Michael was born and raised on Long Island NY and NYC. He began his acting career in 1983 with The Grass Roots Players of Middletown NY; where he performed plays by Tennessee Williams and Sam Shepard under the tutelage of Chris Farlekas. In 1984 he became a member of the 13th Street Theatre Company in NYC where he played the character "Fleming" in year 9 to year 10 of Isreal Horovitz's play "Line" currently NYC's longest running play. He also played "Murphy" in Mr Horovitz's play "The Indian Wants The Bronx" and continued to perform with Theatre Companies in the NY area. Michael and wife reside in Central Florida; where he Act's in Theatre , Film and Television.Michael trained at HB Studio"s in NYC, is a graduate of the "Sanford Meisner Master Program" from The Truthful Acting Studio and Studies The Michael Chekhov Technique at The Orlando Michael Chekhov Studio, NMCA. Show less «