Michael Lange

Michael Lange (born March 1, 1950) is an American television director and record producer. Lange first developed a taste for drama in college, where he served as both an actor and director in a number of productions. the Disney Channel television movie Jumping Ship, in Mamaroneck, New York and attending Mamaroneck High School where he was heavily involved in music and a bit in drama, Michael Lange first developed a taste for drama in college, where he served as both an actor and director in a number of productions. Although pressured by his parents to become a doctor, he went on to study theatre at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

In 2010, Lange co-created Flashbang Productions, LLC, a partnership with Shannon Murphy. Flashbang developed several projects involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; a one-hour drama, tentatively titled "ATF", a documentary/reality show about the dogs of the ATF called "At The Frontline: ATF", in partnership with MPH Productions, and a reality show about Search and Rescue dogs. However, none of the projects came to fruition.

In the last few years Lange has directed several episodes of Switched at Birth, Criminal Minds and Bones. He has begun preparation for his second indie film, Cowboy Drifter, to be shot in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Radio show In 2018, Lange launched his own radio show and podcast called "From The Set With Michael Lange" the show is co-produced by Ethan Dettenmaier and centers around his work on X Files, Bones, Criminal Minds and more.

Personal life Lange is Jewish, a background that has given him inspiration for Kosher Christmas Carols, a collection of musical parodies written by Peter Gorin and himself, and also landed him a minor role in an episode of The O.C. in which he played a Rabbi.