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 Michael Beck was born on February 4, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for The Warriors (1979), Xanadu (1980) and Megaforce (1982). He has been married to Carolyn Louise Brendel since September 1980. They have two children.
Bio:
Michael Beck was born on February 4, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for The Warriors (1979), Xanadu (1980) and Megaforce (1982). He has been married to Carolyn Louise Brendel since September 1980. They have two children.
Tivia:
Went to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, on a football scholarship. Graduated with a degree in Economics.Played quarterback for his college football team.Was nominated for two Razzie Awards, Worst Actor in 1981 for Xanadu (1980). And Worst Supporting Actor in 1983 for Megaforce (1982).Starred as Chance Wayne opposite Lauren Bacall in a production of "Sweet Bird of Youth" in London in 1985.His wife Cari is a songwriter. They have two children: son, Jesse Michael Taylor (B. February 16, 1983); daughter, Ashley Rebecca Taylor (B. June 3, 1986) who died of unspecified causes on June 22, 2009.Was one of 30 (out of 2,500) applicants chosen for London's Central School of Speech and Drama, following his college graduation.Tried out for, but did not get, the role of "Sir Lancelot of the Lake" in John Boorman's movie Excalibur (1981).His stage credits, beginning with college, include: "Of Mice And Men" (he was George); "Romeo & Juliet" (he was Tybalt); "Camelot" (he was King Arthur); and "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof".Read (provided the voice for) the Books-On-Tape version of John Grisham's "Runaway Jury". (2004)The third of nine children, he has four brothers and four sisters.Is originally from a tiny Delta city in eastern Arkansas surrounded by cotton fields - a small school powerhouse in football and basketball.His hobbies include reading, music and cooking.Not to be confused with another actor named Michael Beck, a New York-based stage actor who is a founding member of two theatre companies: 16 Tons Theater Company, a Brooklyn based ensemble which is devoted to creating original and multidisciplinary works, and the Ontik Ensemble, a Manhattan based theater company.Born two days after Brent Spiner, in the same month of the same year. |
| Name: |
Michael Beck |
Type: |
Actor (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor |
| Products for sale: |
Actor |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 05:18:42 |
| Height: |
5' 11' (1.80 m) |
| Biography: |
Michael Beck was born on February 4, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for The Warriors (1979), Xanadu (1980) and Megaforce (1982). He has been married to Carolyn Louise Brendel since September 1980. They have two children.Bio:Mi |
| Trivia: |
Went to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, on a football scholarship. Graduated with a degree in Economics.Played quarterback for his college football team.Was nominated for two Razzie Awards, Worst Actor in 1981 for Xanadu (1980). And Worst Supporting Actor in 1983 for Megaforce (1982).Starred as Chance Wayne opposite Lauren Bacall in a production of "Sweet Bird of Youth" in London in 1985.His wife Cari is a songwriter. They have two children: son, Jesse Michael Taylor (B. February 16, 1983); daughter, Ashley Rebecca Taylor (B. June 3, 1986) who died of unspecified causes on June 22, 2009.Was one of 30 (out of 2,500) applicants chosen for London's Central School of Speech and Drama, following his college graduation.Tried out for, but did not get, the role of "Sir Lancelot of the Lake" in John Boorman's movie Excalibur (1981).His stage credits, beginning with college, include: "Of Mice And Men" (he was George); "Romeo & Juliet" (he was Tybalt); "Camelot" (he was King Arthur); and "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof".Read (provided the voice for) the Books-On-Tape version of John Grisham's "Runaway Jury". (2004)The third of nine children, he has four brothers and four sisters.Is originally from a tiny Delta city in eastern Arkansas surrounded by cotton fields - a small school powerhouse in football and basketball.His hobbies include reading, music and cooking.Not to be confused with another actor named Michael Beck, a New York-based stage actor who is a founding member of two theatre companies: 16 Tons Theater Company, a Brooklyn based ensemble which is devoted to creating original and multidisciplinary works, and the Ontik Ensemble, a Manhattan based theater company.Born two days after Brent Spiner, in the same month of the same year. |
| Quotes: |
The Warriors (1979) opened a lot of doors in film, for me, which Xanadu (1980) then closed. Then again, any movie that spawns a hit stage musical can't be all bad!
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[on his show "Houston Knights"] Look, we've had cop shows since the inception of television, and when there's two guys they're usually buddies. The switch here is Michael and I don't get along - he's from Chicago, and we're not crazy about each other, we're more likely to slug each other - but we're accessible enough to get into America's living rooms every week.
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Megaforce (1982) is, to say the least, hardly a picture you'd look for at the Oscars. On the other hand, it earned me and my new family enough to buy our first house; so I'm not about to knock it, either. |
| Job title: |
Actor |
| Others works: |
Read the following John Grisham books on audiotape for Bantam/Doubleday Audio Publishing: - A Time to Kill (1992) - The Chamber (1994) - The Rainmaker (1995) - The Runaway Jury (1996) - The Partner (1997).
Also read, for Random House Books on Tape, the u |
| Spouse: |
Carolyn Louise Brendel (September 1980 - present) (2 children) |
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