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Michael was born and raised in St. Petersburg, FL.
He spent most of his youth studying jazz music and
attended North Texas State University on a
scholarship. He played lead trumpet with Stan
Kenton`s 1979 Tour and appeared with Woody
Herman and his Thundering Heard. After a car
accident left him unable to play, Michael re-directed
his creativity into acting.

On the small screen, Michael starred in the series
Something So Right, landed the leads in two
television movies The Princess And The Marine and A
Loss Of Innocence and recurred on 3rd Rock From
The Sun as the high school gym coach. He has also
made a number of guest starring appearances in
series including That 70`s Show, X-Files, Arli$$, The
Drew Carey Show, Home Improvement, Seinfeld,
Murphy Brown, Two Guys And A Girl, and 7th
Heaven, where he played the father of a child with
Tourette`s Syndrome.

An avid golfer, Michael is most recognizable for his
role as Boone in Tin Cup with Kevin Costner.
Additional big screen credits include Pearl Harbor,
Collateral Damage, Anywhere But Here, Crimson
Tide, Executive Decision, Phenomenon, Dreamweaver
as James Spader`s lawyer, and as Chicago White Sox
third baseman Buck Weaver in Field Of Dreams. When not working, Michael spends every free minute
golfing. Set on achieving one of his goals, playing on
a PGA Senior tour.