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Michael Moore
Michael Moore
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Michael Moore
Moore at the 66th Venice International Film Festival in 2009.
Born Michael Francis Moore
April 23, 1954 (1954-04-23) (age 55)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.[1]
Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
Years active 1972–present[2]
Spouse(s) Kathleen Glynn (1991-present)
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story, four of the top eight highest-grossing documentaries of all time.In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, documenting his personal crusade to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth.
Moore is a self-described liberal who has criticized globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, the Iraq War, U.S. President George W. Bush and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works.