McG’s (Director) feature film directorial debut, Charlie’s Angels, boasts the biggest opening ever for a first-time director. The film debuted at #1 in the United States with more than $40 million its opening weekend. It also opened at #1 in 31 territories internationally, ending up with a take of more than $250 million worldwide.
Since the unprecedented success of his feature film debut, McG has formed a production company, Wonderland, with producing partner Stephanie Savage. Wonderland has a first-look film deal with Columbia Pictures and a television deal with Warner Bros. Currently, Wonderland is developing Hot Wheels for McG to direct for Columbia Pictures. The company is also producing the Fox television series "Fastlane" and "The O.C.", which debuts on Fox this summer.
To date, McG has directed almost 50 music videos, featuring a diverse group of artists such as Mase, Barenaked Ladies, Korn, Everclear, The Offspring, Wyclef Jean, Fastball, Spacehog, Sublime, Cypress Hill, Smashmouth and Sugar Ray. In addition, he has also directed commercials for The Gap, Ikea and the Coca-Cola company.
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, McG grew up in Newport Beach, California. He attended the University of California, Irvine, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
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