ACTING
Television
"Drive!" * Coach Mike Disney Channel/Evolution Media pilot Dir: Bob McKinnon
Playboy TV's "The Stash," PC
Playboy TV's "The Stash," Gordon Dir: Lee Farber
"You Are What You Eat," pilot Ensemble Prod: Switch Studios
"Hangover Haul" * pilot Lead Produced by 100 Percent Terry Cloth, Inc.
"Holidays from Hell" Ensemble TruTV
* Improvised
FILM
"Hitting The Nuts: The Real Story of the 2009 Scott County Series of Poker" * Lead Rebel Pilgrim Films Dir: Joe Boyd
"Miyazaki, Mon Amour" Lead Dir: Scott Garner
* Improvised
INTERNET
"So You Wanna Be a Cop" Catburglar, Jibjab.com short Dir: John Landis
"Closet Case" Co-star/Writer, Atomicwedgie.com pilot Dir: Mike Betette
"Time Traveler" Co-star/Writer (VO) Superdeluxe.com series Dir: Mike Betette, Phillip Mottaz
"Drunk America" Co-star, Theavclub.tv series Dir: Andy Cochran
"Mr. Wrong" * Lead, Babelgum.com web series Dir: Lynn Speier
* Improvised
STAGE
"Matt Donnelly's Celebrity Tarot Lounge" Improviser, Stage Door Theater Las Vegas. Producer: Emily Jillette
"MI's National Tour Show" Improviser, Mi's Westside Comedy Theater
"All or One" iOwest Dir: Eric Hunnicutt
"iO Repertory Players" Improviser, iOwest Dir: Craid Cackowski
"Trophy Wife" Improviser, iOwest Dir: Rich Talarico
"iOWest All Stars" Improvser, iOwest
"Best of Second City" Lead/Writer, Norwegian Cruise Lines/The Second City Dir: Matt Hovde
"Superpunk" Sketch Duo Lead/Co-writer, Comedy Central Stage; HBO Showcase; Seattle Sketchfest; Orlando Foolfest Dir: John Lutz & Craig Cackowski
"Mission Improvable" Improviser, Colleges across the country
TRAINING
iO (Formally Improv Olympic) Graduate.
Second City Writing Program Graduate.
Teachers: John Lutz, Peter Gwynn, Rich Talarico, Craig Cackowski, Roy Jenkins, Liz Allen,Charna Halpern, Bob Dasie, Susan Messing, Miles Stroth, Noah Gregoropoulos, Craig Uhler, Jeff Griggs, Rich Sohn, Mike Bertrando, Brian Gallivan, Spike Kunetz, Mary Scrugg, Kim Clark
Improvising, writing, skeet-shooting, waterskiing, swimming, snorkeling, yo-yo’ing, ornathology, Uncle-in-law won 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
WRITING
"You Are What You Eat" Children's show pilot Writer Prod:Switch Studios
"Manswers" Writer/Researcher 2010/Spike TV
"SUPERNEWS!" Freelance Writer2010/Current TV
Blackbook Magazine Freelance 2010/blackbookmag.com
"TVGasm.com" Freelance 2010/TVgasm.com
"SUPERNEWS!" Creative Consultant 2009/Current TV
"The Daily Dip" Head Writer 2009/dipdive.com(Black Eyed Peas website)
"Butterfinger Comedy Network" Writer 2009/Yahoo.com
"Trailer Trash Reviews" Writer 2009/TVgasm.com
"Closet Case(pilot)" Creator/Writer 2008/Atomicwedgie.com
"Best of Second City" Writer 2008/The Second City, Norwegian Cruise Lines
"The Sunset Live at Dusk" Co-writer 2007/iOwest, Comedy Central Stage
"Time Traveler" Creator/Writer 2006 Comedycentral.com, Superdeluxe.com
"Drunk America" Writer 2006/Theavclub.tv
"Superpunk" Writer 2002-2008/HBO Showcase, Comedy Central Stage, Orlando FoolFest, Seattle Sketchfest, Chicago Sketchfest
DIRECTING
"The Sunset: Live at Dusk," starring Mission Improvable iOwest, Comedy Central Stage
"The Sniffs," sketch show WNEP Theater (Chicago), Chicago Sketchfest, San Francisco Sketchfest
PRODUCING
"Craig Ferguson's Really Big Game Show," improv based game show pilot starring Craig Ferguson CBS/Renegade 83 Dir: Michael Dimich
"The Wizard," improv based game show pilot starring Craig Ferguson CBS/Renegade 83 Dir: Michael Dimich
OTHER
Mike graduated with honors from Oswego State University in upstate NY.
Mike won a contest to have his "Real Arguments" piece performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien where his stepdad was played by Normal Fell.
Mike's Uncle-in-law won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2008.
