Michael Q. Schmidt Explained

Michael Q. Schmidt
Birth Name:Michael Quentin Schmidt
Birth Date:20 April 1953
Birth Place:Whittier, California. US
Occupation:Art model, actor
Yearsactive:1990s–present
Parents:Marie Slyker Schmidt
Fred W. Schmidt

Michael Quentin Schmidt (born April 20, 1953) is an American film and television actor and Fine Arts model.[1] [2] [3] [4] According to Film Threat, he "has become a much-in-demand presence thanks to his versatility and his willingness to take roles to wild extremes".[5]

Modeling

Schmidt has worked as a Fine Arts model since the late 1990s, posing for art classes and for live art installations.[1] [6] [7] He was used as the body model to create the animated mountain troll for the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.[5]

Television roles

In 2003, Schmidt's modeling work led to an ongoing series of live appearances as a model for Let's Paint TV, an interactive call-in television show where host and artist John Kilduff instructs on painting while simultaneously running on a treadmill, preparing food or drink, and fielding uncensored phone calls.[8] [9] [10] Schmidt became part of the Tim & Eric team when in 2004 he joined their acclaimed Tom Goes to the Mayor, broadcast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.[11] [12] Additionally, their Adult Swim series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job (TEASGJ) features Schmidt in various episodes,[13] where he is listed as among the Top Ten Favorite Recurring Characters.[14] In August 2007, he performed at The Troubadour in Hollywood in a live version of the show entitled "Muscles for Bones" featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic,[15] and followed in November 2007 with the Tim and Eric Awesome Show Live performance at Caesars Palace as part of The Comedy Festival.[16] He performed at the Tim and Eric Live 2009 shows in San Diego[17] and Anaheim, California.[18]

Schmidt's other television work includes appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Penn & Teller's Bullshit, Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, Sunset Tan and Comedy Central's Distraction.Schmidt works primarily in independent productions.[5] His first major film role was in Naked Shadows, filmed in 2003 and released in 2006.[19] [20] [21] Schmidt's next lead roles were in Flesh Pit (2004),[22] Skeletons in the Closet (2005),[23] and multiple roles in The Three Trials (2006).[20] [24] [25] [26] His most recent feature film role was in Snatched (2009).[5]

Film roles

Schmidt has had numerous bit parts in films and has portrayed various characters as a supporting actor in independent films and film shorts, including roles as 'Texas' George Gant in Rebel Studz: The Uncensored Documentary (2007), Billy Bob Barfield in Fear Ever After (2007), and Chug Skivens in Pretty Twisted (2009). He was cast to play Rembrandt's Diana at Bath in the 2010 release of Caravaggio: The Search directed by Maureen Murphy.[27]

Schmidt also made featured appearances in numerous music videos, including M.I.A.'s 2010 video for "Born Free", Flesh-n-Bone's 2011 video for "How Many", Pierce the Veil's 2012 video for "King for a Day", Motionless in White's 2013 video for "A-M-E-R-I-C-A", Lil Debbie's 2014 video for "Work The Middle", Waters' 2014 video for "I Feel Everything", and Charming Liars 2015 video for "Burn".[28]

Partial filmography

Television

Film

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: A Nude But Not Naked King and Art and Democracy at Work!. Ewing. Robyn. January 20, 2008. LA2DAY Magazine. 19 June 2009.
  2. Web site: Michael Q. Schmidt. Hollywood Up Close. 19 June 2009.
  3. News: He's got a nude body for radio. Roderck. Kevin. August 4, 2010. LA Observed. laobserved.com. August 5, 2010.
  4. News: Actor and Nude Model Michael Q Schmidt on Art, Friendship and Decency. Ferguson. Kevin. August 7, 2010. KPCC. August 5, 2010.
  5. Web site: Michael Q. Schmidt: Portrait of an Indie Actor. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608015225/http://www.filmthreat.com/interviews/1225/. June 8, 2011. usurped. Hall. Phil. February 10, 2009. Film Threat. 21 February 2009.
  6. News: CABARET VOLTAIRE: Naked Life Model MQ Schmidt. May 10, 2005. Eye Spy LA. 19 June 2009.
  7. News: Life Drawing Keeps Halloween in Art . Talon Marks . John Morfin . Sageon Shin .
  8. News: Let's paint, exercise, and interview John Kilduff. Gordon. Scott. May 29, 2009. Decider. 19 June 2009.
  9. News: Let's Paint TV: Michael Q. Schmidt modelling for John Kilduff . . 13 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080512002030/http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/blog/2007/02/lets_paint_tv.html . May 12, 2008 . dead .
  10. News: The joy of painting Saddam. LA Weekly.
  11. Web site: Tom Goes to the Mayor. https://archive.today/20130117202749/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon_characters/80897-Tom_Goes_To_The_Mayor.html. dead. January 17, 2013. Big Cartoon Database. 19 June 2009.
  12. Web site: Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004). celebrity.premiere.com. 19 June 2009.
  13. News: Michael Q. Schmidt. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021201545/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1501469/Michael-Q-Schmidt. dead. 21 October 2012. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2012. 19 June 2009.
  14. Web site: Michael Q. Schmidt in Top Ten favorites. 19 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20081118205223/http://www.adultswim.com/americaloveslists/te_regulars/index.html. November 18, 2008. dead.
  15. Web site: Flyer . timanderic.com . 19 February 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080910222733/http://www.timanderic.com/images/mfb_flyer.jpg . September 10, 2008 .
  16. Web site: 11-15-07 "TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW LIVE!" . timanderic.com . 19 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090604035255/http://www.timanderic.com/live.html . June 4, 2009 .
  17. Web site: July 24, 2009, Tim and Eric Live 2009 . timanderic.com . 19 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090604035255/http://www.timanderic.com/live.html . June 4, 2009 .
  18. Web site: July 26, 2009, Tim and Eric Live 2009 . timanderic.com . 19 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090604035255/http://www.timanderic.com/live.html . June 4, 2009 .
  19. Web site: Naked Shadows cast. craniumcandy.com.
  20. Web site: Michael Q. Schmidt. Online-Filmdatenbank. 19 June 2009.
  21. Web site: Naked Shadows cast and crew. trailerfan.com.
  22. http://www.pr.com/press-release/25222 "Fear Ever After" to Be the Most Chilling Horror Film of the Decade – PR.com
  23. http://www.fearnet.com/HorrorAZDetail.aspx?movieID=479158 Skeletons in the Closet – Horror Movie Database at FEARnet
  24. Web site: Update on Randy Greif's THE THREE TRIALS. November 9, 2006. Twitchfilm.
  25. Web site: The Three Trials cast & crew. Silverlake Film Festival.
  26. Web site: The Three Trials. Pulpmovies reviews.
  27. Web site: Caravaggio: The Search:Cast. cinema.theiapolis.com. February 28, 2015.
  28. Web site: Michael Q. Schmid – Credit history . IMVDb . August 22, 2015.
  29. Web site: Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special. Yahoo TV. July 30, 2012.
  30. https://books.google.com/books?id=kzwEMV491x8C&dq=%22Michael+Q+Schmidt%22&pg=PA259 "The Films"
  31. Michaels, Quebtin, "James Evans and TriRock Films have discovered a hilarious new talent in Michael Q. Schmidt", UCW Entertainment, October 19, 2005
  32. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1317940/ IMDB entry for A Very Peanus Christmas

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