Michael Gross

Birth Name:

Michael Edward Gross

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Supporter of many programs focusing on animal welfare, responsible gun ownerships, fighting drugs, AIDS research, Lou Gherig's disease, helping Southwestern Native American tribes and many others
Won a DVD Exclusive Award for best actor for "Tremors 3: Back to Perfection" in 2001
Won an Obie Award in 1982 for his work in the off-Broadway production of "No End of Blame․"
Earned his degree in speech and theater at the University of Illinois at Chicago and his master's in acting from Yale University's School of Drama
Married casting director Elza Bergeron in 1984, with whom he has two children
Made his screen acting debut in the TV movie "A Girl Named Sooner" in 1975
Quote: "[on preferring work in TV or film] "But all things being equal, I look for good writing․ Wherever that good writing leads me, that's where I tend to wander․""
Best known for playing Steven Keaton in "Family Ties" and Burt Gummer in the "Tremors" series
A lifelong railroad fan, he co-owns the Santa Fe Southern Railway train in Santa Fe, N․M
Has the same birthday as "Family Ties" co-star Meredith Baxter, who played his wife in the popular TV sitcom of the 1980s

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