Michael Paré


Michael Kevin Paré is an American actor.

Early life

Paré was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Joan, a homemaker, and Francis Paré, who owned. He has six sisters and three brothers. Paré's father was of French-Canadian ancestry His father died from leukemia when Paré was five, leaving his mother to raise the large family of children. Paré was working as a chef in New York City when he met a talent agent, Yvette Bikoff, who convinced him to try acting.

Career

His first starring role was as Tony Villicana on the television series The Greatest American Hero. His best-known film roles were as Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers and its sequel , as well as Streets of Fire and The Philadelphia Experiment. Paré also appeared in the 2012 remake of The Philadelphia Experiment. Other films included Moon 44, Village of the Damned, Bad Moon, Hope Floats, and The Virgin Suicides.
Paré won the Best Actor award at PollyGrind Film Festival for the film Road to Hell playing again the role of Tom Cody.
On television, Paré starred with Michael Beck in the CBS police drama Houston Knights in 1987–1988, as well as the short-lived 2001 science fiction television series Starhunter. The actor frequently appears in Uwe Boll's works.

Personal life

He has married three times. His first wife was film producer Lisa Katselas; his second wife, Marisa Roebuck ; his present wife, Marjolein Booy, a former fashion model, with whom he has one child.

Filmography

Awards