{{short description|American film producer}}
{{Infobox person | name = Michael Waxman | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | othername = | birth_date = <!--{{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}--> | birth_place = | death_date = 04/07/2025 | death_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = Film director, film producer, television director, television producer | years_active = 1984 - 2025 | spouse = }}
'''Michael Waxman''' was an American director and producer of film and television. He was best known for his collaborations with film director Michael Mann, as well as for directing episodes of ''Friday Night Lights'', ''Trauma'', ''The Event'' and ''Prime Suspect''.
==Life and career== Waxman was raised in Brooklyn, New York and is a graduate of Brooklyn College.<ref name="austinist.com">{{cite web |url=http://austinist.com/2006/10/03/austinist_interview_friday_night_lights_assistant_director_michael_waxman.php |title=Austinist Interview: "Friday Night Lights" Assistant Director Michael Waxman |last=Rareed |publisher=austinist.com |date=October 3, 2006 |accessdate=December 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130094950/http://austinist.com/2006/10/03/austinist_interview_friday_night_lights_assistant_director_michael_waxman.php |archivedate=January 30, 2010 }}</ref>
In film, he worked as an assistant director for every film directed by Michael Mann, dating back to ''Manhunter'' (1986).<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/534512/Michael-Waxman/filmography |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130191340/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/534512/Michael-Waxman/filmography |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 30, 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |title=Michael Waxman Movies & TV |accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref>
His other film credits as an assistant director include ''When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989), ''Drop Dead Fred'' (1991), ''Highway to Hell'' (1992), ''Rudy'' (1993), ''Monkey Trouble'' (1994) and producing and assistant directing the films ''A Low Down Dirty Shame'' (1994). ''Celtic Pride'' (1996) and ''Metro'' (1997).<ref name="NY Times"/>
In 2006, Waxman became an assistant director on the television series ''Friday Nights Lights''.<ref name="austinist.com"/> He made the head directorial debut of his career on that series in 2008 going on to direct eleven episodes including the series finale. In 2011, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the series as a producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=Michael+Waxman&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2011&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Primetime Emmy Awards and Nominations for Michael Waxman|publisher=Primetime Emmy® Award Database |accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref>
His other television directing credits include ''Trauma'', ''Parenthood'', ''Breakout Kings'', ''The Event'', ''Prime Suspect'', ''Awake'', ''Grimm'', ''Once Upon a Time'', ''12 Monkeys'' and ''Chicago Med''.
==Personal life== Waxman met his wife Linda on set of the film ''Manhunter''. They married in 1988.<ref name="austinist.com"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0915400}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waxman, Michael}} Category:Film producers from New York (state) Category:American television directors Category:Television producers from New York City Category:Brooklyn College alumni Category:Living people Category:Filmmakers from Brooklyn Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Film directors from New York City