Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Michael Blieden
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 12All crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 91610
IMDb ID: nm0088392
Known for: Directing
Born: October 29, 1971
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2024
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.7
Wikidata: Q113254850
Frequent jobs
Director (19)Executive Producer (1)Theatre Play (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Michael Blieden is a writer/director who serves as director and executive produced on the Comedy Central series South Side. His previous directing work has included episodes of Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll for FX, Brooklyn Nine-Nine for FOX, Sirens for USA, Broad City for Comedy Central, Up All Night for NBC, Awkward and The Inbetweeners for MTV, and Children’s Hospital for Adult Swim. Prior to his episodic work, Blieden directed all the short films and roll-ins for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he was also a staff writer. He has also produced and directed live specials for comedians Zach Galifianakis and Joe Rogan plus music videos for Fiona Apple and Kanye West.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Blieden.
Throwing Shade Live
Director
2017 Movie
Super High Me
Director
2007 Movie
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion
Director
2007 Movie
Joe Rogan: Live
Director
2006 Movie
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey
Director
2006 Movie
The Comedians of Comedy
Director
2005 Movie
Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't
Director
2005 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Michael Blieden.
Clipped
Director • 1 eps
2024 Series
South Side
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
Mary + Jane
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
Sirens
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
Growing Up Fisher
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Broad City
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
Us & Them
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
The Inbetweeners
Director • 3 eps
2012 Series
Awkward.
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Comedians of Comedy
Director • 6 eps
2005 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Blieden.
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion
Director
2007 Movie
Super High Me
Director
2007 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Blieden.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
Zoey 101
as Mr. Bender • 7 eps
2005 Series
Arrested Development
as Agent Cummings • 2 eps
2003 Series
ER
as Paul's Brother • 1 eps
1994 Series
Awkward.
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
The King of Queens
as John • 6 eps
1998 Series
Broad City
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
Childrens Hospital
as Assistant Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Blieden.
Maryam
as Pete
2002 Movie
Zach Galifianakis: Look Who it Isn't
Director
2005 Movie
Super High Me
Director
2007 Movie
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
Executive Producer
Movie
The Frank International Film Festival
Writer
2004 Movie
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Theatre Play
2003 Movie
Throwing Shade Live
Director
2017 Movie
The Comedians of Comedy
Director
2005 Movie
Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion
Director
2007 Movie
Jason Nash Is Married
as Jeff Grayson
2014 Movie
Joe Rogan: Live
Director
2006 Movie
The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey
Director
2006 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Blieden.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Director • 1 eps
2013 Series
The King of Queens
as John • 6 eps
1998 Series
ER
as Paul's Brother • 1 eps
1994 Series
Arrested Development
as Agent Cummings • 2 eps
2003 Series
Childrens Hospital
as Assistant Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Zoey 101
as Mr. Bender • 7 eps
2005 Series
Awkward.
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Broad City
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
Sirens
Director • 4 eps
2014 Series
South Side
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
Growing Up Fisher
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
Director • 12 eps
2015 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Blieden.
The Frank International Film Festival
Writer
2004 Movie
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Theatre Play
2003 Movie
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
Executive Producer
Movie
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Blieden.
Jason Nash Is Married
as Jeff Grayson
2014 Movie
The Frank International Film Festival
as Michael Blieden
2004 Movie
Melvin Goes to Dinner
as Melvin
2003 Movie
Maryam
as Pete
2002 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Blieden.
Childrens Hospital
as Assistant Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Zoey 101
as Mr. Bender • 7 eps
2005 Series
Arrested Development
as Agent Cummings • 2 eps
2003 Series
Everything's Relative
as Patient • 1 eps
1999 Series
The King of Queens
as John • 6 eps
1998 Series
ER
as Paul's Brother • 1 eps
1994 Series