Mike was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1970.  He and his older brother, Stefan were toddlers when their Swiss parents moved back to Switzerland where they settled down on a farm in the Canton Baselland.

Mike was a multi-talented athlete and, at the age of sixteen, he was a five-time medal winner in gymnastics and track & field before he started many years of weight training.

Mike graduated from high school and four years later earned a diploma in civil engineering design (1990).  The pessimistic environment of his job made Mike increasingly unhappy and, as a result, he started to question the purpose of life.

Searching for happiness, Mike abandoned his architectural career and started living "outside the box."  Soon thereafter, Mike became one of the most photographed Swiss body-models, before he decided to follow his new dream of becoming an actor in Hollywood.  Mike moved to the United States in 1995, studied the English language, learned the craft of acting, acquired skills in screenwriting and learned about the business, the country, and life in general.

Mike became co-founder of a small production company, which developed several screenplays and the reality TV show concept "Hollywood Dreams," which was optioned by Paramount Television in 1998.

On June 23, 2005 Mike was proud to become a U.S. Citizen.

During the first ten years, Mike has not only had leading roles in theater plays and small parts in independent films, but he also started writing and producing his own projects.

What Mike has learned on his pursuit of happiness is summed up in his inspiring, no-budget documentary film The Dreamers, which puts forth the philosophy that following one's dream is a stairway to heaven.

Mike discovers his God-given talent and passion for writing and soon changes his career from acting to screenwriting, which he's still pursuing to this day.

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Mike gets married in Marina Del Rey to the beautiful actress, Jessica Ehimika on July 24th (2011)

 

By now Mike has written several short films, a Web-Series and about twenty feature screenplays.  Mike got optioned eleven times, signed four shopping agreements, got nominated for "Best Screenplay" at the 168 Film Festival, won first place in a screenplay contest and directed his first short film titled Inimicus with his wife playing the lead part.

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Two years later (March 2017), Mike wrote, produced and directed his first, micro-budget feature film titled Anonymous 616 (Award-winning, psychological thriller/horror film). 

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In July 2020 Mike directed his second feature film A House Divided, which is a controversial, political drama that promotes Conservative values.

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In 2024, Mike supported Jessica in producing HER first feature film, Unnamed, which she wrote, produced, acted in, and directed.  The film sheds light on human trafficking and has won several awards, including "Best Actress" and "Best International Film" in the UK.

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Mike & Jessica started their own Movie Reaction Channel on YouTube and scored 10,000 subscribers within the first 10 months!

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