Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943 in Chicago) is a film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has been nominated for four Oscars for writing, directing and producing during the 72nd and 77th Oscars in 1999 and 2004 respectively. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and later went on to receive a graduate degree at the London International Film School .

He spent 7 years in the United Kingdom, then moved back to the United States and began career as a writer on such shows as Vega$ and Starsky and Hutch. His first feature movie was a made-for-TV special called The Jericho Mile . His television work also inclues having acted as director and producer on such shows as Miami Vice and Crime Story.

He is now known primarily as a feature film director.

Selected filmography

• Collateral (2004)
• Ali (2001)
• The Insider (1999)
• Heat (1995)
• The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
• Manhunter (aka Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter) (1986)
• The Keep (1983)
• Thief (aka Violent Streets) (1981)

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