Mike White

Mike White

Born: June 28, 1970
in Pasadena, California, USA
Michael Christopher White (born June 28, 1970) is an American writer, actor and producer. He is known as the co-creator of the HBO comedy-drama series Enlightened (2011–2013), as well as the screenwriter for films, such as Chuck & Buck (2000), Orange County (2002), The Good Girl (2002), The School of Rock (2003) and Beatriz at Dinner (2017).

Movies for Mike White...

Apolonia, Apolonia
Title: Apolonia, Apolonia
Character: Self
Released: March 23, 2023
Type: Movie
When Danish filmmaker Lea Glob first portrayed Apolonia Sokol in 2009, she appeared to be leading a storybook life. The talented Apolonia was born in an underground theater in Paris and grew up in an artists’ community—the ultimate bohemian existence. In her 20s, she studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, one of the most prestigious art academies in Europe. Over the years, Lea Glob kept returning to film the charismatic Apolonia and a special bond developed between the two young women.
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The One and Only Ivan
Title: The One and Only Ivan
Character: Frankie (voice) / Passing Driver
Released: August 21, 2020
Type: Movie
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
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Brad's Status
Title: Brad's Status
Character: Nick Pascale
Released: September 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Although Brad has a satisfying career, a sweet wife and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento, things aren't quite what he imagined during his college glory days. When he accompanies his musical prodigy son on a university tour, he can't help comparing his life with those of his four best college friends who seemingly have more wealthy and glamorous lives. But when circumstances force him to reconnect with his former friends, Brad begins to question whether he has really failed or if their lives are actually more flawed than they appear.
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Where is Rocky II?
Title: Where is Rocky II?
Character: Himself
Released: May 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Pierre Bismuth hires a private detective and a duo of screenwriters to investigate on an enigmatic artwork.
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The D Train
Title: The D Train
Character: Jerry
Released: May 8, 2015
Type: Movie
With his 20th reunion looming, Dan can’t shake his high school insecurities. In a misguided mission to prove he’s changed, Dan rekindles a friendship with the popular guy from his class and is left scrambling to protect more than just his reputation when a wild night takes an unexpected turn.
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Ride
Title: Ride
Character: Roger
Released: November 8, 2014
Type: Movie
Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instructor who convinces her to try to accept her son's wishes and allow him to follow his dreams.
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Title: Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2014
Type: TV
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.
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Title: Enlightened
Character: Tyler
Released: October 10, 2011
Type: TV
After a very public breakdown and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, Amy tries to get her life back together.
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Zombieland
Title: Zombieland
Character: Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Released: October 7, 2009
Type: Movie
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
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Gentlemen Broncos
Title: Gentlemen Broncos
Character: Dusty
Released: September 30, 2009
Type: Movie
A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.
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Smother
Title: Smother
Character: Myron Stubbs
Released: September 26, 2008
Type: Movie
After he's fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple.
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Heckler
Title: Heckler
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2007
Type: Movie
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.
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Title: Pushing Daisies
Character: Billy Balsam
Released: October 3, 2007
Type: TV
A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
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Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?
Title: Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?
Released: January 23, 2005
Type: Movie
A man with a clipboard asks passersby a survey question: "Are you the favorite person of anybody?" He has a scale, from "very certain" on down. His manner is open. He offers oranges to one respondent. He talks, one at a time, to three people. Their answers, however brief, are revealing.
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Title: The Soup
Released: July 1, 2004
Type: TV
With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create with the popular '90s show Talk Soup. Only this time instead of just poking fun at talk shows, they're setting their sights on all things in entertainment, reality TV, pop culture, and politics.
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The Stepford Wives
Title: The Stepford Wives
Character: Hank
Released: June 10, 2004
Type: Movie
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
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School of Rock
Title: School of Rock
Character: Ned Schneebly
Released: October 3, 2003
Type: Movie
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' roll. The school's hard-nosed principal is rightly suspicious of Finn's activities. But Finn's roommate remains in the dark about what he's doing.
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The Good Girl
Title: The Good Girl
Character: Corny
Released: January 12, 2002
Type: Movie
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
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Orange County
Title: Orange County
Character: Mr. Burke
Released: January 11, 2002
Type: Movie
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.
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Title: The Amazing Race
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 5, 2001
Type: TV
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
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Title: Survivor
Character: Self
Released: May 31, 2000
Type: TV
A reality show contest where sixteen or more castaways split between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent physical challenges are used to pit the tribes against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for “Immunity”, forcing the other tribe to attend “Tribal Council”, where they must vote off one of their players.
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Chuck & Buck
Title: Chuck & Buck
Character: Buck O'Brien
Released: January 21, 2000
Type: Movie
A 27-year-old amateur playwright with the maturity level of an adolescent reconnects with a childhood friend, and then proceeds to follow him back to Los Angeles and stalk him.
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Title: Freaks and Geeks
Character: Chip Kelly
Released: September 25, 1999
Type: TV
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
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Assault on Death Mountain
Title: Assault on Death Mountain
Character: Derek
Released: April 4, 1999
Type: Movie
The Shadow Warriors hire on to reclaim the daughter of a woman whose ex-husband kidnapped the child after a custody battle. At the same time, they uncover a terrorist plot to attack Seattle.
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Star Maps
Title: Star Maps
Character: Carmel County Writer
Released: July 23, 1997
Type: Movie
Carlos wants to be an actor. But his father, Pepe, wants him to work in the family business, that is, male prostitution. Carlos decides that he will be one of his father's boys until he can get his foot in the door in Hollywood.
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Making Of School of Rock
Title: Making Of School of Rock
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie