Actor Michael Bacall

Michael Bacall (born Michael Stephen Buccellato; April 19, 1973) is an American screenwriter and actor, known for having co-written the films Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 21 Jump Street, and Project X.

Life and career

Bacall was born in Los Angeles, California to a family of Sicilian descent. He acted in movies and television from an early age.

Turning to writing in the 2000s, he co-wrote and co-starred in Manic. As of 2007, Bacall has sold a number of scripts to major studios, including Psycho Funky Chimp and In Search of Captain Zero.

In June 2007, New Line announced that Bacall would be writing a feature adaptation of the documentary The King of Kong. He co-wrote the adaptation of the Canadian graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, with its director, Edgar Wright.

Filmography

Acting

1985: Highway to Heaven as Jimmy Patterson

1989: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine as Tommy

1989: Wait Until Spring, Bandini as Arturo Bandini

1991: Shout as Big Boy

1993: Free Willy as Perry

1993: This Boy’s Life as Terry Taylor

1993: The Nanny as Tommy

1997: Buffy the Vampire Slayer – “Some Assembly Required” as Eric Gittleson

2000: Urban Legends: Final Cut as Dirk Reynolds

2001: Manic as Chad

2004: Undertow as Jacob

2007: Grindhouse – Death Proof as Omar

2009: Inglourious Basterds as Pfc. Michael Zimmerman

2012: Django Unchained as Smitty Bacall (uncredited)

2016: BFF’s as Jack Cass (directed by Constantine Paraskevopoulos)

2018: Spivak as Wally Spivak

Screenwriting

2001: Manic

2003: Bookies

2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2012: Project X

2012: 21 Jump Street

2014: 22 Jump Street

TBA: Weird Science

TBA: The Running Man

External Links

Actor Michael Bacall – Wikipedia