Michael J. Nelson

Michael John Nelson (born October 11, 1964) is an American comedian and writer, most known for his work on the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Nelson was the head writer of the series for most of the show's eleven-year run, and spent half of that time as the on-air host, also named Mike Nelson. In addition to writing books, Nelson is currently part of the online movie riffing sites RiffTrax and The Film Crew with fellow MST3K alumni, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy. He has written articles for Cracked.com.

Early life

Michael Nelson was born in St. Charles, Illinois. His ancestry is Danish, German, and Irish. He lived in Geneva, Illinois, until the age of twelve, when his family moved to north-western Wisconsin. He studied theatre and music at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls, but he left before graduating and moved to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area.

Career

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Nelson was working as a waiter at T.G.I. Friday's and doing occasional stand-up comedy when he was offered a job on Mystery Science Theater 3000, typing the suggestions in the writing room. The writers told him to feel free to make some comments on the movies they were watching, and Nelson impressed them so much with his wit and comedic timing that they made him a staff writer, and, later, head writer.

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Michael Goldwasser

Michael Goldwasser, also known as Michael G, is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician based in New York City. As co-founder and president of Easy Star Records, he is known for producing albums for the reggae group Easy Star All-Stars, of which he is the only constant member. Working within genres such as reggae, dub music, R&B, pop, and "some rock music," he has also produced for albums for artists such as Rebelution, Corey Harris, and The Hip Abduction. In 2011 he was executive producer for Ways & Means by The Green, which was named Best Reggae Album of 2011 at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. In total Goldwasser has produced 10 albums that have charted at No. 1 on the Top Reggae Albums chart. In January 2015, Goldwasser announced he'd completed production on his upcoming album Goldswagger, described as "a collection of his original R&B/soul/funk compositions."

Early life and education

Michael Goldwasser was born in West Virginia, moving to New York City at the age of seven. Both his parents were active in Judaism, with his father a Rabbi, and Goldwasser recollects they helped inspire his early interest in "social justice issues," as well as diverse musical genres such as jazz. Goldwasser's parents claim "he began writing songs soon after he learned to talk," and he began learning guitar informally around age thirteen. He became focused on reggae around age fourteen, and a year later was performing in clubs in New York City with his band The Feds. His father would frequently drove him to shows when he couldn't take his guitar on the subway. After graduating from Hunter College High School in New York City, Goldwasser began working as a freelance musician, songwriter, and record producer in 1989. In college at Columbia University he majored in urban studies, focusing on topics such as sociology and urban planning. He also spent two years hosting a Columbia University radio show on WKCR, and formed the R&B group Special Request.

Steven Nelson

Steven Nelson (born January 22, 1993) is an American football cornerback. He played college football at Oregon State.

Early years

Nelson attended Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. As a senior he had seven interceptions on defense and seven punt return touchdowns. Also a track star at Warner Robins, Nelson had a best of 11.15 seconds in the 100 meters and was part of the 4x100 relay team that finished in first place in the county.

College career

Nelson attended the College of the Sequoias for two years, where he had 71 tackles and six interceptions. He was originally going to transfer to the University of Georgia but changed to Oregon State University. Nelson entered his first season at Oregon State as the nickel corner, eventually becoming a starter and starting the final nine games. For the season he had 62 tackles and six interceptions. As a senior in 2014, Nelson recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions.

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