Michael is left-handed.

Michael dated his Alias co-star Jennifer Garner. They had a messy break-up, but they have now worked things out, and remain good friends.

In both Alias and Never Been Kissed Michael`s characters both play hockey. In real life, Michael is a huge hockey fan and loves playing in charity hockey games

Michael didn`t move to the United States until he was a teenager

Michael turned down a role in Scream 3 because he didn`t feel it was the right move for his career

Michael`s favorite NHL hockey team is the Los Angeles Kings.

Michael was Punk`d by Ashton Kutcher, but refused to sign the release forms for it to air on tv. He and several other stars have threatened legal action against Kutcher for his "antics."

Michael is a baseball fan and likes to attend Dodger games from time to time

Michael tried his hand at fantasy football in 2005. His team, "Wizard Sleeves," got off to an awful 0-5 start

Michael`s favorite color is orange.

Michael`s most hated baseball team is the Atlanta Brave

Michael was deeply disappointed after missing out on an internet auction--to bid for a pillowcase with his face on it.

Michael is six feet tall

Michael likes to play hockey, golf, tennis, and bowl in his spare time

Michael is a cousin to French singer David Hallyday and the nephew of Sylvie Vartan who is also a famous French singe

Michael hates to shave.

In his free time Michael likes to paint and play guitar.

Michael dropped out of high school at age 16 because it was "too boring."

Michael was the 2003 Choice TV Breakout Star in the Teen Choice Awards.

Michael`s music tastes vary between Sinatra, Guns And Roses, Jimi Hendrix, and The Police

Michael loves Heinz ketchup, and he will put it on almost anything.

Michael has a tattoo of the initials SG, which stand for Shannon Gleason, who he was engaged to for around 10 years

Michael had his first kiss at 15

Michael likes the Japanese hair product Magic Move

Michael`s father Eddie died in 2001

Michael thinks Star Wars is one of the greatest movies of all time.

Michael likes to take a stuffed animal dog around with him because "someone special" gave it to him.

Michael loves motorbikes and started riding a bike of the Italjet brand when he was a kid

Michael calls his friend Greg Grunberg by the nickname "Gunny.

Michael played the fiancé to Jennifer Lopez in Monster-in-Law. Lopez is the ex-fiancé of Ben Affleck who is now married to Michael’s ex-girlfriend Jennifer Garne

Michael will be staring in the thriller Rogue along with Rahda Mitchell and Sam Worthington. Rogue is currently in production and set for release in 2007. Rogue is set in Australia

Michael finishes production of Rogue on February 10th, 2006

Michael is a tennis fan and attended the 2006 Australian Open

Michael is an only child.

Michael speaks English and French fluently

Michael is the stepson of writer Ian La Frenais.

Michael is half Bulgarian

As of 2006, Michael resides in Los Angeles, California

Michael was nominated for a French Caesar Award for Best Up-and-Coming Actor.

Before becoming an actor, Michael was a pool-hall hustler and once made $2,000 doing that in one night.

Michael showed up at "VH1`s Big Night for a Big Cause" with a black eye he received in a hockey game where he received an elbow to the eye

Michael was chosen as one of People Magazine`s Sexiest Men Alive for 2007

He is half Polish and half Bulgarian with the Bulgarian side being of Armenian and Hungarian ethnicity.

Was engaged to Shannon Gleason (1988-98).

Dated "Alias" (2001) co-star Jennifer Garner. (2003-2004)

Although born in France, he comes from a complex ethnic background - his Bulgarian-born father Eddie Vartan is half Armenian and half Hungarian, while his Polish Jewish mother Doris Vartan was born in Poland but later in life became an American citizen.

Stepson of writer Ian La Frenais.

He is of Armenian, Bulgarian, Hungarian and Polish heritage.

Is a huge fan of Star Wars (1977). He said in an interview that as a child he once watched it every day for a summer and ended up memorizing the lines from the movie.

Former nephew by marriag of Johnny Hallyday.

Appeared in a television ad for the 2004 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. He stated that he hadn`t been nervous while acting in 3 years, yet he was very nervous about appearing with the Stanley Cup.

His favourite NHL Hockey team is the Los Angeles Kings.

Also paints and plays guitar.

Cousin of French singer David Hallyday.

Nephew of Sylvie Vartan.

Turned down a role in Scream 3 (2000) because he wanted to take his career in a different direction.

Speaks French and English fluently.

When the studio resisted casting an "unknown", Drew Barrymore pushed to get him cast in Never Been Kissed (1999).

Plays hockey as often as he can. This attribute has also been given to his "Alias" (2001) character Michael Vaughn, who plays pickup hockey occasionally with his co-worker characters.

Avid sports fan.

Wanted to be a professional pool player before deciding to act instead. He played pool 12 hours a day, for 5 years.