Michael Kosta

Birth Name:

Michael Kosta

Profession

Writer, Actor, Producer

Won four Big Ten Championships while playing tennis at the University of Illinois
Quote: "I always joke that I went from being a starving athlete to a starving artist․"
Became a stand-up comic after retiring from tennis and has appeared on "The Tonight Show," "Chelsea Lately," TruTV's "Smoking Gun Presents" and G4's "Attack of the Show․"
Joined the cast of "Crowd Goes Wild" on FOX Sports 1 in 2013
Has written pilots for MTV, NBC and Comedy Central as well as his own scripted pilot based on his life for FOX
Host of the backstage show for the 63rd Annual Emmy Awards
Published the book "101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches․"

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