Michael Mailer

Michael Mailer (born 1964) is an American film producer and director and the oldest son of Beverly Bentley and writer Norman Mailer.^[1] He has been directing, producing and writing extensively in the independent film world since graduating Harvard University. He established Michael Mailer Films in 2004 to focus on both independent, character-driven films and larger, concept-oriented pictures. Mailer is best known for Heart of Champions (2021), Blind (2016), Black & White (1999), Two Girls and a Guy (1997), The Ledge (2011), and Empire (2002).

Michael Mailer
Born	1964 (age 60–61)
Occupation(s)	Director, Producer, Writer
Spouse	Sasha Lazard ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2011)​
Children	Cyrus Mailer
Parent(s)	Norman Mailer Beverly Bentley
Relatives	Stephen Mailer (brother) Susan Mailer (half-sister) Kate Mailer (half-sister) John Buffalo Mailer (half-brother)

He was formerly engaged to Marla Maples,^[2][3] and married to Sasha Lazard from 2004-2011. He and Lazard have one child together named Cyrus.

Partial filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1989	A Fool and His Money
1997	Two Girls and a Guy	Executive producer
1999	Giving It Up
	Black and White
2000	Catalina Trust	Executive producer
	The Last Producer
2001	Harvard Man
2002	Empire
2003	Lost Junction
2005	Loverboy
	Devour	Executive producer	Direct-to-video
2006	Kettle of Fish
2008	The Golden Boys
2009	The Lodger
	Blood and Bone		Direct-to-video
2011	The Ledge
	Sunny Side Up
2012	All Wifed Out	Executive producer
2013	The Ghost Club: Spirits Never Die
2014	A Little Game
	Friends and Romans
2015	Beginner's Guide to Sex
2016	Showing Roots
	Wild Oats	Executive producer
	Blind
2017	Lost in Florence
	An Imperfect Murder
2018	The Second Sun
TBA	Cutman
	Savage Lands
TBA	Little Audrey

As director

Year	Film
2016	Blind
2021	Heart of Champions
TBA	Cutman
2022	The Minute You Wake Up Dead
TBA	Little Audrey

As an actor

Year	Film	Role
1989	A Fool and His Money	Anderson
2004	When Will I Be Loved	Michael Burke

As writer

Year	Film
1989	A Fool and His Money

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Film	Role
1987	Under Cover	Production assistant

Thanks

Year	Film	Role
2014	River of Fundament	With thanks to

Television

Year	Title
1994	ABC Afterschool Special

As an actor

Year	Title	Role
2013	Ivy League Crimelords	Mike