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Michael Blake was born on 5 July 1945 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Dances with Wolves (1990), Winnetou and The One. He was married to Marianne Mortensen. He died on 2 May 2015 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.- Actor
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Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Blake Michael is best known for his leading roles in Disney's Dog With a Blog and Lemonade Mouth. He began his career at the age of 3 booking numerous print jobs. When Blake was 5, he enrolled in acting classes with Lisina (Longo) Stoneburner at the Company Acting Studio in Atlanta. It was with Lisina and her staff that Blake's serious love for acting was nurtured and developed.
When Blake was 6 he was signed by Atlanta talent agent Joy Pervis, with whom he remained until moving to L.A.
Blake's first principal role in a commercial was for Bojangles' Chicken in which he shared the spotlight with NC quarterback Jake Delhomme. He also appeared in the U.S. Army sponsored Mark Schultz music video "Letters From War." Blake's first worldwide exposure came in 2006 when his commercial for the game of the movie Zathura saturated the globe. Blake worked frequently as a model for Macy's for 2 years and in 3rd grade he told his mom that he needed to be home schooled because acting is what he wanted to do.
When Blake was 10, he was chosen to be the host of a series of four collaborative commercials for Hasbro Toys and Cartoon Network. This piqued Cartoon Network's interest in him and soon after, they hired him to host his own show for Cartoon Network. Aimed toward an audience of 6-11 year old boys, Blake named the Friday show "Fried Dynamite" while the Saturday morning show was called "Dynamite Action Squad." His stint with the network lasted 3 years.
In June 2010, Blake's talent was recognized by Disney and he was cast in a lead role, 'Charlie', for the 2011 Disney made for TV movie musical, "Lemonade Mouth." Later in 2010 Blake jumped to the other side of the camera when he wrote and directed a short film, "Anonymous" which debuted at teen festivals in April 2011. Then in November Blake snagged a lead in the Disney Channel show Dog with a Blog, featuring a talking dog. Dog With a Blog earned four Emmy nominations.
While still filming the show, Blake wrote, directed, and composed the music for another of his original short films, which went on to win an award at the Red Rock Film Festival.
As a young boy Blake followed in his big brother's footsteps, pursuing swimming and acquiring many state champion titles as well as a few state records. He also became one of the youngest people to acquire a You Tube partnership at the age of 12.
Blake enjoys being active, swimming, traveling, and is an avid car enthusiast and driver. In 2016 he raced a late model race car in a charity event at Irwindale Speedway. He also travels to France when possible to maintain his French proficiency and loves all things french. Blake's older only sibling, Zack, is an aeronautical engineer.- Actor
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Michael Blake Kruse was born on May 19, 1990 in Camp Pendleton, California - the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps. He is the son of Melinda Kay (Purvis), and Michael Dean Kruse. Both parents served in the Marines Corps and were honorably discharged shortly after Michael's birth. He has two younger brothers, Shane Marcus Kruse (b. 1992) and Colton Dean Kruse (b. 1998), as well as a younger sister, Kiersten Kae Kruse (b. 2002).
Michael's interests throughout adolescence primarily lied in sports. From a young age, he participated competitively in baseball, football, wrestling, and track, finding success in all during his career at BCLUW High School of Conrad, Iowa. He went on to play baseball at Central College of Pella, Iowa, where he also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 2012. Shortly after graduation, Michael relocated to Los Angeles to further his career in the entertainment industry.
Michael is best known for his contract role on ABC's General Hospital as "Rory Cabrera," a young, by-the-books police officer for the Port Charles Police Department. Other TV credits include guest star work on Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, and Chicago P.D. He has worked on three Lifetime films, The Ugly Christmas Sweater, Christmas Harmony, and Dead In The Water.
Most recently, Michael can be seen in the supporting role as "Henderson" in one of Marvel Studio's latest installments, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler.
As a print model and commercial actor, Michael has worked on dozens of campaigns for clients such as Nike, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Coca-Cola.
He is married to Cara Kruse (Skramovsky) and they have one child together. They reside in Los Angeles, CA.- Michael was born at Women's College Hospital In Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He attended St Michael's Choir School in Toronto. Went to high school at Earl Haig Secondary School where he was In the Claude Watson Arts Program (Acting) First television appearance was in Degrassi Junior High Graduated from the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada in the Acting Program in Montreal. Also taught Shakespeare at his Alma mater. Played Adult Simba in The Lion King at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. A member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada for 10 seasons playing among many others (Othello, Caliban, Edmund, MacDuff) Was an inaugural member of the English Acting Company of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and the Soulpepper Academy in Toronto.
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Son of character Larry J. Blake, Michael started his acting career at the age of two, appearing in various television commercials. He eventually moved into television roles, appearing in such shows as Adam-12, The Lucy Show, Marcus Welby, M.D., Bonanza, and Kung Fu.
His interest in silent film actor Lon Chaney was sparked at age ten when he stayed up to watch a late show screening of Man of a Thousand Faces (1957). He became fascinated with both Chaney and makeup, eventually getting his own makeup kit.
In 1978, a chance meeting with the head of the makeup department at Universal led to Michael switching careers at twenty-two, becoming one of the youngest makeup artist at the time working in the industry. He spent the next three years at Universal until the makeup department was closed. Since then he has been free-lancing on numerous films and television shows.- Blake Michael Bryan is known for Jurassic Park III (2001), Paparazzi (2004) and The Young and the Restless (1973).
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Corey is the founder and CEO of Round Table Companies (RTC), a creative agency using storytelling to drive personal and organizational identity shift, culture change, and dynamic marketing. Corey was a professional actor in Los Angeles prior to starting RTC and starred in one of the 50 best Superbowl commercials of all time. He has studied at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and the Stagen Leadership Academy, and recently gave his first TEDx talk on Vulnerability. Corey's work as a storyteller has been acknowledged through 14 independent publisher awards, a London International Advertising Award, A Cannes Lion, the Gene Siskel Center, Worldfest Houston, and the San Diego Film Festival. He is a member of the Young Entrepreneur's Council (YEC), and a member and sponsor of Conscious Capitalism and Social Venture Network (SVN). He is also a regular contributor to Forbes.com and the Huffington Post and his projects have been profiled or showcased in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Inc., Barrons, Wired, USA Today, and on NPR and Bloomberg TV.- Visual Effects
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Michael Blake is known for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Double the Fist (2004) and Guns, Vodka and Gravity (2009).- Art Department
Michael Blake is known for Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Assassin's Creed (2016) and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).- Producer
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Jordan Michael Blake is known for Our Souls (2010), Harry & Judy (2015) and Yeye Bells Shiver (2013).- Production Manager
Michael Blake is known for Last Train to Berlin (1970).- Blake. Michael is known for Strip Tease Murder (1961).
- Michael Blake was a Deputy for the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office, who was tasked with being an extra in "When He Comes Back". He worked as a police officer from 1996 to present at the time of this writing. He specializes in firearms and self defense and has a company, Stand Ready Training, where he provides training to both law enforcement and the public. He is married to Jessica Blake and lives in Okanogan Washington.
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Michael Blake is known for All Is True (2018).- Art Department
Michael Blake is known for Explorers of the New World (1995).- Michael Blake is known for The Man Who Knows Too Much (2002) and A Question of Madness (1998).
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Michael Blake is known for Doggie B (2013) and Easy Made Hard the Film (2009).- Camera and Electrical Department
Underwater cameraman and technical diver specializing in challenging and unique environments. As a rebreather specialist Michael is called on to oversee complicated dive operations in order to get blue chip filming inside flooded caves, beneath the ice, in deep, cold or otherwise challenging environments. Frequently using new rebreather technology including with a full face masks and comms all while simultaneously managing experimental camera systems, lights, custom grip and dive safety. Drone pilot, cave, technical and rebreather diving instructor trainer and freediver.- Michael Blake is known for Fireside Theatre (1949).
- Michael Blake is known for Tacoma.