Michael Waxman
Michael Waxman is American director and producer of film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with film director Michael Mann, as well as for directing episodes of: "Friday Night Lights", "Trauma", "The Event" and "Prime Suspect". Life and career. Waxman was raised in Brooklyn, New York and is a graduate of Brooklyn College. In film, he worked as an assistant director for every film directed by Michael Mann, dating back to "Manhunter" (1986). His other film credits as an assistant director include "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989), "Drop Dead Fred" (1991), "Highway to Hell" (1992 ), "Rudy" (1993), "Monkey Trouble" (1994) and producing and assistant directing the films "A Low Down Dirty Shame" (1994). "Celtic Pride" (1996) and "Metro" (1997). In 2006, Waxman became an assistant director on the television series "Friday Nights Lights". He made the head directorial debut of his career on that series in 2008 going on to direct eleven episodes including the series finale. In 2011, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the series as a producer. His other television directing credits include "Trauma", "Parenthood", "Breakout Kings", "The Event", "Prime Suspect", "Awake", "Grimm", "Once Upon a  Time", "12 Monkeys" and "Chicago Med". Personal life. Waxman met his wife Linda on set of the film "Manhunter". They married in 1988.