ACTING
FILM, TELEVISION and INTERNET
"Hitting The Nuts: The Real Story of the 2009 Scott County Series of Poker"* Lead, Rebel Pilgrim Films Dir: Joe Boyd
"Holidays from Hell" Ensemble, TruTV
"Mr. Wrong"* Lead, Babelgum.com web series Dir: Lynn Speier
"Miyazaki, Mon Amour" Lead, short film Dir: Scott Garner
"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
"So You Wanna Be a Cop" Supporting, Jibjab.com short. Dir: John Landis
* 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
Manswers Writer/Researcher 2010/Spike TV
SUPERNEWS! Freelance 2010/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.
