Has various tattoos, however the noteworthy ones include Jason Voorhees hockey mask, Homer Simpson's head shaped into a heart, a stitch in dedication to 'Frankenstein' and the Misfits crimson ghost.
Decided he wanted to be a filmmaker after seeing John Carpenter's "Halloween" in High School.
Has made two successful short films within a year of each other. His horror film, "From the Darkness Theatre", recently won Best Director, Best Actor and Audience Favorite at the 15th Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival.
While promoting "From the Darkness Theatre" at the 66th Annual Festival de Cannes Michael befriended filmmaker Liam Regan, Writer/Director of "Banjo", at the Troma booth. Liam was wearing a Toxic Avenger mask and they hit it off from there.