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Melanie J. Elin

  • Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Melanie J. Elin was born in Oceanside, California, USA. She is a production manager and producer, known for Who Is America? (2018), Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017) and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014).
BornFebruary 25
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Sacha Baron Cohen in Who Is America? (2018)
    Who Is America?
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
    Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Management
    John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Childrens Hospital (2008)
    Childrens Hospital
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Production Management

    Credits

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    Production Management

    • Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap (2022)
      Quantum Leap
      6.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2022–2023
    • Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021)
      Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2021
    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2021
    • Dave Burd in Dave (2020)
      Dave
      8.2
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2020
    • Do You Want to See a Dead Body? (2017)
      Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2017
    • Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
      Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2017
    • Lorenzo Lamas, Kevin Sorbo, and John Hennigan in Boone: The Bounty Hunter (2017)
      Boone: The Bounty Hunter
      5.0
      • unit production manager
      • 2017
    • Patton Oswalt, Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, Jonah Ray, and Hampton Yount in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
      Mystery Science Theater 3000
      8.1
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2017
    • Drive Share (2017)
      Drive Share
      7.1
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2017
    • Saviors of Rock
      TV Series
      • unit production manager
      • 2016
    • Winslow K. Whittaker
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2016
    • The Hindenburg Explodes!
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2016
    • Thomas Haden Church and Terrence Howard in Cardboard Boxer (2016)
      Cardboard Boxer
      6.4
      • unit production manager
      • 2016
    • Bryan Condon in Mulchtown (2016)
      Mulchtown
      6.8
      TV Short
      • unit production manager
      • 2016
    • News Hits
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • unit production manager
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Eric André in The Eric Andre Show (2012)
      The Eric Andre Show
      8.5
      TV Series
      • produced by
      • 2023
    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Waffles + Mochi (2021)
      Waffles + Mochi
      7.1
      TV Series
      • produced by
      • 2021
    • Dave Burd in Dave (2020)
      Dave
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer (as Melanie Elin)
      • 2020
    • The New Negroes (2019)
      The New Negroes
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Sacha Baron Cohen in Who Is America? (2018)
      Who Is America?
      8.2
      TV Series
      • produced by
      • 2018
    • Bryan Condon in Mulchtown (2016)
      Mulchtown
      6.8
      TV Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Michael Carbonaro in The Carbonaro Effect (2014)
      The Carbonaro Effect
      7.5
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2014–2015
    • CC: Stand-Up - The Bonnaroo Experience (2012)
      CC: Stand-Up - The Bonnaroo Experience
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • line producer (as Melanie Elin)
      • 2012
    • Stevie TV (2012)
      Stevie TV
      6.4
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2012
    • Whoopi Goldberg, Justin Kirk, and Estella Warren in See You in September (2010)
      See You in September
      4.6
      • line producer
      • 2010
    • Alexis Bledel, Bryan Greenberg, and Scott Porter in The Good Guy (2009)
      The Good Guy
      5.7
      • line producer (as Melanie Elin)
      • 2009
    • The Revolution (2006)
      The Revolution
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • line producer
      • 2007
    • Boiling Points (2003)
      Boiling Points
      6.8
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 2003–2007
    • Road to Ironman (2003)
      Road to Ironman
      TV Movie
      • line producer
      • 2003

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Eric André in The Eric Andre Show (2012)
      The Eric Andre Show
      8.5
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2023
    • Waffles + Mochi (2021)
      Waffles + Mochi
      7.1
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2021
    • Sacha Baron Cohen in Who Is America? (2018)
      Who Is America?
      8.2
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2018
    • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
      Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
      8.8
      TV Series
      • segment associate director
      • associate director
      • 2015–2016
    • Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Hart, and Shailene Woodley in 2015 MTV Movie Awards (2015)
      2015 MTV Movie Awards
      4.2
      TV Special
      • associate director: opening segment
      • 2015
    • Higher Education (1994)
      Higher Education
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1994
    • Nightmare 1040
      3.2
      • assistant director
      • 1993
    • Blood in the Night (1993)
      Blood in the Night
      4.5
      Short
      • second assistant director
      • 1993
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Melanie Elin
    • Height
      • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • February 25
      • Oceanside, California, USA

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Has traveled to over 20 countries.
    • Quotes
      Remembering is easy...it's forgetting that's the hard part... - March 1994

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