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Michael Tollin

Directing
70 years oldPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Michael "Mike" Tollin (born June 10, 1955) is an American film director and film/television producer. His career highlights included Radio, Coach Carter, and Varsity Blues. He frequently collaborates with Brian Robbins in which they own a production company together called Tollin/Robbins Productions. They created and produced such shows like All That, The Amanda Show, Kenan & Kel, One Tree Hill, Smallville, What I Like About You, The Bronx is Burning and a few others. Tollin was the producer of the weekly highlights show for the United States Football League, the springtime football league which played from 1983 through 1985. In 2009, he served as executive producer for the hour-long documentary Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? for ESPN's 30 for 30 series. He was also part of a number of the series films, as one of the production members. Tollin is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tollin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Details

Born
October 6, 1955
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Mike Tollin

Movies (32)

Unraveling George

Unraveling George

Director (Directing)

2025

Iceman: A George Gervin Story
1.0

Iceman: A George Gervin Story

Producer (Production)

2023

Rolling Along

Rolling Along

Director (Directing)

2023

Stand
3.3

Stand

Executive Producer (Production)

2023

The Redeem Team
7.4

The Redeem Team

Executive Producer (Production)

2022

Arctic Summer

Arctic Summer

Thanks (Crew)

2021

Meltdown

Meltdown

Producer (Production)

2021

One Crazy Night in Baseball

One Crazy Night in Baseball

Executive Producer (Production)

2019

The Golden Generation
10.0

The Golden Generation

Executive Producer (Production)

2018

Improbably Gibson

Improbably Gibson

Director (Directing)

2018

Morningside 5

Morningside 5

Director (Directing)

2017

Chuck
6.3

Chuck

Producer (Production)

2017

The Zookeeper's Wife
7.3

The Zookeeper's Wife

Executive Producer (Production)

2017

Fastball
7.1

Fastball

Producer (Production)

2016

Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show
9.0

Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show

Executive Producer (Production)

2015

Tose: The Movie

Tose: The Movie

Director (Directing)

2015

Kareem: Minority of One
7.2

Kareem: Minority of One

Executive Producer (Production)

2015

One Night in Vegas
6.3

One Night in Vegas

Consulting Producer (Production)

2010

Jordan Rides the Bus
6.2

Jordan Rides the Bus

Executive Producer (Production)

2010

No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
7.0

No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson

Consulting Producer (Production)

2010

Muhammad and Larry
6.5

Muhammad and Larry

Consulting Producer (Production)

2009

Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?
7.0

Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?

as Self

2009

The Band That Wouldn't Die
6.3

The Band That Wouldn't Die

Consulting Producer (Production)

2009

Kings Ransom
6.6

Kings Ransom

Consulting Producer (Production)

2009

Unstrung
7.0

Unstrung

Director (Directing)

2007

Wild Hogs
6.0

Wild Hogs

Producer (Production)

2007

Norbit
5.7

Norbit

Executive Producer (Production)

2007

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
7.0

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

Producer (Production)

2005

Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
8.0

Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie

as Self

2005

Coach Carter
7.6

Coach Carter

Producer (Production)

2005

The Perfect Score
5.8

The Perfect Score

Producer (Production)

2004

Radio
7.3

Radio

Director (Directing)

2003

TV Shows (18)