Michael Engler Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two Directors Guild of America Awards for "Sex and the City," on in 2002 and one in 2004
• Nominated for a 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for directing the off-Broadway production "Talking Heads․"
• Nominated for a 2014 Online Film & Television Association Television Award for "Brooklyn Nine-Nine,"
• Earned his master's degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1985
• Started his career assisting on productions at the Center Stage Theater, eventually earning a chance to direct "Normal Heart" and "Buried Child․"
• Worked as a costume designer and stage manager straight out of college
• Quote: "The first think you learn is that every play is a world unto itself․"
• Quote: "I had this picture of what it would be like to be a grown-up theater director․ Well, my life is like that now-doing an interesting variety of pieces in an interesting variety of places․"
• His Broadway credits include "Eastern Standard," "Mastergate" and "I Hate Hamlet․"
• Known for directing and producing "The Big C," "Party of Five" and "Time of Your Life․"