• Name: Michael Paré
  • Date of Birth: August 09, 1958
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Mini-bio: Best remembered for playing Eddie in Eddie & the Cruisers (1983) and its sequel, Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives! (1989), Michael Pare makes his living appearing in B-movies and straight-to-video ... read moreactioners. The Brooklyn-born Pare started out as a New York Culinary Institute-trained sous chef and then a model. He started acting at a friend's suggestion and studied under Uta Hagen and Marvin Nelson. His first break came from playing tough student Tony Villicana on the adventure/comedy series The Greatest American Hero (1981). This led to the leading role in the made-for-television film Crazy Times (1981). Following his work in Eddie & the Cruisers, Pare starred in The Philadelphia Experiment (1984). His shot for major movie stardom came from director Walter Hill, whose own career was taking off following the success of his Eddie Murphy vehicle 48 Hrs. (1982). Hill cast Pare in the lead of Streets of Fire (1984). The director had originally meant for it to be the first of an action trilogy starring Pare, but the film failed at the box office. Subsequently Pare became the star of numerous low- and medium-budget features and the occasional made-for-cable television movie. In 1987, he starred in the short-lived television series Houston Knights. He reappeared in a big-budget feature, Village of the Damned, in 1995, but despite it's fairly big-name cast, it was unsuccessful, and Pare returned to B-movies such as Raging Angels (1995) and Bad Moon (1996). ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoMichael Paré mini-bio: Studied at the Culinary Institute of America in his "salad" days and was working as a chef when his strikingly hunky looks opened the door for modeling work.

Trained with acting guru Uta Hagen in the early 80s.

Has three brothers and six sisters. His father, who died of leukemia when Michael was about 5 years old, was French-Canadian and his mother is Irish.

Was on the wrestling team in high school.

Has made a lucrative living appearing on the side in Japanese commercials and in print ads.

Contrary to rumor, he was not the original choice to play the Punisher/Frank Castle in the 1989 film adaptation of the Punisher comic books.

When he is not working on films, he lives full time in Amsterdam with his wife.

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  • In the Movie "The Philadelphia Experiment" Michael Pare played the part of David Herdig. What actress played the part of Allison Hayes?  Answer »
  • What actor portrays Eddie in, "Eddie and the Cruisers"?  Answer »

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