up." Hide
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