Michael L. White
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Michael Lee White (August 2, 1967 – ) is an actor, writer and producer. Michael starred in the 1987 TV series, Summer Breeze and several episodes of the 1993 TV Series, Spirit of Television. Behind the scenes, Michael was a co-writer and producer on the 1992-1993 TV Series, Computer Doctor and executive producer for the 1993 series, Spirit of Television.
[edit] Early life
Mr. White was born on August 2, 1967 in Rochester, Minnesota. He is the youngest of 3 children born to Floyd Leroy White & Yvonne Cecile Jarrett . Mr. White moved to Tucson, Arizona while he was only a few weeks old & remained through his teenage years.
[edit] Career
Mr. White openly admits he received his start as an on-screen purely by accident. In 1985, Mr. White who was assisting the director on a television commercial for the University of Arizona was asked to step in at the last minute when one of the actors failed to show.
In 1987, Mr. White starred as Michael Wainwright in Summer Breeze, a single pilot episode which aired on the NBC television network. After NBC failed to pick up Summer Breeze, Mr. White decided it was time to go behind the camera and began to work as script consultant on a number of shows for Fox Television.
In 1993, Mr. White abruptly took over hosting duties for Spirit of Television after a devastating fire nearly destroyed the Old Tucson Studios and the show was forced to move production to California. Mr. White hosted a total of 8 episodes before the show went on hiatus for re-tooling (never to return).
[edit] Personal life
Mr. White was married in September of 1996 and has 2 children. Shortly, after getting married, Mr. White left the entertainment industry in order to accept a job with the Xerox Corporation. In a 2001 interview, Mr. White attributed this change as having accepted his dream job
