Career
He tours nationwide, primarily performing a stand-up comedy-style magic show in Colleges and Universities. Born and raised in Urbana, Ohio, Michael became interested in magic at the age of 6 and cites watching David Letterman on television as one of his earliest influences in comedy. Michael is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he majored in Communication and played the snare drum in the Ohio State University Marching Band.
He also has spent time in Chicago, Illinois, studying at The Second City Training Center.
He now tours the United States performing in as many as 80 colleges a year, often performing in as many as 40 states. In 2011, Michael helped create a series of Public Service Announcements for The Kristen Brooks Hope Center, a suicide prevention hotline, IMAlive.org, and Post Secret to help raise funds for District of Columbia Gives Day of Charitable Giving.
The PSA"s are continuing to be used to raise money for Suicide Prevention. One of the videos features Michael performing magic with a specially printed Suicide Prevention deck of cards.
He has also used his performances to raise money for the National Alliance for Mental Illness.
Campus Activities Military/United Service Organizations Performances In 2011, Michael invented and released an original effect, "repAIR," a Popped and Restored Balloon effect that allows the magician to start and end with empty hands. This effect was the first of its kind in the history of magic both in plot and method. Michael has also worked as a commercial actor, appearing in television commercials and industrials and as a print model for companies ranging from Intel, The Ohio Lottery Miami Valley Gaming and Kemba Financial.
