Michael Pressman

Notable director and producer Michael Pressman, whose extensive creative career has been defined by his contributions to the television, film and theater industries, has worked across many genres and mediums which has, by his own admission, propelled his successful decades long career. Pressman, a native of Manhattan, was born into a theatrical family. His late father, David Pressman, was a well-known theatrical director who helmed Broadway plays including The Disenchanted, Jason Robards' first Broadway appearance, and helped launch Boston University's distinguished school of theater. Pressman's mother, Sasha, was an original member of Martha Graham's renowned first dance troupe. A graduate of Manhattan's High School of Music and Art, Pressman went on to study drama at Carnegie-Mellon University. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles where he received his B.F.A. in film from the California Institute of the Arts and is an active member on the Board of Trustees. Pressman has produced a