- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Michael Y. Kim was born in Texas, the son of Korean immigrants. His father was from Seoul and his mother from Sacheon.
His first forays into acting came in elementary and middle school including a stellar performance of the role of gambler, Harry the Horse, in Guys & Dolls. That transformative experience led Michael to approach his older brother to start pooling their money together to buy a movie to watch every week. TV productions that had a big impact on Michael include One Tree Hill and The Office.
Michael enjoys a variety of different genre shows/movies including films: Oldboy (Oldeuboi), Us, The Prestige, The Departed, Friend (Chingoo), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; and TV series: Power, Breaking Bad, Atlanta, and Black Mirror.
Most recently, Michael has been mentored by actor/comedian Mo Amer during an exciting 3 episode guest star role in his new Netflix comedy series, executive produced by Ramy Youssef, premiering in 2022. Watch for more great things to come from Michael Y. Kim very soon!
Michael is managed by Margo Manning at Manning Entertainment.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Past Management
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Michael has a white Pyrenees, Sheep and Poodle mix dog named Mochi.
- Michael enjoys the TV show - The Office - any time of day since he feels that it impacts people positively. Michael hopes to add many projects like The Office to his resume one day.
- Michael has been in a happy, half a decade long relationship with his BFF - Anita of Laos descent.
- Michael received a BA degree in Media Arts (formerly known as a Radio, Television & Film major) in December 2018 from UNT. His studies focused on business marketing and video production with no work in front of the camera.
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