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Joseph McGinty "McG" Nichol (born August 9, 1968) is an American film director, film and television producer, and former record producer. He began his career in the music industry, directing music videos and producing various albums. He later rose to prominence with his first film, ''Charlie's Angels'', which had the highest-grossing opening weekend for a directorial debut at the time. Since then, he has directed several other films, including ''Charlie's Angels'' sequel ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' and ''Terminator Salvation'', co-created the cult television series ''Fastlane'' and has executive produced numerous television programs, such as ''The O.C.'', ''Chuck'', and ''Supernatural''. McG also owns a production company, Wonderland Sound and Vision, founded in 2001, which has overseen the production of the films and television shows he has worked on since ''Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle''. ==Early life== Joseph McGinty Nichol was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and grew up in Newport Beach, California. As his uncle and grandfather were also named Joe, his mother nicknamed him "McG" to avoid confusion.〔 His father owned a company that tested drugs for pharmaceutical firms. He has a brother.〔 McG attended Corona del Mar High School, where he met Mark McGrath. Initially he wanted to become the lead singer of a band he formed with McGrath. However, he failed as a front man and persuaded McGrath to take over. Instead he worked behind the scenes as producer and marketer for the band until he was 22. He then obtained a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from UC Irvine. The band had several hit singles as "Sugar Ray," signed with a label, and went on tour. McG worked as a still photographer, shooting local bands and musicians. This led him to form a record label known as G Recordings in 1993. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McG」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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