Michael Medico(I)

Michael Medico's first short, entitled "Bitch.", was shot for $66, premiered at Outfest and was in 13 international festivals before being named best short film of 2009 by Frontiers LA magazine. He then conceived/directed the Father Tiger music video, "First Love," featuring Noah Centineo that received acclaim from both The Advocate and It Gets Better Campaign. Michael got his first directing job on television on "The Fosters" directing three episodes in the last two seasons including the first part of the three-part Series Finale. In the meantime, his mockumentary short "Walk It Out" premiered at the Palm Springs Int'l ShortFest and his short "Divorce: The Greatest Hits" premiered at the LA Int'l Shorts Festival. He got his start in Television directing 10 episodes of The Fosters and it's spin off Good Trouble and since has directed over 25 episodes of Television in the past 7 years, including "XO Kitty", "The Resident", "Party of Five", multiple episodes of Netflix' "Atypical" including the Series Finale, multiple episodes of Shonda Rhimes' "Grey's Anatomy" and its spin off "Station 19" for ABC and Ryan Murphy's "Dr Odyssey" "9-1-1" and "9-1-1:Lone Star." He directed his first feature "Sidelined 3" for Tubi in the beginning of 2026 and later that year shot his second feature "Bender" in Belfast with Bill Burr, Chris O’Dowd and Ruth Bradley. He’s slated to direct the film version of "The Sky Blues" with Walden Media next. Michael received a BFA in Theatre from Boston University and brings to directing his years of experience working as an actor in film, TV and theater in NYC and LA. He was also the creator and executive producer of Hot in Hollywood, a celebrity-driven benefit that raised more than half a million dollars in three years for domestic and international AIDS organizations. He lives in Los Feliz with his husband, Brian, their daughter and son, Everly Rose and Bowie, and three silly mutts, Lady, Charlie and Patch.