Michael was born and raised in gymnastics, his parents owned a gymnastics gym in North Carolina, called the Cat's Pajamas. After the age of 10, Michael and most of his family packed their bags and headed to California. He bounced around gymnastics gyms until the age of 18 when he got his first preforming gig at Legoland California. Michael has been preforming for over 7 years working at Disneyland California, Six flags, Cirque De La Mer at SeaWorld San Diego and the San Diego Zoo. He has performed overseas in Canada, Belgium, and France doing different acts like chinese poles, tramp wall, diving and tumbling. When Michael is not working, he likes to spend his time surfing, hiking, creating and playing video games and following his beautiful, amazing wife-to-be, Brooke, around the world.