Michael Meredith

He was the oldest of two children from Don Meredith's second marriage to the artist Cheryl King.

• Name — Michael Meredith • Birth Name — Michael Shane Meredith • Born — 22 September 1967 • Birthplace — Dallas, Texas, U.S. • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, producer • Years Active — 1990s–present

Meredith was born at Baylor Hospital in Dallas on September 22, 1967. He is married to Amit Nizan Meredith who is the mother of his children as well as his business partner. His film work includes Wim Wenders' Land of Plenty for which he co-wrote. He also wrote and directed Three Days of Rain and The Open Road. He founded Maximon Pictures, a production company which has produced work that has won awards. The company is said to be named after the patron saint of good times and good luck. Meredith was a multi-sport collegiate athlete, playing both basketball and football. As a freshman point guard he averaged 15 points per game. He then joined the University of Texas football program as a wide receiver. He was a member of the Texas Longhorns 1990 championship team, which went undefeated in the Southwest Conference.

Meredith served as producer, director and narrator of the Ice Bowl episode for NFL Films series The Timeline. The one-hour episode examines the historic game played between the Packers and Cowboys for the 1967 NFL Championship. The show features Meredith's journey over four years and nine states to interview surviving members of the Ice Bowl, and to understand more about the game's legacy and significance 50 years after it took place. The Ice Bowl features interviews with players such as Bart Starr, Jerry Kramer, Dave Robinson, Mel Renfro, Pettis Norman, Chuck Mercein, Lance Rentzel and Donny Anderson, former Cowboys Director of Player Personnel Gil Brandt, Cowboys broadcaster Bill Mercer, Meredith's former spouse Cheryl King, and more. Peter King of Sports Illustrated called it “one of the most interesting shows in NFL Network history”. In 2017, it was announced that Meredith was producing and directing a documentary film titled "First Cowboys" on the origins of the Dallas Cowboys. Roger Staubach, Walt Garrison, Mel Renfro, Pettis Norman, Gary Cartwright, Rayfield Wright, and Ralph Neely, among others, were featured. Willie Nelson and Alicia Landry, wife of the late Coach Tom Landry, were to make appearances. As of 2022 June, IMDb, AllMovie, Variety Insight and other online film databases show that this film has not moved forward.

Films Director, producer, writer • Title — Role — Year • Three Days of Rain — Director — 2002 • Land of Plenty — Writer — 2004 • The Open Road — Director, writer, producer — 2009 • Martha Graham's Celebration — Director — 2010 • Hands & Eyes — Director — 2010