He attended the USC film school for a whole semester without being enrolled in the classes.He lived in Dijon, France for seven years.He speaks French fluently.He writes most of his screenplays in less than a week. "Trigger" was completed in only two days.In high school, he was not allowed to enter film competitions because of his non-resident status. For this reason, he had to have his friends take credit for him, to receive the monetary awards.Recipient of the Hollywood Foreign Press award for "Color Blind" in 2002.He completed his first full length screenplay at the age of 10.His favorite film is Lawrence of Arabia.Born on the same day as Steven Soderberg and Lawrence Kasdan.He initially started getting awards as a kid for his drawings, some of which were displayed in art exhibits.He began filmmaking at the age of 12, when his mother bought him a video camera for his birthday.A founding member of Miran Films, Inc.
Fueled by revenge, Michael sets up a meeting with Clef Robie, the man who murdered his wife and child 6 years ago. His plans of killing him come to a standstill when two gunmen rob the diner. Michael takes matters into his own hands when he shoots them and holds the entire diner hostage until he kills his target.