Michael Patrick Dougherty (born October 28, 1974) is an American writer, director, animator, and producer known for his work in a variety of genre films, both big and small.

Beginning his career as an animator and illustrator, Dougherty’s animated work was featured on MTV, Nickelodeon, and a line of "twisted" greeting cards published by NobleWorks. He then co-wrote the blockbuster films X2 and Superman Returns before making his directorial debut with the horror comedy Trick ‘r Treat (2009). Dougherty then directed and co-wrote the holiday horror comedy Krampus (2015). Dougherty co-wrote and directed the blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and co-wrote the story for its sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Collectively, Dougherty's work has grossed over two billion dollars at the box office.

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迈克尔·帕特里克·道赫蒂（Michael Patrick Dougherty，1974 年 10 月 28 日出生）是一位美国作家、导演、动画师和制片人，以其在各种大大小小的类型电影中的工作而闻名。

Dougherty 的职业生涯始于动画师和插画家，他的动画作品出现在 MTV、Nickelodeon 和 NobleWorks 出版的一系列“扭曲”贺卡上。随后，他与人合写了大片《X战警2》和《超人归来》，然后以恐怖喜剧《捣蛋鬼》（2009）首次执导。多尔蒂随后执导并共同编剧了假日恐怖喜剧《坎普斯》（2015 年）。多尔蒂参与编剧并执导了大片《哥斯拉：怪兽之王》（2019 年），并共同编写了续集《哥斯拉大战金刚》（2021 年）的故事。总的来说，多尔蒂的作品票房收入超过20亿美元。