Alias Character: Michael Vaughn (2001- ) Birth Date: November 27, 1968 Birth Place: Fleury, Normandy, France Height: 6'0" Weight: 180 Pds. Race: Caucasian Languages: Speaks French and English fluently. Famous Relatives: aunt Sylvie Vartan (Actress), cousin David Hallyday (French singer) Sports: Michael is an avid sports fan and plays hockey as often as he can. First Aspirations: Wanted to be a professional pool player before deciding to act instead. Casting Help: When the studio resisted casting an "unkown", Drew Barrymore pushed get him cast in Never Been Kissed (1999). Career Move: Turned down a role in Scream 3 (2000)because he wanted to take his career in a different direction. The Right Hand?: Michael is Left handed. Flimography: Click here! to read about his other roles
About Michael Vartan: After starring in two small foreign films, Vartan grabbed the attention of the film world with his breakthrough performance in the 1993 Italian epic “Fiorile,” in which he was nominated for a French Caesar Award for Best Up-and-Coming Actor. Soon after, Vartan signed with an agent and landed a role in “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar,” with Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo. He went on to star in such features as “The Myth of Fingerprints” with Julianne Moore, “The Curve” with Keri Russell, “Never Been Kissed” opposite Drew Barrymore and “One Hour Photo” opposite Robin Williams. He recently completed production on “Monster-in-Law,” in which he stars opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda. The film will be released in 2005. On television, Vartan starred as Sir Lancelot in the miniseries “The Mists of Avalon,” opposite Angelica Huston, Julianna Margulies and Joan Allen, and has guest-starred on “Friends” and “Ally McBeal.” In his spare time, Vartan enjoys playing many different types of sports and is an avid hockey and baseball fan. |