Michael has always enjoyed entertaining people, and this passion sparked his desire to become a actor. Throughout his grade school years, Michael was class clown and always the center of a laughing crowd of teachers and fellow students. He participated in several plays at his church and was a member of many high school clubs and sports. Michael’s outgoing and personable character stood out when he spoke in public, and draws people in when he is part of a debate.
After high school, Michael decided to apply for the Police Academy. When he arrived to take the entrance exam, he noticed that the teacher had not yet arrived. Finding himself more dressed up than the other people already seated, he decided to portray himself as the teacher and said, “good morning class.” Everyone replied, “good morning,” believing that Michael was their teacher. While he said, “how are you all? Ready for the big test?” he found his own seat and watched as the real teacher entered the room, smiled to himself when he saw the confused look on the faces throughout the room. Despite being accepted to the Police Academy, the passion and love Michael has for making people laugh or really feel the emotion of a dramatic scene led him to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. He applied to and enrolled at New York Film Academy at Universal Studios, Hollywood and moved to Los Angeles. While in school, he played such parts as Lennie in “Of Mice and Men”, Al White in “Savage and Limbo”, and Ricky in “Made Men”. He also played a supporting role in “300 Pounds”, a comedic parody of the blockbuster hit “300”.
Michael lives in Hollywood with his soon to be wife, Sarah.