- Born in Melbourne, Florida on November 22, 1990. Graduate of Full Sail University's Film & Entertainment Business programs, holding both Bachelors and Masters degrees. Founder of Crash Films INC, Michael first entered Hollywood with his spec screenplay The Mouse Who Would Be King, chronicling the origins of Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney. Using this calling card script as a sample, Michael began developing a TV series based on FX Toole's short stories with Robert Zemeckis' ImageMovers. Michael, along with his wife Rachel Stotts, optioned John Hargrove's New York Times Bestseller Beneath The Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish which Michael adapted into a screenplay. Michael has also written and produced multiple short films, two of which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2019 Michael scripted Save The Children's 100 Year Gala which was produced by Joe Roth and included speeches from Oprah Winfrey and Robert Iger.
Michael has developed and written two feature scripts with Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and is currently developing projects to direct.
- IMDb mini biography by: Crash Films
- Often opens screenplays with quotes.
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