- Is of Irish/Iraqi descent.
- His ex-wife has Multiple Sclerosis. As a result, Michael has served as an ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- Best known as the hunky boss/boyfriend of Jennifer Beals in Flashdance (1983).
- Has two daughters, Jennifer and Hannah.
- Sang the closing theme song for CBS's long-running daytime drama Search for Tomorrow (1951) during the 1976 season, on which he played Steve Kazlow.
- Graduated from Emerson College in Boston.
- Spent three months selling insurance prior to embarking on an acting career.
- Singing in a musical bio of the French sculptor Camille Claudel entitled "Camille" at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut. He plays her lover, noted sculptor Auguste ("The Thinker") Rodin. (July 2003)
- Attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, USA.
- Residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (July 2002)
- Met his attorney, Vicki Roberts, at a Clipper's basketball game at Staples Center which she attended with Gary Busey.
- Had long-term relationships with Dyan Cannon and Roma Downey.
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