Tollin, Michael 1956(?)- (Michael Jay Tollin, Mike Tollin, Mike Tollins)

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Tollin, Michael 1956(?)- (Michael Jay Tollin, Mike Tollin, Mike Tollins)

PERSONAL

Born 1956 (some sources cite November 30, 1955); son of Solis Tollin; married; wife's name, Robbie; children: Georgia, Lucas. Education: Stanford University, graduated, 1977. Avocational Interests: Philadelphia sports teams.

Addresses:

Office—Tollin/Robbins Productions, 4130 Cahuenga Blvd., Suite 305, Toluca Lake, CA 91602. Agent—Jeremy Zimmer, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Producer and director. Tollin/Robbins Productions (some sources cite company name as Marquee-Tollin/Robbins), Toluca Lake, CA, founder, 1993, partner with Brian Robbins and producer, beginning 1993. Participant at various events, including the Indie Filmmakers Bootcamp. Founding member of Children Now and Common Sense Media. Also known as Mike Tollins.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Sports Emmy awards, outstanding program and individual achievement, 1981, and special program classification, 1982, both for The Baseball Bunch; Emmy Award nomination, c. 1984, for This Is the USFL; Sports Emmy Award, special program achievement class, 1990, for Let Me Be Brave; Crystal Heart Award (with Brian Robbins), Heartland Film Festival, 1993, for Hardwood Dreams; Crystal Heart Award, 1995, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding informational special, 1995, George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award, Henry W. Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Georgia, 1996, and Academy Award nomination, best documentary feature, 1996, all with others, for Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream; CableACE Award, outstanding children's special for ages seven and older, National Cable Television Association, 1996, for "4 Points," Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal; Robbins and Tollin were honored by Girls, Inc., 2003; Camie Award (with others), Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards, 2005, for Radio; Black Movie Award nomination (with others), outstanding motion picture, 2005, for Coach Carter.

CREDITS

Television Executive Producer; with Brian Robbins; Series:

All That, Nickelodeon, c. 1994-95.

Kenan & Kel, Nickelodeon, c. 1996-2000.

Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO, c. 1996-2002.

Cousin Skeeter, Nickelodeon, c. 1998-2001.

The Amanda Show (also known as Amanda), Nickelodeon, c. 1999-2002.

Hype, The WB, 2000-2001.

The Nightmare Room, The WB, 2001-2002.

(As Mike Tollin) Smallville (also known as Smallville Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2001-2006, The CW, 2006—.

Birds of Prey (also known as BOP), The WB, 2002-2003.

The Nick Cannon Show, Nickelodeon, 2002-2003.

SlamBall, The National Network (later known as Spike TV), 2002-2004.

The Black Sash (also known as Black Sash and The Bounty Hunter), The WB, 2003.

I'm with Her, ABC, 2003-2004.

The Days, ABC, 2004.

What I Like about You, The WB, 2004.

One Tree Hill (also known as Ravens, Fioli gia panta, Les freres Scott, Tunteet pelissae, and Tuti gimi), The WB, 2004-2005, The CW, beginning 2006.

Inconceivable, NBC, 2005.

Bonds on Bonds, ESPN, 2006.

Crumbs, ABC, 2006.

The Bronx Is Burning (also known as Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning), ESPN, beginning 2007.

Television Producer; Series:

This Is the USFL, beginning 1983.

(With others) Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, beginning c. 1996.

Television Creator; with Brian Robbins; Series:

All That, Nickelodeon, 1994-2005.

Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, beginning c. 1996.

Television Executive Producer; with Brian Robbins; Movies:

(And creator) New Kids on the Planet, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Two Heads Are Better Than None, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Television Director; Specials:

Kids on Kids on Kids, HBO, 1987.

Buy Me That! A Kids' Survival Guide to TV Advertising, HBO, 1989.

Let Me Be Brave (documentary), CBS, c. 1990.

Segment director, Magic Johnson's All-Star Slam 'n Jam, syndicated, 1992.

(As Michael Jay Tollin) Hardwood Dreams, Fox, 1993.

Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, TBS, 1995.

Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later, Spike TV, 2004.

Television Executive Producer; with Brian Robbins; Specials:

(And segment producer) Magic Johnson's All-Star Slam 'n Jam, syndicated, 1992.

Hardwood Dreams, Fox, 1993.

Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, TBS, 1995.

Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later, Spike TV, 2004.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Kids on Kids on Kids, HBO, 1987.

(As Mike Tollin) All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special, Nickelodeon, 2005.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Scrubs," Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal, Nickelodeon, c. 1998.

Directed episodes of other programs, including Arli$$ (also known as Arliss), HBO; and Cousin Skeeter, Nickelodeon.

Television Executive Producer; with Brian Robins; Pilots:

(And creator) All That, Nickelodeon, 1994.

St. Sass, The WB, 2002.

The Flannerys, ABC, 2003.

Twins (also known as Untitled Fraternal Twins Project), Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, CNBC, 2006.

Film Director:

Final Season (documentary), Halcyon Days, 1988.

Summer Catch, Warner Bros., 2001.

Radio, Columbia, 2003.

Film Executive Producer:

(As Mike Tollin) Ready to Rumble (also known as Head Lock Go! Go! Professional Wrestling, Untitled Wrestling Movie, Ca va brasser!, Kehaen kuninkaat, Listos para luchar, Pronti alla rissa, Ready to rumble—kehaen kuninkaat), Warner Bros., 2000.

(With Brian Robbins) Norbit, DreamWorks, 2007.

Film Producer:

The Final Season (documentary), Halcyon Days, 1988.

Unstrung (short film), 2007.

Film Producer; with Brian Robbins:

The Show (documentary), Savoy Pictures, 1995.

(As Mike Tollin) Good Burger, Paramount, 1997.

Varsity Blues, Paramount, 1999.

(As Mike Tollin) Hard Ball (also known as Hardball), Paramount, 2001.

Summer Catch, Warner Bros., 2001.

Big Fat Liar (also known as Luegen haben kurze Beine), Universal, 2002.

Radio, Columbia, 2003.

The Perfect Score (also known as Voll gepunktet), Paramount, 2004.

Coach Carter, Paramount, 2005.

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (also known as Dreamer, Untitled Kurt Russell/Dakota Fanning Project, Dreamer—Ein Traum wird wahr, Dreamer—La strada per la vittoria, En buscar de un sueno, Le reveu—Inspire d'un historie vraie, Oikegeneiakoi desmoi, and Persiguiendo un sueno), DreamWorks, 2005.

Wild Hogs, Buena Vista, 2007.

Tulia, Lions Gate Films, 2008.