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Mike Starr(I)

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Mike Starr
With his girlfriend pregnant, Dante, a pacifist hippie is struggling to make ends meet with his lip balm business. After finding a mysterious flyer for a Birthday Clown Wanted, Dante calls the number and heads to his first gig as a clown. At the Birthday Party he meets a female clown named, Pele who invites him to join her Pity Party and perform at an underground rave. At the rave, Pele and Dante meet many shady characters. One of them is Newt, who hires them to drive drugs from LA to Las Vegas for him. It's supposed to be a quick journey back and fourth for ten thousand dollars a piece. The amount of money is just enough for the two clowns to take him up on the work. After returning from their drug run, Dante and Pele soon realize that they have become framed for murder. Dante, with the thought of his baby about to be born, sets out on the most dangerous journey of his life to attempt to prove his innocence. Will he make it back in time for the birth of his baby or will he become consumed by the darkness that he has allowed himself to become surrounded by?
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Mike Starr was born on 29 July 1950 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ed Wood (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994) and Uncle Buck (1989). He has been married to Joanne since 1975. They have three children.
BornJuly 29, 1950
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BornJuly 29, 1950
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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Robert De Niro, Bill Murray, David Caruso, Clem Caserta, Paula Killen, Chuck Parello, Eddie Bo Smith Jr., Dick Sollenberger, Fred Squillo, and Mike Starr in Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
Bill Murray and Mike Starr in Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
Mike Starr in Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
Saul Rubinek, Polly Shannon, and Mike Starr in Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
Johnny Depp and Mike Starr in Ed Wood (1994)
Johnny Depp and Mike Starr in Ed Wood (1994)
Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, and Mike Starr in Goodfellas (1990)
Chris Browning, Bruce Greenwood, Steve Hytner, Phill Lewis, Joe Rogan, and Mike Starr in Hardball (1994)
John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Mike Starr in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
John Candy and Mike Starr in Uncle Buck (1989)
Karen Duffy and Mike Starr in Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Josh Hartnett, Patrick Fischler, and Mike Starr in The Black Dahlia (2006)

Known for:

Patricia Arquette, Johnny Depp, Bill Murray, Jeffrey Jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Landau, Lisa Marie, and George 'The Animal' Steele in Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood
7.8
  • Georgie Weiss
  • 1994
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumb and Dumber
7.3
  • Joe Mentalino
  • 1994
Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, John Candy, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, and Jean Louisa Kelly in Uncle Buck (1989)
Uncle Buck
7.1
  • Pooter-the-Clown
  • 1989
Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro in Miller's Crossing (1990)
Miller's Crossing
7.7
  • Frankie
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • EZ Streets
    • Mickey Kinnear
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1997
  • Til Death Do Us Part
    • Father
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Scarlett
    • Gino
    • Post-production
    • TV Movie
  • Cash Collectors Vol. 2: ROI
    • Jeffery Cavanaugh
    • Pre-production
  • The Crusades
    • Mr. Podkowa
    • Completed
  • Cherry on a Sunday
    • Robin
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Oil Run
    • Sid Columbo
    • In Development
  • The Italy Boys
    • Pre-production
  • All Mobbed Up
    • Pre-production
  • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
    East New York
    • Kurt Walsh
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Sweetwater (2023)
    Sweetwater
    • Eddie Gottlieb
    • 2023
  • Desert Dick (2022)
    Desert Dick
    • Richard Farnsworth III
    • 2022
  • Joseph D'Onofrio, Mike Starr, Brian Anthony Wilson, Michael A. Stahler, Ren Parker, Sean Sanczel, Robert Bizik, Mala Wright, Tammy Jean, Robert Patriarca, Marcie Ryan, and Alana Fu in Life's Better Protected (2022)
    Life's Better Protected
    • The Casting Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Bronson Pinchot, Mike Starr, George Stroumboulopoulos, Avery Norris, Nana Ghana, Jonathan Gaietto, and P.M. Lipscomb in Clowning (2022)
    Clowning
    • Detective Welles
    • 2022
  • Tara Macri, Mike Starr, Dashiell Connery, and P.M. Lipscomb in Outcry (2021)
    Outcry
    • Neil
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Shelley Long, Lynda Carter, Luke Wilson, King Orba, Shiloh Fernandez, and Eden Brolin in The Cleaner (2021)
    The Cleaner
    • Carl
    • 2021
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Balthazar 'Bino' Baker
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    • Yard Guy
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
    Ray Donovan
    • Larry O'Malley
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Megan Fox, Danny McBride, Joey King, and Dave Franco in Zeroville (2019)
    Zeroville
    • Burly
    • 2019
  • Carlos Osorio, Mike Starr, Mariko Van Kampen, John Liang, Olivia Kuan, Stephanie Pearson, Tanya Alexander, Scott Rashap, Abraham Justice, Aily Kei, Liz Fenning, Stefanie Woodburn, Ari Hader, Joshua D. Lewis, Andi René Christensen, Alyssa Devine, Griffin Devine, Santiago Fierro, Hope Quattrocki, Ben Sharpe, Kayla Hagstrom, Ryan Barnes, and Nathan Patterson in Recovery (2019)
    Recovery
    • Dr. Taylor
    • 2019
  • Peter Patrikios, Marty Krzywonos, Drew Maniscalco, Michael McFadden, and Robert Pinnock in Offstage Elements (2019)
    Offstage Elements
    • Sammy Gallo
    • 2019
  • Brendan Gleeson in Mr. Mercedes (2017)
    Mr. Mercedes
    • Al
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Michael Imperioli in Cabaret Maxime (2018)
    Cabaret Maxime
    • Ripa
    • 2018

Producer

  • Tara Macri, Mike Starr, Dashiell Connery, and P.M. Lipscomb in Outcry (2021)
    Outcry
    • associate producer
    • Short
    • 2021

Soundtrack

  • Ben Affleck and Raquel Castro in Jersey Girl (2004)
    Jersey Girl
    • performer: "God That's Good"
    • 2004
  • Summer of Sam (1999)
    Summer of Sam
    • performer: "Come Rain or Come Shine"
    • 1999
  • Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)
    Beavis and Butt-Head
    • writer: "Man in the Box"
    • TV Series
    • 1993
  • Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Miller's Crossing
    • performer: "Ghirlandeina, Veta Mia" (uncredited)
    • 1990
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Wrong Turn At Tahoe
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Wrong Turn At Tahoe
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Wrong Turn At Tahoe
Radio Days
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Chicago Overcoat
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Chicago Overcoat
Chicago Overcoat
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Chicago Overcoat
Chicago Overcoat
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Chicago Overcoat
Chicago Overcoat
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Chicago Overcoat
CA$H
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  • Alternative name
    • Michael Starr
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • July 29, 1950
    • Queens, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Joanne1975 - present (3 children)
  • Relatives
    • Beau Starr(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Diet Pepsi (directed by Kevin Smith).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

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    Was born in Flushing, Queens to a retail employee mother and a meatpacker father.
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    I get a lot of calls for New York-oriented things, mob parts, cop roles. I think they stereotype me by size; that's a bit of a pitfall. Some people bring me in for the big gentle guy or these killers. It's hard to figure out what they think of me.
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