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Biography
As a boy in
Maryland, Michael Gavino would walk through the
woods, dreaming of all sorts of fanciful stories
and often imagining
himself as one of the characters. Little did
he know that this dreaming would lead to a
lifetime of acting, writing, and producing. After
leaving
Maryland, Michael attended Florida Atlantic
University (FAU) where he excelled at academics
and played
for its NCAA intercollegiate baseball team.
After earning his Bachelor and Master of Arts
from
FAU, Michael pursued his artistic dream by
attending the New York Film Academy and studying
under
several prestigious private teachers, and by
beginning his acting, writing, and producing
career.
As an actor, Michael has been in over 30 films and has played the lead in 16.
He has starred in Detour to Hell, Reaping the
Girl, The Devil and the Girl, Etiquette of Dating,
The Unknown Hero, Yes You Do, Upside Down Dan,
Murder by the Book, Night of the Escorts, I Wish
I Was a Fish, Vietnam Worm, Mary's Secret, Tutorial
666, Urban Shootout, Caught Stealin’, Reaping
the Girl, and The Encounter.
As a writer,
Michael has been quite prolific. His completed
works include Angel City, Homer's Hot Air, Sammy
Superhero, 20 Spot, The Devil and the Girl, Reaping
the Girl, Runnin' from the Beast, The Unknown
Hero, Fear the Magic, The Pick Up Principle,
Passion for Pat, The Encounter, The Fortune Cookie,
Boys Versus the Star, To Love or Not to Love,
Confrontation, Upside Down Dan, Grading the Scholar,
and Adios. Michael has earned many prestigious
honors for his writing, and has been invited
to the highly regarded Latino Writer's Lab twice.
His script, Reading the Girl, won the Gold Bone
Award for best comedy at the Script-2-Screen
Film Festival. His script, Angel City, was a
semi-finalist in the world-renowned Page International
Screenwriting Awards. Another script, Sammy Superhero,
was a semi-finalist in the equally highly regarded
People's Pilot contest, and his script, Homer's
Hot Air, was a finalist in the very prestigious
Spec Scriptacular contest.
As a producer,
Michael has been equally prolific. He has been
co-owner of several production companies, including
4-Um Productions, Cinegroup 6, Michael Gavino
Productions, and Movie Machine. He has overseen
several projects from inception to completion,
including Devil and the Girl, The Unknown Hero,
20 Spot, and Upside Down Dan. He has also been
invited into the prestigious Latino Producers
Academy. Recently, one of his productions, 20
Spot, was the runner-up in the micro-movie category
at the Script-2-Screen Festival.
Michael is
proud of all he has accomplished and has a simple
formula for success:
Creativity
+ Perseverance = Happiness
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