Michael Colton

Michael Colton is an American screenwriter and former journalist. With writing partner John Aboud, he created the television show Home Economics and wrote the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture and Penguins of Madagascar. He was a regular commentator on Best Week Ever and other VH1 shows, including I Love the '80s.

Personal life Colton attended Newton North High School in Massachusetts, where he wrote a humor column for the student newspaper. He graduated from Harvard University, where he was an editor at both the Harvard Lampoon and The Harvard Crimson.

Career Colton has co-written the films A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Penguins of Madagascar and The Comebacks. He has also co-produced the television series Close Enough and Zoolander: Super Model and written for Childrens Hospital and Leverage. He has also written for The New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Newsweek, The New York Observer, the Washington City Paper, Brill's Content, and McSweeney's.

From 2000 to 2003, Colton and Aboud ran Modern Humorist, an entertainment company based in Brooklyn, best known for its online magazine.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role 2003 VH1 Big in 03 Consultant 2004 The Wrong Coast Writer 2004 I Love the '90s Himself/Panelist 2005 Last Laugh '05 Consultant 2005 CMT: 20 Merriest Christmas Videos Himself 2005 I Love the '90s: Part Deux Himself 2005 I Love the '80s 3-D Himself 2005 I Love the Holidays Himself 2006 I Love Toys Himself 2006 I Love the 70s: Volume 2 Himself 2008 I Love the New Millennium Himself 2008 Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins Himself 2009 Sit Down, Shut Up Executive Story Editor, Writer 2009 Black to the Future Himself 2009 The Great Debate Himself 2009 100 Most Shocking Music Moments Himself 2010 Leverage Executive Story Editor, Writer 2010 A Night of 140 Tweets: A Celebrity Tweet-A-Thon for Haiti Himself 2010 Undateable Himself 2011 Allen Gregory Writer, Co-Producer 2014 I Love the 2000s Himself 2014 Newsreaders Writer 2015 Childrens Hospital Writer 2016 Zoolander: Super Model Writer, Producer 2017 The Fake News With Ted Nelms Writer 2020 Close Enough Executive Producer 2021 Jeopardy! Contestant 2021 Acapulco Writer2021Home EconomicsCo-creator, Writer, Executive Producer

Movies Year Title Role 2007 The Comebacks Writer 2014 Penguins of Madagascar Writer 2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture Writer, Executive Producer