Michael McCullers


Michael McCullers is an American writer and director.

Early life

A native of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, McCullers attended Indian Springs School which is a private high school in Indian Springs Village, Alabama. He was awarded a National Merit Scholarship.

Career

McCullers began his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live. He co-wrote the scripts for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember, from the Austin Powers film series which stars Mike Myers.
McCullers wrote and directed the 2008 comedy Baby Mama. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are in the film. In 1999, he signed a deal with New Line Cinema to write comedies.
He wrote the 2017 film The Boss Baby for DreamWorks Animation, and with Genndy Tartakovsky co-wrote Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation for Sony Pictures Animation.
In 2023, he was brought on to write material for the film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.
McCullers was hired to write Shrek 5 for DreamWorks Animation.

Personal life

McCullers lives in Los Angeles with his wife and four children.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2002Undercover Brother
2002Austin Powers in Goldmember
2004Thunderbirds
2008Baby Mama
2014Mr. Peabody & ShermanAdditional screenplay material
2017The Boss Baby
2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2021The Boss Baby: Family BusinessStory with Tom McGrath
2023Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenAdditional screenplay material with Meghan Mallow, Kirk DeMicco and Faryn Pearl
2027Shrek 5

Television
YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer		Notes
1997–1998Saturday Night Live20 episodes
2000Saturday Night Live:
The Best of Chris Farley		Documentary special
2005Enough About MeTV movie
2009Parks and RecreationEpisode "Boys' Club"