Mike Starr(I)

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Producer
Soundtrack

Mike Starr at an event for GoodFellas (1990)

With his girlfriend pregnant, Dante, a pacifist hippie is struggling to make ends meet with his lip balm business. After finding a mysterious flyer for a Birthday Clown Wanted, Dante calls the number and heads to his first gig as a clown. At the Birthday Party he meets a female clown named, Pele who invites him to join her Pity Party and perform at an underground rave. At the rave, Pele and Dante meet many shady characters. One of them is Newt, who hires them to drive drugs from LA to Las Vegas for him. It's supposed to be a quick journey back and fourth for ten thousand dollars a piece. The amount of money is just enough for the two clowns to take him up on the work. After returning from their drug run, Dante and Pele soon realize that they have become framed for murder. Dante, with the thought of his baby about to be born, sets out on the most dangerous journey of his life to attempt to prove his innocence. Will he make it back in time for the birth of his baby or will he become consumed by the darkness that he has allowed himself to become surrounded by?

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Clowning (2022)

Mike Starr was born on 29 July 1950 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ed Wood (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Uncle Buck (1989). He has been married to Joanne since 1975. They have three children.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Ed Wood

7.8

Georgie Weiss

1994

Dumb and Dumber

7.3

Joe Mentalino

1994

Uncle Buck

7.1

Pooter-the-Clown

1989

Miller's Crossing

7.7

Frankie

1990

Credits

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Actor

DC High Volume: Batman
9.0
Podcast Series
- Carmine Falcone (voice)
- 2025
Sweetwater
6.1
- Eddie Gottlieb
- 2023
Til Death Do Us Part
3.8
- Bride's Father
- 2023
The Crusades
4.4
- Mr. Podkowa
- 2023
East New York
7.3
TV Series
- Kurt Walsh
- 2022–2023
Life's Better Protected
Short
- The Casting Director
- 2022
Cherry on a Sunday
Short
- Robin
- 2022
Clowning
5.2
- Detective Welles
- 2022
Zodiac
7.5
TV Series
- Prometheus
- 2022
Outcry
9.1
Short
- Neil
- 2021
Scarlett
8.4
TV Movie
- Gino
- 2021
The Cleaner
5.2
- Carl
- 2021
The Blacklist
7.9
TV Series
- Balthazar 'Bino' Baker
- 2021
Shameless
8.5
TV Series
- Yard Guy
- 2020
Ray Donovan
8.3
TV Series
- Larry O'Malley
- 2019

Producer

Soundtrack

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Michael Starr
Height
- 6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
Born
- July 29, 1950
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Spouse
- Joanne1975 - present (3 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
Other works
TV commercial: Diet Pepsi (directed by Kevin Smith).
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview

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Trivia
Was born in Flushing, Queens to a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father.

Quotes
I get a lot of calls for New York-oriented things, mob parts, cop roles. I think they stereotype me by size; that's a bit of a pitfall. Some people bring me in for the big gentle guy or these killers. It's hard to figure out what they think of me.