- Born
- Birth nameJohn Michael Beck Taylor
- Height1.80 m
- Michael Beck was born on February 4, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for Les Guerriers de la nuit (1979), Xanadu (1980) and Megaforce (1982). He has been married to Carolyn Louise Brendel since September 1980. They have two children.
- SpouseCarolyn Louise Brendel(September 1980 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenJesse BeckAshley Beck
- Went to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, on a football scholarship. Graduated with a degree in Economics.
- Played quarterback for his college football team.
- Was nominated for two Razzie Awards, Worst Actor in 1981 for Xanadu (1980). And Worst Supporting Actor in 1983 for Megaforce (1982).
- Starred as Chance Wayne opposite Lauren Bacall in a production of "Sweet Bird of Youth" in London in 1985.
- His wife Cari is a songwriter. They have two children: son, Jesse Michael Taylor (B. February 16, 1983); daughter, Ashley Rebecca Taylor (B. June 3, 1986) who died of unspecified causes on June 22, 2009.
- Les Guerriers de la nuit (1979) opened a lot of doors in film, for me, which Xanadu (1980) then closed. Then again, any movie that spawns a hit stage musical can't be all bad!
- [on his show "Houston Knights"] Look, we've had cop shows since the inception of television, and when there's two guys they're usually buddies. The switch here is Michael and I don't get along - he's from Chicago, and we're not crazy about each other, we're more likely to slug each other - but we're accessible enough to get into America's living rooms every week.
- Megaforce (1982) is, to say the least, hardly a picture you'd look for at the Oscars. On the other hand, it earned me and my new family enough to buy our first house; so I'm not about to knock it, either.
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