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Michael Pearlman(II)

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  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
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Michael Pearlman is known for All-Star Academy (2015), Chopped (2007) and Dinner Takes All (2019).
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    • Known for

    All-Star Academy (2015)
    All-Star Academy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Chopped (2007)
    Chopped
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Dinner Takes All (2019)
    Dinner Takes All
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    Alyssa Milano, Django Steenbakker, Anya Ayoung-Chee, Jasper Garvida, Evan Biddell, Juli Grbac, Sunny Fong, Irina Shabayeva, Seth Aaron Henderson, Anthony Ryan Auld, Dmitry Sholokhov, Cynthia Hayashi, Christina Exie, Michelle Lesniak, and Sean Kelly in Project Runway All Stars (2012)
    Project Runway All Stars
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • Chopped (2007)
      Chopped
      7.4
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2007–2025
    • Ciao House (2023)
      Ciao House
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023–2024
    • Stab That Cake (2022)
      Stab That Cake
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Bobby's Triple Threat (2022)
      Bobby's Triple Threat
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Big Restaurant Bet (2022)
      Big Restaurant Bet
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Dishmantled (2020)
      Dishmantled
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2021
    • The Great Soul Food Cook-Off (2021)
      The Great Soul Food Cook-Off
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Table Wars (2021)
      Table Wars
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Halloween Wars (2011)
      Halloween Wars
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Eye Candy
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Chopped Next Gen (2021)
      Chopped Next Gen
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Chopped 420 (2021)
      Chopped 420
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Chopped Sweets (2019)
      Chopped Sweets
      6.8
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2020–2021
    • Keke Palmer in Singled Out (2020)
      Singled Out
      5.6
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2020
    • Kai Atanassov, Brianne James, Thomas Nelson, Bali Bare, and Jacqueline LeGrande in Top Elf (2019)
      Top Elf
      6.6
      TV Series
      • directed by (2019)
      • 2019

    Cinematographer

    • Selling New York (2010)
      Selling New York
      6.0
      TV Series
      • camera (as Michael Pearlmen)
      • 2012
    • Rachel Zoe, Rodger Berman, and Brad Goreski in The Rachel Zoe Project (2008)
      The Rachel Zoe Project
      6.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2008
    • Ultra Eye
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Dog's Life (2006)
      Dog's Life
      5.8
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Suburban Cowboy
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Style Me (2006)
      Style Me
      4.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • David Collins, Jai Rodriguez, Ted Allen, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley, and Kyan Douglas in Queer Eye (2003)
      Queer Eye
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Intimate Portrait (1990)
      Intimate Portrait
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Diary of a City Priest (2001)
      Diary of a City Priest
      5.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Waiting (2000)
      Waiting
      5.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Richard Belzer and Bill Courage in Crime Stories (1998)
      Crime Stories
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • The Window
      7.6
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2000
    • Edge City (1998)
      Edge City
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • The Chris Rock Show (1997)
      The Chris Rock Show
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997

    Producer

    • Kai Atanassov, Brianne James, Thomas Nelson, Bali Bare, and Jacqueline LeGrande in Top Elf (2019)
      Top Elf
      6.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2020
    • Jerseylicious (2010)
      Jerseylicious
      4.4
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2011

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      • Michael Pearlmen

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