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Michael was born and raised in the New York area. He started his career at the early age of five, which has earned him a extensive list of film and television credits. Originating as a New York City Ford Model, Michael's career flourished into film and television. Due to his success, Michael became a bi-coastal actor, living in both California and New York. Michael has played a wide variety of characters, as his feature film history shows. Most recently, Michael played the character Young Red Pollard in the critically acclaimed film Seabiscuit. Another recent film of Michael's is Almost Famous, where he played the younger version of the main character, William Miller, a teenage music fan who is inspired by the bands of the time and lands himself a magazine assignment to interview and follow a new band. Michaels newest film, Sky High, will be released in 2005. This movie centers on a high school for superpowered teens in a world where superheroes are an everyday occurrence. The film follows Michaels character Will, the son of superheroes Commander Stronghold and Jetstream, and his trials and tribulations of being a regular teenager and possible superhero. Also in post-production are three films, Lords of Dogtown, Dear Wendy, and Speak. Look for these films sometime in 2005.
Another of his dramatic portrayed characters was as Meryl Streep's son in Music of the Heart. As always, Michael dedicated himself to the film, learning how to play a violin for his role. Other of Michaels films include Little Secrets, the lead for Baby Huey's Easter Adventure, and the lead in Hallmark's Edgar & The Magic Crayon. He also has had roles in the films Be the Man "Super Dave!", For Richer or Poorer, I'm Not Rappaport, along with two independent films River Red, and Childhood's End. Will and Grace is where Michael can presently be seen on television. Michael signed on with the cast as a series regular this past Fall. Michael, who plays Jack's (Sean Hayes) son Elliott, comes into the series as a 12-year-old boy who has spent several years searching for his real dad. Both on the screen as a father/son combination and off the screen as friends, Sean and Michael have hit it off. See Will and Grace Thursday nights on NBC.
Michael's past television credits include his work on Cover Me, a critically-acclaimed show which aired on the USA Network. If you were to ask someone what was most striking about the show, they probably would tell you it was the incredible performance of its young star. Cover Me, which is based on the true life of an FBI family, gave Michael an opportunity to show us his diversity as his character changes depending on which situation the undercover work puts him in. Other credits include guest starring roles on The Pretenders, and Seven Days. He's also had lead roles in Late Bloomers, and My Brothers Keeper, plus a recurring role in Another World. In spite of his very busy acting career, Michael maintains a remarkably normal life. He attends a private High School and is involved in the school's soccer when not actively working. When he's not acting or going to school, Michael loves to play sports, hang out with his friends, go to movies, and other normal teen activities. Coming from New York, his favorite teams are bound to be from there also! His favorites are the Mets, Knicks, Jets, and Devils. Michael is part of a large family which he remains very close to, even being 3000 miles away. Michael's birthday is December 3rd.
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