A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Born:
November 7, 1970
Died:
May 23, 2024
Morgan Valentine Spurlock (November 7, 1970 - May 23, 2024) was an American documentary filmmaker and television producer. Spurlock gained acclaim for directing the documentary Super Size Me, which earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Author:
2004 Super Size Me
Director:
2004 Super Size Me
2008 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
2010 Freakonomics
2010 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2011 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011 The Dotted Line
2011 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
2012 Mansome
2013 One Direction: This Is Us
2014 Cave-o-nomics
2014 We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2015 Crafted
2016 Rats
2016 W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro
2017 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2019 Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
Executive Producer:
2004 Czech Dream
2004 Super Size Me
2008 Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong
2008 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
2010 Freakonomics
2010 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2011 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011 The Dotted Line
2011 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
2012 Mansome
2013 One Direction: This Is Us
2014 Cave-o-nomics
2014 We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2015 Crafted
2015 Man Under
2015 Morgan Spurlock Presents Freedom! The Movie
2016 Rats
2016 The Eagle Huntress
2016 Vlogumentary
2016 W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro
2017 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017 Tough Guys
2019 Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
Producer:
2004 Czech Dream
2004 Super Size Me
2007 What Would Jesus Buy?
2008 Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong
2008 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
2010 Freakonomics
2010 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2011 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011 The Dotted Line
2011 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
2012 Mansome
2013 One Direction: This Is Us
2014 Cave-o-nomics
2014 We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2015 Crafted
2015 Man Under
2015 Morgan Spurlock Presents Freedom! The Movie
2016 Rats
2016 The Eagle Huntress
2016 The Pistol Shrimps
2016 Vlogumentary
2016 W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro
2017 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017 Tough Guys
2019 Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
Writer:
2004 Czech Dream
2004 Super Size Me
2007 What Would Jesus Buy?
2008 Last Cup: Road to the World Series of Beer Pong
2008 Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
2010 Freakonomics
2010 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2011 Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011 The Dotted Line
2011 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
2012 Mansome
2013 One Direction: This Is Us
2014 Cave-o-nomics
2014 We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2015 Crafted
2015 Man Under
2015 Morgan Spurlock Presents Freedom! The Movie
2016 Rats
2016 The Eagle Huntress
2016 The Pistol Shrimps
2016 Vlogumentary
2016 W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro
2017 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017 Tough Guys
2019 Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
Creator:
2002 I Bet You Will
2005 30 Days
2013 Inside Man
Director:
1989 The Simpsons
2002 I Bet You Will
2005 30 Days
2013 Inside Man
Executive Producer:
1989 The Simpsons
2002 I Bet You Will
2005 30 Days
2013 Inside Man
2018 The Trade
Producer:
1989 The Simpsons
2002 I Bet You Will
2005 30 Days
2013 Inside Man
2018 The Trade
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