Michael Medico's professional journey began with the creation of his first short film, "Bitch.", which premiered at Outfest and gained immense popularity on the festival circuit, eventually being named the best short film of 2009 by Frontiers LA magazine.
Over the next year, Michael directed a total of eight projects, including the co-creation and direction of the web series pilot "Paige a Day", starring Michaela Watkins and Holland Taylor, as well as the conception and direction of the Father Tiger music video "First Love", featuring Noah Centineo, which received widespread acclaim from both The Advocate and It Gets Better Campaign.
During this period, Michael also shadowed 13 different directors on TV shows, including notable ones such as Mark Mylod and Debbie Allen.
Michael's breakthrough in television directing came when he landed his first job on "The Fosters", directing three episodes in the last two seasons, including the first part of the three-part series finale.
Meanwhile, his mockumentary short "Walk It Out" premiered at the Palm Springs Int'l ShortFest, and his short "Divorce: The Greatest Hits" premiered at the LA Int'l Shorts Festival.
He was a recurring director on the "The Fosters" spin-off "Good Trouble" for Freeform, while also supervising new directors on the show. Michael also directed multiple episodes of Netflix's "Atypical", including the series finale, and has worked on various other projects, including "Grey's Anatomy", "Station 19", "Dr. Odyssey", "9-1-1", and "9-1-1: Lone Star" for ABC and Ryan Murphy.
Michael is set to direct his feature film debut, the Walden Media film adaptation of Robbie Couch's novel "The Sky Blues", and is developing a film with Dakota Johnson and Ro Donnelly's TeaTime Pictures.
Michael received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Boston University and brings his extensive experience as an actor in film, TV, and theater in NYC and LA to his directing work. He is also the creator and executive producer of Hot in Hollywood, a celebrity-driven benefit that raised more than half a million dollars in three years for domestic and international AIDS organizations.
Michael resides in Los Feliz with his husband, Brian, their two children, Everly Rose and Bowie, and their three pets, Lady, Charlie, and Patch.
