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Michael Fresco

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Michael Fresco is known for Northern Exposure (1990), Murder One (1995) and Better Off Ted (2009).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Northern Exposure (1990)
    Northern Exposure
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Mary McCormack, Daniel Benzali, Michael Hayden, J.C. MacKenzie, and Grace Phillips in Murder One (1995)
    Murder One
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Jay Harrington and Andrea Anders in Better Off Ted (2009)
    Better Off Ted
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)
    Providence
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Jake McDorman and Lio Tipton in Manhattan Love Story (2014)
      Manhattan Love Story
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Jay Harrington and Eliza Coupe in Benched (2014)
      Benched
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Super Clyde (2013)
      Super Clyde
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Family Tools (2013)
      Family Tools
      5.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Jane Levy in Suburgatory (2011)
      Suburgatory
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011–2013
    • The Smart One (2012)
      The Smart One
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Martha Plimpton, Cloris Leachman, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward, and Lucas Neff in Raising Hope (2010)
      Raising Hope
      8.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Jay Harrington and Andrea Anders in Better Off Ted (2009)
      Better Off Ted
      8.2
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2009–2010
    • The Deep End (2010)
      The Deep End
      6.9
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2010
    • Vivica A. Fox, Mark Consuelos, and Caterina Scorsone in 1-800-Missing (2003)
      1-800-Missing
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Melina Kanakaredes, Concetta Tomei, Paula Cale, Mike Farrell, and Seth Peterson in Providence (1999)
      Providence
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 1999–2001
    • Jim Belushi and James Remar in Total Security (1997)
      Total Security
      6.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Mary McCormack, Daniel Benzali, Michael Hayden, J.C. MacKenzie, and Grace Phillips in Murder One (1995)
      Murder One
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 1995–1997
    • Northern Exposure (1990)
      Northern Exposure
      8.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • 1993–1995
    • Sam Waterston, John Aaron Bennett, Ashlee Levitch, Jeremy London, and Regina Taylor in I'll Fly Away (1991)
      I'll Fly Away
      8.6
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 1992

    Director

    • The Guest Book (2017)
      The Guest Book
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Katie Walder in Square Roots (2016)
      Square Roots
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Untitled Johnny Knoxville Project
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Jay Harrington and Eliza Coupe in Benched (2014)
      Benched
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Jake McDorman and Lio Tipton in Manhattan Love Story (2014)
      Manhattan Love Story
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Super Clyde (2013)
      Super Clyde
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Family Tools (2013)
      Family Tools
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • The Smart One (2012)
      The Smart One
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Martha Plimpton, Cloris Leachman, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward, and Lucas Neff in Raising Hope (2010)
      Raising Hope
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2010–2012
    • Other People's Kids
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Jane Levy in Suburgatory (2011)
      Suburgatory
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Kathy Baker, Treat Williams, Steve Byers, Rachael Carpani, Brandon Quinn, and James Thomas in Against the Wall (2011)
      Against the Wall
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • It Takes a Village
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Deep End (2010)
      The Deep End
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Jay Harrington and Andrea Anders in Better Off Ted (2009)
      Better Off Ted
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009–2010

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
      St. Elsewhere
      8.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1986

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michael A. Fresco
    • Parents
      • David Fresco
    • Relatives
        Rob Fresco(Sibling)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Son of actor David Fresco, nephew of futurist Jacque Fresco.

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