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Mike Vogel Profile |
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Birth Date: July 17, 1979
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Birth Place: Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Birth Name: Michael James Vogel
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Height: 5'10"
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Biography |
Michael James Vogel (born 17 July 1979) is an American actor
and former male fashion model. Vogel began acting in 2001,
and has since appeared in several notable films, including
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants, Grind, and 2006's Poseidon.
Vogel was born in Abington, Pennsylvania and raised in
Warminster, Pennsylvania; both of his grandfathers fought in
World War II, with one being a tank commander and fighting
in the Battle of the Bulge, and the other being a Seabee in
the Navy. Vogel has two younger siblings: a brother, Daniel
Aaron, and a sister, Kristin. Vogel attended William Tennent
High School, the same high school as Sprint spokesman Brian
Baker and boxer Kermit Cintron, where Vogel was on the
wrestling team. During the early 2000s, he frequently
travelled to New York City in order to audition for acting
roles and modelling slots. Vogel is married to Courtney, a
former model, and has two pugs, Orlando and Olivia.
Recently, on Mike-Vogel.com, Mike has sent in a letter with
an announcement saying that his wife, Courtney, is pregnant
and that she is due any day now. He said that the baby will
be a girl, and she will be named Cassy Renee Vogel.
An update on Mike-Vogel.com states that Cassy Renee Vogel
was born on February 20th.
Vogel began modelling for Levi's, and was subsequently cast
in the television series Grounded for Life, appearing in a
recurring role between 2001 and 2004. His first film role
was in the skateboarding-themed Grind, which was released on
August 15, 2003. The film's co-stars included Adam Brody and
Jennifer Morrison. Vogel's next role was in the
made-for-television remake of Wuthering Heights, which
premiered on MTV a month after Grind's release, in September
of 2003. In the film, Vogel played Heath opposite Erika
Christensen's Kate. Vogel's last 2003 role was in the remake
of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which was released in
October to high box office.
In 2005, after Grounded for Life was cancelled, Vogel
appeared in four film roles. First, he played Eric Richman,
the romantic interest of Blake Lively's character in The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which had a June release.
His next role was the lead in the low-budget film,
Supercross, which was theatrically released in August. Vogel
filmed his role in Havoc, a dark, R-rated drama also
starring Anne Hathaway, in 2003, but the film was not
released until November of 2005, when it bypassed theatres
and was released directly-to-video. Vogel's final 2005 role
was in Rumor Has It, starring Jennifer Aniston, in which he
had a supporting role as the son of Kevin Costner's
character.
Vogel's first 2006 role is in Poseidon, a disaster film and
remake of the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure; he plays the
fiance of Emmy Rossum's character. The film, which has a
budget of $160m, opened on May 12. Vogel was originally
offered the role of Angel in X-Men: The Last Stand, but
backed out to appear in Poseidon.
Vogel's next role is in Caffeine, a romantic comedy
currently scheduled for a release at some point in 2006.
In October 2006, it was announced that Mike would be joining
Eliza Dushku in a new horror movie called Mamba that later
had its title changed for Open Graves. The movie will be
shot in Spain from October to November and will be released
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Other Information |
Grew up in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
Has two pugs, Orlando and Olivia
He got married in the same church as his parents did.
Went to the same high school as Brian Baker, lived a few
blocks away, but never knew him.
Studied at the Lynette Sheldon Actors' Studio in New York.
His last name 'Vogel' means 'bird' in Dutch.
Daughter Cassy Renee Vogel, born February 20, 2007. |
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