Michael Paré

Michael Paré

Paré at a 2008 film screening
Born Michael Kevin Paré
October 9, 1958 (1958-10-09) (age 53)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1981 – present

Michael Kevin Paré[1] (born October 9, 1958) is an American actor.

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Early life

Paré was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan, a homemaker, and Francis Paré, who owned print shops.[1] He had six sisters and three brothers. Paré's father was of French-Canadian ancestry[2] and his mother of Irish ancestry. His father died from leukemia when Paré was five, leaving his mother to raise the large family of children. Paré was working as a chef in New York when he met an agent, Yvette Bikoff, who convinced him to try acting.

Acting career

His first starring role was as Tony Villicana on the television series The Greatest American Hero. His most well-known film roles were as Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and its sequel Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989), as well as Streets of Fire (1984) and The Philadelphia Experiment (1984). Other films included Moon 44 (1990), Village of the Damned (1995), Bad Moon (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and The Virgin Suicides (1999).

On television, Paré starred with Michael Beck in the CBS police drama "Houston Knights" from 1987–1988, as well as the short-lived 2001 science fiction TV series Starhunter.

Paré can be seen in Lakeshore's "The Lincoln Lawyer" with Matthew McConaughey, Bryan Cranston, and Marisa Tomei.

Personal life

He has starred in television commercials in Japan. He has married three times. His first wife, from 1980 to 1982 was film producer Lisa Katselas Paré. He was married to Marisa Roebuck from 1986 to 1988, and in 1992 married his present wife, Marjolein, a former fashion model.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Pare Biography (1959-)
  2. ^ Lyman, Rick (September 28, 1983). "MICHAEL PARE: COOKING ON SCREEN, NOT IN THE KITCHEN". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. D01. 

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