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Wiseman grew up in Lafayette, California.
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Michael Wiseman
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He is best known for his portrayal of Johnny Rizzo in the 2012 Columbia Broadcasting System series Vegas. He knew as a boy that he wanted to be an actor. The caption of his eighth grade yearbook picture said, "Career Goal: football player or famous actor".
He graduated from Saint Mary"s College High School in Berkeley, California, in 1985.
Wiseman spent two decades working in Hollywood before landing the part of Rizzo, during which he performed supporting roles in Tim Burton"s remake of Planet of the Apes and Surviving Gilligan"s Island. He has acted in over 65 television series, including Cheers, Emergency, Melrose Place, New York City Police Department Blue, and The X Files.
