He was born the first of nine children. Life was very strict, growing up with so many ministers in the family. No drinking, no smoking, no bad language, which even to this day has not changed. As a young child, Michael always knew that the entertainment business was what he wanted to do. He began auditioning for movies in his senior year of high school. He stills remembers his first audition for a role in the Goldie Hawn’s movie ‘Wildcats’. After arriving early for the audition, he met a then unknown actor, Wesley Snipes who was also auditioning for the first time.
In 1987, Michael moved to Michigan to begin training for the 1988 Olympic Games in the sport of Greco Roman Wrestling. For the next 10 years, Michael traveled to the World Wrestling as well as providing security for certain celebrities such as Chuck Norris, Mike Tyson, Lou Ferrigno, etc.
While working on various film sets, Michael began learning the different phases of the business. In 2004, he spent two years with the family of the legendary singer, Jackie Wilson in order to write his life story.
In 2006, Michael moved to Miami Beach and began promoting clubs in South Beach when a chance meeting with a group of men whose job was to escort wealthy women in order to live the grand lifestyle without the hassle of having to work a regular job. After listening to their stories, Michael began writing the screenplay for what would eventually become the feature film, The Gentlemen’s Club.
