Michael Mailer

{{short description|American Film Director/Producer}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Michael Mailer

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}}

| nationality = American

| occupation = Director, Producer, Writer

| spouse = {{marriage|Sasha Lazard|2004|2011|reason=div}}

| children = Cyrus Mailer

| parents = Norman Mailer
Beverly Bentley

| relatives = Stephen Mailer (brother)
Susan Mailer (half-sister)
Kate Mailer (half-sister)
John Buffalo Mailer (half-brother)

}}

Michael Mailer (born 1964) is an American film producer and director and the oldest son of Beverly Bentley and writer Norman Mailer. He has been directing, producing and writing extensively in the independent film world since graduating Harvard University. He established Michael Mailer Films in 2004 to focus on both independent, character-driven films and larger, concept-oriented pictures. Mailer is best known for Heart of Champions (2021), Blind (2016), Black & White (1999), Two Girls and a Guy (1997), The Ledge (2011), and Empire (2002).

He was [https://nypost.com/1999/09/16/marla-set-to-tie-the-knot-with-mailer-son/ formerly engaged] to Marla Maples, and married to Sasha Lazard from 2004-2011. He and Lazard have one child together named Cyrus.

Partial filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

=Film=

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1989A Fool and His Money
1997Two Girls and a GuyExecutive producer
rowspan=2| 1999Giving It Up
Black and White
rowspan=2| 2000Catalina TrustExecutive producer
The Last Producer
2001Harvard Man
2002Empire
2003Lost Junction
rowspan=2| 2005Loverboy
DevourExecutive producerDirect-to-video
2006Kettle of Fish
2008The Golden Boys
rowspan=2| 2009The Lodger
Blood and BoneDirect-to-video
rowspan=2| 2011The Ledge
Sunny Side Up
2012All Wifed OutExecutive producer
2013The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
rowspan=2| 2014A Little Game
Friends and Romans
2015Beginner's Guide to Sex
rowspan=3| 2016Showing Roots
Wild OatsExecutive producer
Blind
rowspan=2| 2017Lost in Florence
An Imperfect Murder
2018The Second Sun
rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | {{TableTBA}}Cutman
Savage Lands

;As director

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2016Blind
2021Heart of Champions
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2022

| The Minute You Wake Up Dead

;As an actor

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1989A Fool and His MoneyAnderson
2004When Will I Be LovedMichael Burke

;As writer

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1989A Fool and His Money

;Miscellaneous crew

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1987Under CoverProduction assistant

;Thanks

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2014River of FundamentWith thanks to

=Television=

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1994ABC Afterschool Special

;As an actor

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2013Ivy League CrimelordsMike

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