Mike Nichols

Also Credited As:

Michael Igor Peschkowsky
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Biography

Though he began his career as in improvisational comedian and gained a degree of popularity with May, Nichols found his greatest success first on Broadway, where he collaborated extensively with Neil Simon to direct "Barefoot in the Park" (1963) and "The Odd Couple" (1965); both of which earned him Tony Awards for Best Director. He soon moved to Hollywood and directed the controversial "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966), which broke …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Other

Born

Michael Igor Peschkowsky on November 6, 1931 in Berlin, DE

LATEST CREDITS

Nichols and May -- Take Two

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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols

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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Meryl Streep

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The Designated Mourner

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The Jack Paar Special

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Catch-22

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Intimate Portrait: Diane Von Furstenberg

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The 26th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

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TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Morgan Freeman

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Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light

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Jack Paar Presents

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Julia Roberts: American Cinematheque Tribute

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Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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The American Film Institute Salute to Harrison Ford

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Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time

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The Kennedy Center: Mark Twain Prize -- Celebrating Whoopi Goldberg

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Neil Simon: Not Just For Laughs

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The 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

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The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating Steve Martin

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The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards

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A Last Laugh at the 60's

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The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson

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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty

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The 39th Annual Tony Awards

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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

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