Joe Anderson

Joe Anderson


in East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Joe Anderson grew up in East Lansing, Michigan and is a graduate of Western Michigan University's competitive theatre program.

He is an award-winning director, writer and comedian who spent two years touring with the famed Second City improv comedy theater.

He co-founded the critically acclaimed sketch comedy group "The Don't We Boys!".

Anderson wrote and starred in the play "Shoot Faster, Dear Brother, I'm Dying!" Lawrence Bommer, reviewer for the Chicago Reader and ChicagoTheatreBlog.com called the play, "A remarkable feat - worthy of Mark Twain" and "Two hours of pitch perfect parody."

In 2013, he co-wrote and co-starred in the paranormal comedy America's Most Haunted (2013) which received distribution through Echo Bridge Entertainment. The movie has been described as "Scarier than Ghostubusters and funnier than Poltergeist."

In 2014 he co-wrote and directed the movie Pilot Error (2014). A drama based on the true story of an ill-fated plane traveling to France.

When home in Michigan, he works with a wide variety of film/commercial groups on commercials and TV/film projects. He is also a board member of the all-volunteer, non-profit Dog Story Theater where he helped produce nearly 100 improv and sketch comedy shows.

Movies for Joe Anderson...

Pinus
Title: Pinus
Character: Wagner
Released: September 23, 2022
Type: Movie
On the night before his first day at a new job, a young man must run for his life after a hitman mistakes him for a member of a clandestine terrorist group.
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PawParazzi
Title: PawParazzi
Character: Walter White
Released: March 19, 2019
Type: Movie
London Bridges, a fast rising Hollywood starlet, with her pampered pomeranian Latte in tow, arrives on location for "There Will Be Oil" to see that she won't be receiving the star treatment she is used to.
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Sk8 Dawg
Title: Sk8 Dawg
Character: George
Released: December 11, 2018
Type: Movie
Everyone in Tommy's life — his sister, his dad, his neighbor, even his dog — is an awesome skateboarder. Everyone except Tommy himself! Sick of getting teased for being a klutz, Tommy accepts a skate-off challenge from the local bully Frankie. Can his friend Alice and his pooch, Buddy, teach Tommy to flip, ollie, grab, and slide in time for the big showdown?
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The King of Oakes and Commerce
Title: The King of Oakes and Commerce
Character: The King's Dad
Released: February 7, 2018
Type: Movie
A night in the life of a pinball wizard.
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Wild Faith
Title: Wild Faith
Character: Charlie Hawkins
Released: September 10, 2017
Type: Movie
Emmett Murphy (Shane Hagedorn) is a Civil War veteran who returns to his Michigan home looking for peace. After his wife dies, he fulfills his promise to a dying soldier and brings the Negro widow, Haddie (Lauren LaStrada) and her daughter to stay with him and his son. The townsfolk aren’t ready for this modern family and a nefarious plot to remove them is hatched. Facing bigotry and greatly outnumbered, Emmett struggles to find faith. But when the circus train comes to town, a mysterious turn of events provide Emmett and his family with the unexpected help they need to overcome.
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Buzzard
Title: Buzzard
Character: Craig Kowalczyk
Released: March 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Paranoia forces small-time scam artist Marty to flee his hometown and hide out in a dangerous Detroit. With nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper, the horror metal slacker lashes out.
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America's Most Haunted
Title: America's Most Haunted
Character: Scotty
Released: May 8, 2013
Type: Movie
The crew of a popular ghost hunting show gets more than they bargained for when they come across a location that's actually haunted.
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The Lost & Found Shop
Title: The Lost & Found Shop
Character: Shopkeeper
Released: June 18, 2010
Type: Movie
In a curious shop for mysterious merchandise, a little girl persuades a callous Shopkeeper to search for her lost memory, which triggers a series of bizarre consequences.