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Michael Jace

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Michael Jace: Biography

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Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/13/1965, Cancer
Profession: Actor

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Michael Jace Fast Facts:

Played high-school basketball and baseball in Hackensack, NJ.
Took up acting in college when he saw his girlfriend rehearsing for a play and thought it looked easy.
Studied with the Classic Stage Company in New York City.
Made his film debut as a Black Panther in Forrest Gump (1994).
Has portrayed many athletes, including boxer Mitch Green in Tyson (1995); the title character in the TV-movie Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999); and a football player in The Replacements (2000).
His character on The Shield, Det. Julien Lowe, was originally supposed to be killed off at the end of the first season, but executive producer Shawn Ryan was so impressed with Jace's performance that he kept the character alive.
Participated in the H.D. Buttercup Inaugural Celebrity Treasure Hunt for Charity and Cinco de Mayo in May 2005.

Michael Jace Relationships:
Jennifer Bitterman - Wife
Jordan Michael Jace - Son

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Private Practice, Taye Diggs, Paul Adelstein, Tequan Richmond, Patrick Robert Smith, Michael Jace and Adina Porter Michael Desmond/ABC

Private Practice, Taye Diggs, Paul Adelstein, Patrick Robert Smith, Michael Jace and Adina Porter Michael Desmond/ABC

The Shield, Michael Jace Prashant Gupta/FX

The Shield, Michael Jace Prashant Gupta/FX

The Shield, Jay Karnes, CCH Pounder, Forest Whitaker, Benito Martinez, Kenny Johnson, Walton Coggins FX

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