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Biography

Early life

White was born in Pasadena, California and attended Polytechnic School and Wesleyan University. His father is the Reverend Dr. Mel White, a former speechwriter for Religious Right figures such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. Mel is now a gay rights activist and founder of Soulforce. White got his first impulse toward writing scripts from his favorite teacher in second grade, the mother of playwright Sam Shepard. He is openly bisexual.[1] Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Polytechnic Upper School Polytechnic School, often referred to as Poly, is a K-12 college preparatory private school in Pasadena, California. ... Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a private, highly selective liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... Gary Nixon & Mel White The Rev. ... Jerry Lamon Falwell (born August 11, 1933) is a fundamentalist pastor and televangelist from the United States. ... Marion Gordon Pat Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is a televangelist from the United States. ... Soulforce is an interfaith organization based in the United States committed to religious-based hate, violence and discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Career

White was a writer and producer on Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks and wrote and acted in the films Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl, Orange County, School of Rock and Nacho Libre. He also had a role in a remake of The Stepford Wives. He frequently collaborates with actor/writer Jack Black on films. Together they formed the production company Black and White, which closed in 2006.^[1] Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek was an American primetime television drama, which first aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB network. ... Freaks and Geeks was an American television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 TV season. ... Chuck & Buck is a 2000 film written by and starring Mike White, and directed by Miguel Arteta. ... The Good Girl is a film from Chuck & Buck director Miguel Arteta and Chuck & Buck writer and star Mike White, produced by Matthew Greenfield and released by 20th Century Foxs Fox Searchlight Pictures division. ... Orange County is an American movie released in 2002. ... School Of Rock is a 2003 comedy film starring Jack Black. ... Nacho Libre is an American comedy film that was released on June 16, 2006, by Paramount Pictures, though it was released in select theaters earlier. ... For the 1975 film see The Stepford Wives (1975 film), for the 2004 remake see The Stepford Wives (2004 film). ... Jack Black (born Jawad J. Black, Jr. ...

White is not a fan of classic rock music. He wrote The School of Rock (2003) specifically so Jack Black could perform his own favorite rock music.^[2]

Footnotes

External links

• Mike White at the Internet Movie Database
• July 2000 article about White from The Village Voice
• May 2003 article about White from his Pasadena, California grade and high school newspaper