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Michael Hartson is an actor, writer and producer known for Hidden Figures (2016) and The Starving Games (2013). A graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University, Michael is a partner in Resurgence Films with producer Kimberly Calhoun Boling and director Walter von Huene. He was a founding member of the Onstage Theater Company in Los Angeles with Tony Award Winner Mel Shapiro. Michael was raised in the heart of the Finger Lakes on the shores of Canandaigua Lake in upstate New York. He is a die hard fan of the Buffalo Bills.

Attended Carnegie-Mellon University with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0005516/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Blair Underwood</a> and
<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001840/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Ming-Na Wen</a>.

First job was entertaining kids at birthday parties as &quot;Karate Mike&quot;.

He was raised in Canandaigua, New York with 5 brothers and sisters.

Started Resurgence Films with Producer Kimberly Calhoun Boling and Director <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0902467/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Walter von Huene</a>.

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