Schultz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of an [African-American mother Katherine Frances Leslie (1917-1995),[failed verification] and Leo Albert Schultz (1913-2001), an insurance salesman of German descent.[1][2][3] Shortly before his birth his parents married in Iowa, where both were listed as black on their marriage license. Mr. Schultz's occupation was listed as "Musician" at the time of his marriage.[4]
Senior class high school photo of director Michael Schultz (1957)
Michael Schultz, who was known as "Mike" growing up, attended Riverside High School in Milwaukee, where he was a very active student. He played baseball, football and participated in student theater productions.[5]
After his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Marquette University, he attended Princeton University, where in 1966 he directed his first play, a production of Waiting for Godot. He joined the Negro Ensemble Company in 1968, which brought him to Broadway in 1969. His breakthrough was directing Lorraine Hansberry's To Be Young, Gifted and Black, which he restaged for television in 1972.
In 1978, Schultz took the reins of the musical Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with the largest budget entrusted to an African-American film director to that date. However, upon its release, the project was a commercial and critical failure. Schultz made the ensemble comedy Scavenger Hunt (1979), Denzel Washington's film debut Carbon Copy (1981), and the screwball comedy Disorderlies (1987). On July 23, 1986, Michael Schultz formed his own production company Crystalite Productions, with his wife Gloria Schultz, and wanted to start producing three features in development.[6]
More recently, Schultz has worked in television, piloting episodes of such style-conscious series as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Picket Fences as well as an abundance of TV movies.
Schultz married Gloria Jones in Brooklyn, New York in 1965.[8] As an actress his wife is known professionally as Lauren Jones. In non-acting capacities, she is known as Gloria Schultz. The couple have two children.
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^ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Katherine Frances Leslie)". United States: The Generations Network. 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Leo Albert Schultz)". United States: The Generations Network. 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1940, marriage of Leo Schultz and Katherine Leslie". United States: The Generations Network. October 18, 1938. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999 (Riverside High School)". Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Generations Network. 1957. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^Saxon Silverman, Marie (July 23, 1986). "Schultz Forms Own Prod. Co.; Three Features In Development". Variety. p. 9.
^"Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. March 25, 1991. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
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For the German gallerist see Michael Schultz gallerist For the German footballer see Michael Schultz footballer This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Michael Schultz news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael Schultz born November 10 1938 is an American director and producer of theater film and television Michael SchultzBorn 1938 11 10 November 10 1938 age 84 Milwaukee Wisconsin U S NationalityAmericanOccupation s film director theater director film producerYears active1968 presentSpouseGloria Jones m 1965 wbr two children Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Television 3 2 Film 3 3 Theatre 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditSchultz was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin the son of an African American mother Katherine Frances Leslie 1917 1995 failed verification and Leo Albert Schultz 1913 2001 an insurance salesman of German descent 1 2 3 Shortly before his birth his parents married in Iowa where both were listed as black on their marriage license Mr Schultz s occupation was listed as Musician at the time of his marriage 4 nbsp Senior class high school photo of director Michael Schultz 1957 Michael Schultz who was known as Mike growing up attended Riverside High School in Milwaukee where he was a very active student He played baseball football and participated in student theater productions 5 After his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin Madison and Marquette University he attended Princeton University where in 1966 he directed his first play a production of Waiting for Godot He joined the Negro Ensemble Company in 1968 which brought him to Broadway in 1969 His breakthrough was directing Lorraine Hansberry s To Be Young Gifted and Black which he restaged for television in 1972 Schultz earlier film projects combined low comedy with profound social comment Honeybaby Honeybaby and Cooley High reaching a peak with the ensemble comedy Car Wash 1976 and Which Way Is Up 1977 starring Richard Pryor In 1978 Schultz took the reins of the musical Sergeant Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band with the largest budget entrusted to an African American film director to that date However upon its release the project was a commercial and critical failure Schultz made the ensemble comedy Scavenger Hunt 1979 Denzel Washington s film debut Carbon Copy 1981 and the screwball comedy Disorderlies 1987 On July 23 1986 Michael Schultz formed his own production company Crystalite Productions with his wife Gloria Schultz and wanted to start producing three features in development 6 More recently Schultz has worked in television piloting episodes of such style conscious series as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Picket Fences as well as an abundance of TV movies In 1991 Schultz was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 7 Personal life EditSchultz married Gloria Jones in Brooklyn New York in 1965 8 As an actress his wife is known professionally as Lauren Jones In non acting capacities she is known as Gloria Schultz The couple have two children Filmography EditTelevision Edit To Be Young Gifted and Black 1972 The Rockford Files 1974 TV series Starsky and Hutch 1975 TV series Baretta 1975 TV series Benny s Place 1982 For Us the Living The Medgar Evers Story 1983 The Jerk Too 1984 The Spirit 1987 Timestalkers 1987 Rock n Roll Mom 1988 Tarzan in Manhattan 1989 Hammer Slammer amp Slade 1990 Jury Duty The Comedy 1990 Day O 1992 Diagnosis Murder 1993 TV series Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies 1994 Chicago Hope 1994 TV series Shock Treatment 1995 Young Indiana Jones Travels with Father 1996 Ally McBeal 1997 TV series The Practice 1997 TV series Killers in the House 1998 My Last Love 1999 Ally 1999 TV series The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Tales of Innocence 1999 Philly 2001 TV series L A Law The Movie 2002 Everwood TV series Brothers and sisters TV series Cold Case 2006 TV series Eli Stone 2007 TV series Dirty Sexy Money 2007 TV series Chuck 2010 TV series Arrow 2012 2017 TV series The Mysteries of Laura 2014 TV series Black ish 2015 2017 TV series Crazy Ex Girlfriend 2016 TV series New Girl 2016 2018 TV series Star 2017 TV series Once Upon a Time 2017 TV series Step Up High Water 2018 TV series Black Lightning 2018 2020 TV series Code Black 2018 TV series Manifest 2018 TV series All American 2019 2022 TV series All American Homecoming 2022 2023 TV series The Wonder Years 2023 TV series Film Edit Together for Days 1972 Honeybaby Honeybaby 1974 Cooley High 1975 Car Wash 1976 Greased Lightning 1977 Which Way Is Up 1977 Sergeant Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 Scavenger Hunt 1979 Bustin Loose 1981 Carbon Copy 1981 Krush Groove 1985 The Last Dragon 1985 Disorderlies 1987 White Girl 1990 Livin Large 1991 Nikita s Blues 1999 Dreamers 2000 Woman Thou Art Loosed 2004 Theatre Edit God Is a Guess What 1968 Kongi s Harvest 1968 Song of the Lusitanian Bogey 1968 Obie Award Best Director The Reckoning 1969 Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie 1969 Operation Sidewinder 1970 The Dream on Monkey Mountain 1971 The Cherry Orchard 1972 Thoughts 1973 What the Wine Sellers Buy 1974 Mule Bone 1991 References Edit Michael A Schultz Biography 1938 Film Reference November 10 1938 Retrieved August 20 2012 U S Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936 2007 Katherine Frances Leslie United States The Generations Network 2015 Retrieved January 7 2020 U S Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936 2007 Leo Albert Schultz United States The Generations Network 2015 Retrieved January 7 2020 Iowa Marriage Records 1880 1940 marriage of Leo Schultz and Katherine Leslie United States The Generations Network October 18 1938 Retrieved January 7 2020 U S School Yearbooks 1900 1999 Riverside High School Milwaukee Wisconsin The Generations Network 1957 Retrieved January 8 2020 Saxon Silverman Marie July 23 1986 Schultz Forms Own Prod Co Three Features In Development Variety p 9 Jet Johnson Publishing Company March 25 1991 Retrieved August 20 2012 New York New York Marriage License Index 1907 2018 marriage of Michael Schultz and Gloria Jones United States The Generations Network 1965 Retrieved January 8 2020 External links EditMichael Schultz at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Michael Schultz at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Schultz amp oldid 1169586086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
