- Born
- Birth nameMichael Edward Starr
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Mike Starr was born on July 29, 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.
- SpouseJoanne(1975 - present) (3 children)
- RelativesBeau Starr(Sibling)
- Tough, bullying characters
- Graduate of Hofstra University.
- Was born in Flushing, Queens to a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father.
- He worked as a bouncer and bartender before landing a small part in Cruising (1980) in 1980.
- Has two daughters and a son.
- He is of Polish and Irish descent. His family's surname was originally Gwiazda, which means "star" in Polish.
- 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.
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