{{Short description|American television personality}} '''Michael de Avila''' (also known as '''Mike D''') is an American television personality, filmmaker, and producer from New York, New York. He is the host of the fishing television show Lunkerville,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wfn.tv/wfntv/hosts/?host=Mike_D |title=Mike D :: WFN Host | World Fishing Network |accessdate=2011-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416004134/http://www.wfn.tv/wfntv/hosts/?host=Mike_D |archivedate=2010-04-16 }}</ref> which airs on the World Fishing Network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wfn.tv/wfntv/programs/show.php?showid=54 |title=Lunkerville on World Fishing Network |accessdate=2012-05-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318070350/http://www.wfn.tv/wfntv/programs/show.php?showid=54 |archivedate=2010-03-18 }}</ref> and NBC Sports Network.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/45699918/ns/sports-outdoors/ |title=Lunkerville - Fishing- NBC Sports |access-date=2012-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605134502/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/45699918/ns/sports-outdoors/ |archive-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Lunkerville is a CINE Golden Eagle award winner<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/spring-2009.php |title=CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients |accessdate=2011-02-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928030818/http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/spring-2009.php |archivedate=2011-09-28 }}</ref> and Mike was chosen Viewer Favorite Host in 2004 by Sportsman Channel Viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lunkerville.com/pressvegas.html |title=Welcome to Lunkerville |website=www.lunkerville.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205162750/http://www.lunkerville.com/pressvegas.html |archive-date=2005-02-05}} </ref>
Mike D is also a filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207173/|title=Michael de Avila|website=IMDb}}</ref> who has directed two feature-length dramatic films: the theatrically released "Lost Prophet"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9E0CE7DA163AF93BA35755C0A964958260|title = Review/Film; A Grown-Up Wild Child Evokes Audience's Past|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 8 June 1992|last1 = Holden|first1 = BY Stephen}}</ref> and the Sundance Channel premiere film "Burnzy's Last Call".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/burnzys_last_call/|title=Burnzy's Last Call|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>
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