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Michael Gross(I)

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Michael Gross at an event for Mrs. Harris (2005)
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Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
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Michael Gross was born in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, to Virginia Ruth (Cahill), a telephone operator, and William Oscar Gross, a tool designer. He was involved with a gang for a couple of years during high school before becoming a better student. He went on to be senior class president. Received an M.F.A. from the Yale University School of Drama. Worked in theater before moving to New York to begin an acting career. This eventually led to his breakthrough role on the show Family Ties (1982).

He has moved on to several other projects since the show's end, including three of the In the Line of Duty movies, narrating audio books, and, probably most notably, playing the character Burt in the Tremors (1990) films.
BornJune 21, 1947
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BornJune 21, 1947
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Meredith Baxter, Tina Yothers, and Michael Gross in Family Ties (1982)
    Family Ties
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Steven Keaton
    • Steven Richard Keaton
    • Jean-Paul Sartre
    • Sigmund Freud
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • William Shakespeare
    Kevin Bacon, Finn Carter, and Fred Ward in Tremors (1990)
    Tremors
    7.2
    • Burt Gummer
    • 1990
    Michael Gross in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
    Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
    5.3
    Video
    • Burt Gummer
    • 2001
    Michael Gross in Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
    Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
    5.3
    Video
    • Hiram Gummer
    • 2004

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    Actor



    • Chad Michael Murray and Britt Robertson in The Merry Gentlemen (2024)
      The Merry Gentlemen
      4.8
      • Stan
      • 2024
    • Heather Graham, Julia Stiles, Thomas Lennon, and John Brotherton in Chosen Family (2024)
      Chosen Family
      4.8
      • Alfred
      • 2024
    • Lorraine Bracco, Michael Gross, Charles Hittinger, Dean Geyer, and Liliana Tandon in A Ring for Christmas (2020)
      A Ring for Christmas
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Graham Moore
      • 2020
    • Michael Gross and Jon Heder in Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
      Tremors: Shrieker Island
      5.4
      Video
      • Burt Gummer
      • 2020
    • Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick in Noelle (2019)
      Noelle
      6.3
      • Elder Elf Abe
      • 2019
    • Melissa Joan Hart and Ricardo Chavira in Christmas Reservations (2019)
      Christmas Reservations
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Tom Anderson
      • 2019
    • Sister of the Bride (2019)
      Sister of the Bride
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Robert
      • 2019
    • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie (2015)
      Grace and Frankie
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Jeff
      • 2015–2019
    • Sarah Drew and Niall Matter in Christmas Pen Pals (2018)
      Christmas Pen Pals
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Ted
      • 2018
    • Nicholas X. Parsons in Power of the Air (2018)
      Power of the Air
      5.7
      • Chairman
      • 2018
    • Maura Tierney and Dominic West in The Affair (2014)
      The Affair
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Dr. Ezra Kaplan
      • 2018
    • Kevin Haldon and Christopher Richardson in 365Flicks Podcast (2014)
      365Flicks Podcast
      Podcast Series
      • Guest - Interview
      • 2018
    • Jamie Kennedy and Michael Gross in Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)
      Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell
      5.0
      Video
      • Burt Gummer
      • 2018
    • Michael Gross in Tremors Franchise Recap (2018)
      Tremors Franchise Recap
      8.0
      Short
      • Burt Gummer
      • 2018
    • Patton Oswalt and Glenn Howerton in A.P. Bio (2018)
      A.P. Bio
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Brandon
      • 2018

    Producer



    • Marcie Barkin, Michael Gross, and Amanda Serra in Carbon Dating (2015)
      Carbon Dating
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Gladise Jiminez, Victor Browne, Michael Gross, and Lela Lee in Tremors (2003)
      Tremors
      6.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2003

    Writer



    • Burt for President (2020)
      Burt for President
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2020

    Videos22

    Trailer
    Trailer 1:56
    Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:38
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:38
    Official Trailer
    The Birth of Alex P. Keaton
    Trailer 2:16
    The Birth of Alex P. Keaton
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:30
    Official Trailer
    Tremors: Shrieker Island
    Trailer 0:58
    Tremors: Shrieker Island
    Tremors: Shrieker Island
    Trailer 0:58
    Tremors: Shrieker Island

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    • Height
      • 6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
    • Born
      • June 21, 1947
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Spouse
      • Elza BergeronJune 2, 1984 - present
    • Parents
        William Oscar Gross
    • Relatives
        Mary Gross(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Before heading off to study at the Yale School of Drama he acted in the Midwest premiere of John Ford Noonan's surreal play about the Boston Red Sox, "The Year Boston Won the Pennant," at Chicago's Kingston Mines Theatre. In the cast: Russ Badger, Jack Wallace, Gary Houston, Donna Zimmerman, Judy Jonasson, Warren Casey, Larry Hart, Kathy Shubert, Jim Brady, Hamish Menzies and Nick Polus. June Pyskacek directed.
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      • 1 Interview
      • 3 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Born on same exact date as co-star Meredith Baxter of Family Ties (1982).
    • Quotes
      [on his pierced left ear] I had led a very conservative, lower middle class, straight-arrow kind of existence and, somewhere around 40 years of age, I thought I had to shake things up a bit. Call it male menopause.
    • Trademarks
        Often plays family men

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