Jim Michaels (born 12 September 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American television producer. He is the son of Anna Mae and Robert Michaels and was raised in the suburbs of Des Plaines and Arlington Heights. Michaels graduated from John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois and attended the University of Evansville and graduated with a degree in Business. Michaels ran the in house computer graphics department at a studio at MCA/Universal. Michaels then moved into television production, eventually producing the NBC series Midnight Caller for NBC and Reasonable Doubts. Michaels other series included; Charlie Grace for ABC; The Guardian and dr. Vegas for CBS;Odyssey 5; for Showtime; and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Michaels is a member of the Producer's Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, American Film Institute and has guest lectered at the Academy of Art, UCLA and NYU. Michaels worked with Ali LeRoi and Chris Rock producing the television series Everybody Hates Chris for four seasons and has now joined the production team at Supernatural for the 2009 - 2015 seasons.
Member of the Director's Guild of America (DGA), the Producer's Guild of America (PGA), Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Supernatural
TV Series co-executive producer - 160 episodes, 2010 - 2017 producer - 22 episodes, 2009 - 2010
Remember the Sultana
2015
Documentary executive producer
Everybody Hates Chris
TV Series co-executive producer - 66 episodes, 2006 - 2009 producer - 22 episodes, 2005 - 2006
The Weekend
2007
TV Movie producer
Dr. Vegas
2004
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Jfets-D
2003
Short producer
Odyssey 5
2002-2003
TV Series producer - 19 episodes
The Guardian
2001
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
2000-2001
TV Series producer - 23 episodes
Mondo Picasso
1999
TV Series producer
Turks
1999
TV Series producer - 13 episodes
Escape from Atlantis
1997
TV Movie producer
Cutty Whitman
1996
TV Movie producer
Charlie Grace
1995-1996
TV Series producer - 9 episodes
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-1996
TV Series co-producer - 56 episodes
Frogmen
1994
TV Movie co-producer
Golden Gate
1994
TV Movie co-producer
Nick's Game
1993
TV Movie co-producer
Reasonable Doubts
TV Series co-producer - 32 episodes, 1991 - 1993 associate producer - 12 episodes, 1991 - 1992
Midnight Caller
1989-1991
TV Series associate producer - 44 episodes
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Probe
1988
TV Series visual effects producer - 7 episodes
A Year in the Life
1987-1988
TV Series visual effects producer - 22 episodes
Misfits of Science
1985-1988
TV Series visual effects producer - 14 episodes
The New Leave It to Beaver
1983-1987
TV Series visual effects producer - 54 episodes
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987
TV Movie visual effects producer - uncredited
Miami Vice
1984-1987
TV Series visual effects producer - 68 episodes
Amazing Stories
1986-1987
TV Series visual effects producer - 3 episodes
Hard Copy
1987
TV Series visual effects producer - 7 episodes
Blacke's Magic
1986
TV Series visual effects producer - 12 episodes
Knight Rider
1984-1986
TV Series visual effects producer - 36 episodes
Airwolf
1984-1986
TV Series visual effects producer - 44 episodes
Spies Like Us
1985
visual effects producer
Street Hawk
1985
TV Series visual effects producer - 13 episodes
Magnum, P.I.
1985
TV Series visual effects producer - 1 episode
The Outlaws
1984
TV Movie visual effects producer
Time Bomb
1984
TV Movie visual effects producer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV Series 24 frame computer playback operator - 74 episodes, 1985 - 1989 visual effects producer - 1 episode, 1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984-1988
TV Series visual effects producer - 88 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Elizabethtown
2005
assistant accountant - uncredited
Back to the Future Part II
1989
computer playback operator
Alien degli abissi
1989
computer playback operator
Moon Over Parador
1988
24 frame computer playback operator - uncredited
Probe
1988
TV Series 24 frame computer playback operator - 1 episode
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987
TV Movie 24 frame computer playback operator - uncredited
A Year in the Life
1986
TV Mini-Series computer playback operator - 3 episodes
Head Office
1985
computer playback operator
Spies Like Us
1985
computer playback operator
Misfits of Science
1985
TV Series computer playback operator - 1 episode
Weird Science
1985
24 frame computer playback operator - uncredited
Brewster's Millions
1985
24 frame computer playback operator - uncredited
Stick
1985
computer playback operator - uncredited
Whiz Kids
1983-1984
TV Series technical advisor - 17 episodes
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984
TV Movie computer playback operator
Time Bomb
1984
TV Movie 24 frame computer playback operator - uncredited
Airwolf
1984
TV Movie 24 frame computer playback operator
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Studio 5-B
1989
TV Series post-production supervisor - 7 episodes
Pee-wee's Playhouse
1987
TV Series post-production supervisor - 10 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Remember the Sultana
2015
Documentary
Private Manley White (voice)
The Weirdo Hero
2015
Short
News Anchor
Odyssey 5
2002
TV Series
Catcher
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1994-1996
TV Series
Bartender / Bouncer
Charlie Grace
1995
TV Series
Bar Patron
Free Willy
1993
Announcer
Reasonable Doubts
1991
TV Series
Keyboard Player
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Odyssey 5
2002
TV Series
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
2000
TV Series 1 episode
Turks
1999
TV Series
Charlie Grace
1995
TV Series
Reasonable Doubts
1991
TV Series
Location Management
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jiggy Cafe
2011
TV Series location services provided by - 4 episodes
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
post-production - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Limina
2016
Short special thank you completed
On the Set with SPN: The Real Fan Contest
2016
Short special thanks
Behind the Scenes of Supernatural: A Fan's Perspective
2014
Short special thanks
Whispers of Life
2013
Short very special thanks
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
2006
special thanks
Soul Mates
1990
Short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
On the Set with SPN: The Real Fan Contest
2016
Short
Himself
Behind the Scenes of Supernatural: A Fan's Perspective
2014
Short
Himself
Jensen Ackles: A Director's Journey
2011
Video documentary short
Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show
1990
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Supernatural (2009-2017) as Producer
Everybody Hates Chris (2005-2009) as Producer
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-1996) as Producer
$20 Million
