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Gordon Michaels was born in Detroit, Michigan. His father is of Italian, Irish, and Jewish decent and his Mother is of Cuban ancestry. Michaels spent most of his youth in Michigan and graduated from John Glenn High School where he played basketball for the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams and still holds the school record for most rebounds in a game (27). As a teenager, Michaels spent a lot of after school time practicing and performing as lead singer for his Detroit garage band Flash Experience. The group performed at some high school events as well as various venues around metro Detroit. Michaels love for both writing and performing music is something very close to his heart. In fact, he's written a number of songs over the years and looks forward to taking them into the studio to record.

After attending a performance of a community theater production of Man of La Mancha, Michael's was stung by the acting bug. In 1986 Michaels became a graduate of the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York City where he studied under world renowned acting teacher Sanford Meisner. Michaels spent a number of years under the tutelage of Uta Hagen and Herbert Bergoff at the renowned HB Studio in New York City.

In addition to writing, producing, and staring in the film Unbeatable Harold, which featured Henry Winkler, Phyllis Diller, Charles Durning and Dylan McDermott, Michaels can also be seen in the Miramax released, This Must Be The Place with Sean Penn, Fox Searchlight's Conviction with Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, Love and Honor with Liam Hemsworth, Warner Bros Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Some of Michaels other film credits include; Out of the Furnace with Christian Bale and Woody Harrelson, Hostel Part 3, Street Kings Motor City, The Cooler, Joe Dirt, Seduced by a Thief, Leaving Las Vegas, and Gifted Hands, with Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Michaels is also recognized for his work on ABC's award winning legal drama The Practice, and can be seen in the up-coming feature Escape Plan 2: Hades with Sylvester Stallone and Dave Batista. Michaels is founder and President of the motion picture company Brandon Street Films, an independent production company dedicated to creating an artistic home for filmmakers.

Gordon Michaels attending the Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiere.

While studying acting in New York City, Michaels worked for a high profile limousine company where he was personal limo driver for a number of celebrities, billionaires, radio personalities, political figures. That list includes, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Don Imus, Bill Gates, Michael Jackson, Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Pavarotti, Madonna, Fernando Botero, Rudy Giuliani, supermodel Iman, Tommy Hilfiger, Jim Belushi, and James Taylor.

Gordon Michaels has been personal acting coach to some of Hollywoods biggest stars, including Dylan McDermott, Snoop Dogg, and many others.

Michaels grew up in a rough section of Detroit, Michigan and began to smoke cigarettes at the age of 7. He decided to quit after his mother made him eat a cigarette when she caught him smoking after school. She promised him he would have to eat one every time she caught him.

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