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Date of Birth

30 October 1963, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

Michael Anthony Beach

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Mini Biography

Michael Beach first forayed into acting in high school when a friend talked him into auditioning for a school play. He secured entry and graduate from New York's famed Julliard School and from there he performed in many off-Broadway and regional theater plays. Eventually he made his way to Los Angeles starring in theater productions "Ascension Day" and "Much Ado About Nothing".

Breaking into films Beach has worked with acclaimed directors such as Tony Scott, James Cameron, Robert Altman and Mike Figgis. Beach splashed into menacing roles such as Pluto in Billy Bob Thornton crime-drama One False Move (1992). In a conflict of critique, many fans considered his role as the cheating husband John in 1995's Waiting to Exhale (1995) opposite Angela Bassett and Whitney Houston as his breakout role. On the other hand, critics panned the movie for its syrupy overzealous tones. Beach moved to a more meatier, albeit typecast, role as the cheating husband in 1997's hit Soul Food (1997) opposite Vanessa Williams and Vivica A. Fox about a family dealing with death and family survival. Directed by George Tillman Jr. and produced by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, the film received rave reviews from critics.

Alternatively switching from television to film, Beach stars as Monte "Doc" Parker an idealistic paramedic on NBC's "Third Watch" (1999). He also had a recurring role for a few seasons on NBC's Emmy Award-winning drama "ER" (1994), portraying Jeanie Boulet's (Gloria Reuben) husband who had contracted the HIV virus and passed it on to her. Stretching his Julliard training Beach sandwiches mainstream films such as A Family Thing (1996) with Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones with independent films. Beach co-starred in his friend's Eriq La Salle's cable movie Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV) opposite Don Cheadle. The two will team together for La Salle's upcoming Crazy as Hell (2002). Beach also starred in indie director and TV star Tim Reid's Asunder (1998) with Blair Underwood.

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Spouse

Tracey Beach

(17 December 1989 - 1 January 2006) (divorced) 4 children

Trivia

Attended the Noble and Greenough School

He was a candidate for the role of surgeon Dr. Benton in "ER" (1994). When Eriq La Salle was cast instead, Beach played the recurring role of Al Boulet.

Has 4 children - 3 girls named, Tyler 17, Alex 16 and Quincey 10. His son's name is Roarke and he is 21. [2008]

At Julliard in 1984, he earned the Drama Award for Outstanding Achievement and two years later won the New York Shakespeare Festival Award.

He initially auditioned to play Dr. Peter Benton in ER, a role won by old friend and Juilliard classmate, Eriq La Salle.

He was raised with his three siblings by his divorced mother, Barbara Gomez Beach, an MIT-educated city planner.

A star running back, Beach's athletic skills led him to play football for Noble and Greenough School on scholarship. He had dreams of turning professional, but an injury permanently sidelined his hopes.

Is of of Cape Verdean descent.

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