Michael was born and raised in Marquette, Michigan, but has called Memphis home since 1989. Honored with a BME in Music Education from Northern Michigan University and an MFA in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University, he has over 60 professional theatre credits, 50 TV commercial credits, and has appeared in five major commercial films: The Client, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Separated By Murder, Chasing the Dragon, and Cast Away. Michael has been a resident company member at Playhouse on the Square in Memphis since 1989, and in 1998 was hired as its first-ever Associate Producer. Memphis audiences would recognize him in a variety of roles ranging from Brad in The Rocky Horror Show to Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor - both of which earned him Memphis Theatre Awards. Recent roles include Captain Walker in Tommy, the Emcee in Cabaret, the Russian in Chess, and Touchstone in As You Like It. Other than his numerous acclaimed acting and directing accomplishments, his list of accolades includes successfully running the Unified Professional Theatre Auditions - a combined audition with more than 85 professional theatres and 500+ actors and technicians in attendance at Playhouse every February since 1995.