Kevin Sean Michaels
Kevin Sean Michaels is an American film director, artist, producer and entertainer. Biography and career Michaels is best known as an Art Director for Troma Entertainment as well as directing and producing his own documentaries, Vampira: The Movie and The Wild World of Ted V. Mikels. Radio show In 2015, Michaels began hosting a radio show on Universal Broadcasting Network called "Friend or Foe", where guests included Weird Al Yankovic and others. Film work Michaels was Art Director for Troma Entertainment for five years, and briefly worked on Troma's Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. While at Troma, Michaels designed and edited 250 DVD covers, 90% of their DVD titles. Michaels' first documentary was Vampira: The Movie, which profiled Maila Nurmi, the first horror host. The film featured testimonials by Sid Haig, Julie Strain, Kevin Eastman, Forrest Ackerman, Debbie Rochon, John Zacherle, Lloyd Kaufman, Bill Moseley, Cassandra Peterson, Jami Deadly, Jerry Only and horror historian David J. Skal. The score was written and performed by Ari Lehman, the first Jason Voorhies of Friday The 13th. Premiering in October 2006, Vampira: The Movie was released on DVD in September 2007 by Alpha Video, and won a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award