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Michael Shanks: Biography

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Birth Name: Michael Garrett Shanks
Birth Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/15/1970, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; writer; director

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A dashing Canadian leading man, this square-jawed, blue-eyed hunk donned wire-rimmed glasses for his seminal role as a no-nonsense PhD on the cult sci-fi series Stargate SG-1. After being accepted into the appr... read more

Michael Shanks: TV Guide News

Michael Shanks Visits Eureka and Returns to the Stargate | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/29/2007
For those who missed Michael Shanks battling a ginormous man-eating serpent last weekend in MegaSnake, Sci Fi's latest cheese-filled movie, not to worry. The actor who played Stargate SG-1's hunky brainiac Daniel Jackson for a decade is now paying a visit to the genius town Eureka on Sept. 25 (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET, Sci Fi). TVGuide.com caught the Canadian actor at the tail end of his vacation "playing dad? to his three kids, and invited him to share with us tidbits about that gig, the upcoming .. read more
Unending | Michael's 24 & Stargate SG-1 Blog | 6/22/2007
Well, its all come down to this: 10 seasons. Over 200 episodes. Adventure. Laughter. Tears. And as this is the last episode of our journey together, I will make this my last TV Guide blog entry.Thanks be to all of you who have grown with us over the years. It has been a true pleasure, and one I’m sure I will not see the likes of again. The years have gone by so fast… so fast. So much has changed, in my life, and in the lives of those around me. And I’m sure of yours too.I was reminded as recently as yesterday how much can happen in 10 years. I shared a conversation on the plane with Katee Sackoff (of Battlestar Galactica fame — for those living under boulders) who enlightened me that she used to watch the early seasons of Stargate with her father… when she was 17. Holy crap. That aged me.I was a single boy of 26 years when we took our first steps through the gate, and now I speak to you as a father of three at 36 years old. It really does fly,... read more
Hatin' | Michael's 24 & Stargate SG-1 Blog | 6/15/2007
Wow. I have not gotten into so much trouble for not completing my homework assignment since grade 9. You have no idea how many people have been riding me like Zorro for not keeping up with this blog. Thanks for caring. "I'mmmmmm back!" Well, not to make any excuses, but we have been shooting the second SG-1 movie, Continuum, for the last three weeks and things have been a bit hectic. Not to mention the fact that the first shooting week overlapped with my wife's last week of filming her movie on Vancouver Island, so I was working during the day and being both mother and father at night. This wouldn't have been that much of a chore if my daughter Mia hadn't gotten a bad cold in Victoria, and happened to keep both her and I up through the entire first night before filming. Zero sleep is not the best way to kick off the work week. "Tough darts, Batman." Anywho, the filming for Continuum has been great: frozen sets, Air Force F-15s and Richard Dean Anderson's return all crammed inside... read more
Tough Noogies | Michael's 24 & Stargate SG-1 Blog | 5/17/2007
Whatever….Sorry. I realized over the weekend that there were a few things I had forgotten to do before I started this blog. The first was to introduce myself to the people who aren't already familiar with me:Hello. My name is Michael Shanks. I am an actor.I am an extremely sarcastic person. Meaning, that everything I say should be taken with a large grain — if not a huge boulder — of salt. I realize that sarcasm doesn't necessarily translate to the written word as well as it does the spoken. Such is life. Tough noogies. I am also an incredibly self-deprecating person. So much so in fact, that if you never hear me praise anything I do, it is because I regard most of what I do as un-praiseworthy. Meaning, I regard what I do as crap, for the most part, and not worth dissecting. I, of course, am not referring to the projects as a whole, because that is a commentary on others; I am referring to my role and worth within those projects.On the other hand, I am blessed with a... read more
Paris Hilton and Shameless Plugs | Michael's 24 & Stargate SG-1 Blog | 5/11/2007
Listen. If you concentrate, you can hear it: the sound of some enterprising young lad in their basement, printing off T-shirts that say "Free Paris." Timely. Give me a frickin' break. Honestly, if I hear one more thing about this chick, I'm gonna commit hari-kari with a spatula in front of my children. Why a spatula? "Because it will hurt more, you idiot!!!" Think Alan Rickman in Robin Hood, and you'll get the gist.Well, Week 2 of this blog and a few things have happened. First, my beloved Canucks were knocked out of the playoffs by the Anaheim Ducks. I'm not angry. I actually went to Game 5 in Anaheim with one of my favorite people in the whole world to watch the game. Honestly, if Vancouver had won that game, it would have been a crime — they were so outplayed it was ridiculous. Poor Roberto Luongo (the Canucks goalie) is in therapy right now, he had so much rubber flying at him. I actually had to go drink for him. The Anaheim Ducks were simply a better team. That's right,... read more

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Michael Shanks: Photos

Stargate SG1, Michael Shanks courtesy Eike Schroter/Sci Fi Channel Photo

Stargate SG1, Christopher Judge, Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks courtesy Eike Schroter/Sci Fi Channel Photo

Stargate SG1, Michael Shanks, Claudia Black courtesy Eike Schroter/Sci Fi Channel Photo

Stargate SG1, Michael Shanks, Matthew Walker, Claudia Black, Amanda Tapping courtesy Eike Schroter/Sci Fi Channel Photo

Stargate SG-1, Michael Shanks courtesy Mike Ruiz/Sci Fi

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Michael Shanks: TV Listings

Michael Shanks: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Swarmed (Actor - Kent)	2005	TV Show Series
Mary Higgins Clark's 'All Around the Town' (Actor - Justin Donnelly)	2002	TV Show Series
Stargate SG-1 (Actor - Daniel Jackson)	2002	TV Show Series
Chris Isaak Show: The Hidden Mommy (Actor - Trevor)		Episode
CSI: Miami: Payback (Actor - Doug Stets)		Episode

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Michael Shanks: Message Board

TV Shows and Movies Michael Has Been In:
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Posted by suebsg9 Sep 15, 2006 4:53 PM

Attended Cons With Michael there
Anyone go to cons that Michael has been to?Tell us a little bit about it? read more
Posted by suebsg9 Sep 15, 2006 4:52 PM

Just checking this out
Anybody here? Am I the only Shanks fan in town? read more
Posted by Dana_Jeanne Sep 14, 2006 4:41 PM

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