Michael J. Anderson

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Michael Anderson was born in Huron South Dakota at 1030 PM 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 troubleshooting the NASA computers in the groundsupport 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 wellknown among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwardstalking dream figure on the cult favorite TV 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 TVpilotturnedfeature film Mulholland Drive 2001 Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the HBO series Carnivàle 2003
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