Michael Moore

Michael Moore is a provocateur, and I mean that as a compliment. Coming out of Flint, Michigan, he watched the auto industry hollow out his hometown, and that grievance fuels everything from Roger & Me onward. The Palme d'Or and the Academy Award mark his standing, but what interests me is his refusal to be neutral: he picks a side, usually the working-class one, and argues it with humor and theatrical nerve. He's polarizing, and his methods invite fair criticism. Still, I value a documentarian who treats anger as a legitimate, even necessary, lens on power.

Name (English)

Michael Moore

Name (Japanese)

マイケル・ムーア

Reading

まいける・むーあ

Born

April 23, 1954 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

Origin

Flint, Michigan, United States

Occupation

film director / television presenter / journalist / comedian / autobiographer

University

University of Michigan–Flint

Awards & achievements

• Writers Guild of America Award
• Emmy Award
• 2004 Palme d'Or
• 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
• 2003 César Award for Best Foreign Film
• Eagle Scout

• Official sitehttps://www.michaelmoore.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/michaelfmoore/
• Xhttps://x.com/MMFlint
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Moore
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174908

Tags

• Michigan
• film director
• television presenter
• journalist

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.