Trivia

Has made a lucrative living appearing on the side in Japanese commercials.

Studied at the Culinary Institute of America in his "salad" days and was working as a chef when his strikingly hunky looks opened the door for modeling work.

Best known for his role as 1960s rock icon Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989).

When he is not working on films, he lives full time in Los Angeles, California with his wife Marjolein, a former fashion model.

Has three brothers and six sisters. His father died of leukemia when Michael was about five years old. Michael's paternal grandparents, who were from Quebec, were French-Canadian, and Michael's maternal grandparents were Irish.

Trained with acting guru Uta Hagen in the early 1980s.

His father, Francis Paré, owned print shops, and his mother, Joan Paré, was a homemaker.

Was on the wrestling team in high school.

Briefly worked on Cyborg Nemesis: The Dark Rift; his scenes were not included in any completed cut of the film.

He is a lifelong Democrat.