Mike Malin (Big Brother contestant)
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| Big Brother contestant | |
| Mike "Boogie" Malin | |
| Date of birth | July 16, 1970 |
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| Resides | Los Angeles, CA |
| Season(s) | Big Brother 2, Big Brother: All-Stars |
| Finish | 9th place (Season 2) Winner (All Stars) |
Michael Robert "Mike Boogie" Malin (born Michael Robert Carri on July 16, 1970), is best known for winning the American television series Big Brother: All-Stars in 2006. He previously competed in Big Brother 2 in 2001 and is commonly known as "Boogie".
Malin, along with fellow Big Brother houseguest Will Kirby, now co-owns The Dolce Group, which maintains several restaurants in LA, Reno, Atlanta. Dolce originated in the Los Angeles area, where Malin now makes his home.
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[edit] Biography
Malin was born Michael Robert Carri on July 16, 1970 and raised in Concord, New Hampshire. He left New Hampshire to pursue his education, and enrolled in Bentley College, in Waltham, Massachusetts. At Bentley, Malin majored in finance while also exercising his passion for theater arts. He was active in the theatre program at Bentley College, which led him to his ultimate move to Los Angeles in pursuit of acting as a full time career.
[edit] Warner Bros. trespass incident
The Smoking Gun revealed that Malin had been arrested in 1997 under his real name Michael Carri trespassing at the lot of Warner Brothers Pictures and using false identification. He and friends Gary DeRosa, Peter Brandt and Kimberly Weiant had secretly filmed and taken pictures of Batman and Robin which was then being filmed. It was alleged that the pictures were to be sold to the news-magazine program Inside Edition, for US$35,000.[1]
On January 23, 1997, Carri pleaded no contest to carrying counterfeit government-issued ID, trespass and property damage, and malicious mischief. He was sentenced to three years' probation, fined $100, and ordered to do 400 hours of community service. A month later, Warner Bros. filed a civil suit against the trio. The court ordered the defendants never to use the information stolen, and never to trespass on WB property again.[2]
It was reported in the Concord Monitor that Carri had changed his name to Malin when he moved to Los Angeles in 1993, although this is disputed. The Smoking Gun could not locate any such name change petition filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, and speculated that the name was changed after the Warner Bros incident in an effort to hide his past.[1]
[edit] Big Brother 2
In season two Malin finished 8th out of 12 houseguests, and was part of the "Chilltown alliance" ("Chilltown" being their nickname for the cold bedroom they shared in the BB house) with Will Kirby and Shannon Dragoo. Malin was the first male ever to be "evicted" from the Big Brother house. Malin was evicted in week 4, but returned to vote for the winner, Will Kirby in the season finale.
[edit] Big Brother 7: All-Stars
In the summer of 2006 it was announced that Malin was one of the top 20 houseguests eligible to compete in Big Brother 7: All Stars. Malin's and fellow Chilltown alliance member, Will Kirby duped most of the house guests during the course of the season. Despite having the most brazen alliance in Big Brother history, Kirby and Malin lured the other house guests into evicting their own close friends and alliance members through deception.
Malin was nominated for eviction twice, both times by Janelle Pierzina. In Week 4 he was nominated against Erika Landin, but removed himself after winning the Power of Veto. (Diane Henry was nominated in Malin's place, and evicted by a 7-1 vote.) In Week 8, he was nominated to replace Landin, who had removed herself after winning the Power of Veto, but won the vote over George Boswell, 2-0. Malin therefore never had a vote cast against him during the competition. He was Head of Household in Weeks 7, 9, and 10. In week 6, Malin won the new “Coup d'Etat” power that allowed him to overthrow an HOH’s pick for nominations and change the nominees at an eviction ceremony for the next three evictions. Malin managed to make it to the final two with Landin and went on to win the game after giving a convincing jury speech. He won by a margin of 6-1 and went home with $500,000 and the title of Big Brother All-Star Champion.
[edit] Entertainment career
Malin is best known by his nickname "Boogie" on Big Brother. Malin has appeared in commercials, guest starring roles on a variety of sitcom television shows including Yes, Dear and Jack and Jill, Monk, The View, The Parkers, Seinfeld.[citation needed] Malin has also appeared on “Dr. 90210,” also on Fox Reality Really Awards, All-Star Reality Re-union, Battle of the Network Reality Stars, Extra and Access Hollywood. He also appeared in the Enrique Iglesias music video for Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)
On the August 20, 2007 episode of Dr. 90210, Malin, who had been diagnosed with human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts, and had the wart removed by Will Kirby graphically on the show.[3]
He is a member of the National Basketball Association's Entertainment League, a celebrity basketball team.
[edit] Food & beverage operator
Together with a life-long friend, Malin opened a small tapas lounge on a strip of Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles in 2001. The business has now grown into the Dolce Group which maintains several restaurants varying in style and cuisine in the Los Angeles area, Reno, and Atlanta, such as: Ketchup, Geisha House, and the nightclub Les Deux. Malin is also partners with Will Kirby in the laser tattoo removal clinic called "Dr. Tattoff."
[edit] Arrested in Denver
Malin was arrested again in late October 2007, after he had allegedly assaulted a waitress at a Denver sports bar while celebrating the Red Sox victory. Malin attended the 2007 World Series match between Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies in Denver, and the alleged assault happened after the victory. Malin spent 15 hours behind bars before he was released on bail.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Big Brother goes bust again, The Smoking Gun, Retrieved 2007-10-27
- ^ Bill Carter, TV NOTES; Oh, Brother! Just a Prank, New York Times, July 25, 2001
- ^ "Mike Boogie gets a genital wart on his penis removed by Will Kirby on Dr. 90210", Reality Blurred, August 21, 2007
- ^ Dolce Owner Celebrates Red Sox Win in Denver Jail, Eater LA, November 1, 2007
[edit] External links
- Mike Malin at the Internet Movie Database
- Mike's Profile on Big Brother 2
- Mike's Profile on Big Brother 7
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