How Old Was Michael Gross During Family Ties
| Michael Gross | |
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 Gross in 2015 | |
| Born | Michael Edward Gross (1947-06-21) June 21, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.South. |
| Teaching | University of Illinois, Chicago (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–nowadays |
| Spouse(south) | Elza Bergeron (k. 1984) |
| Children | One stepdaughter and i stepson |
| Relatives | Mary Gross (sister) Ron Masak (cousin) |
Michael Edward Gross (born June 21, 1947) is an American television, movie and stage thespian. He is notable for playing Steven Keaton on the sitcom Family unit Ties (1982–89) and the survivalist Burt Gummer in the Tremors movie franchise.
Early on life [edit]
Gross was born in Chicago, the son of Virginia Ruth (née Cahill), a telephone operator, and William Oscar Gross, a tool designer.[1] Gross and his younger sister, Mary, were raised Catholic. He attended St. Francis Xavier [2] and St. Genevieve[iii] schools in Chicago in his early years, graduating from the latter in 1961.
He attended Kelvyn Park High School on the north side of Chicago, graduating in 1965. He received his drama caste at the Academy of Illinois at Chicago before attending Yale University for his Master of Fine Arts caste. His sister, Mary, a quondam Saturday Night Live cast member, is an actress. The siblings are starting time cousins to player Ron Masak.
Career [edit]
Gross was commencement seen past a broad audience in his role as Steven Keaton in the 1980s sitcom Family Ties; he and his co-star Meredith Baxter, who played his married woman Elyse Keaton, were built-in on the same solar day, June 21, 1947.[4] However, his longest-running and highest-profile office has been that of Burt Gummer in the Tremors movies and subsequent TV series,[five] having played the part for thirty years from the release of the original Tremors in 1990 to Tremors: Shrieker Isle in 2020. His performance in Tremors three: Back to Perfection earned him a All-time Actor award from the DVD Sectional Awards, formerly known as the Video Premiere Awards.[6] [vii]
Gross guest-starred in an episode of the sitcom Night Court, in which he played a sexual predator of Markie Post'southward graphic symbol, Christine Sullivan. In 1988, he portrayed a murderous bank robber in the true life movie In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders. His other tv set credits include Boston Legal, How I Met Your Mother, Batman Beyond, ER, Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Summer Itemize"), Law & Order, and two of its spin-offs: SVU and Criminal Intent. From August 2008 to Jan 2009, Gross appeared on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless as River Baldwin. Gross appeared in 2000 on Spin City as a therapist to Michael J. Fox's character on Fox's final show every bit a regular on that programme. In November 1979, Gross originated the role of Greta in the Broadway production of Martin Sherman's Bent. [8]
Personal life [edit]
Gross has been married to casting manager Elza Bergeron since June ii, 1984, and he is the stepfather to her two children.[9]
Gross remains close friends with his Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter.[10]
Gross is a passionate railfan with an extensive collection of railroad antiques. He is an apprentice railroad historian, photographer, modeler, and office-owner in a working railroad, the Santa Fe Southern Railway, a sometime branch line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Iron Railway which operates betwixt Lamy and Santa Fe, New Mexico.[eleven] He is also the spokesman for the World's Greatest Hobby campaign sponsored by the Model Railroad Manufacture Association that promotes the hobby of model railroading. He has also been a spokesperson for Operation Lifesaver, a entrada promoting safety at railroad grade crossings.[12]
Since 2009, Gross has been the "celebrity spokesman" for the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.[13] He is the host of the B&O Railroad Museum Goggle box Network on YouTube. He is also a member of the Santa Iron Railway Historical Society.
Gross is a fan of the Chicago Cubs baseball game team. Afterwards the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, Gross suggested his character Burt Gummer switch to a Cubs cap for Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell, replacing the Atlanta Hawks cap he had worn in the start five films of the series.
Filmography [edit]
Flick [edit]
| Moving-picture show | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | Just Tell Me What You Want | Lothar | |
| 1987 | Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz | Himself / Host | Voice Animated short moving picture Direct-to-video |
| 1988 | Large Business | Dr. Jay Marshall | |
| 1990 | Tremors | Burt Gummer | |
| 1991 | Absurd as Water ice | Gordon Winslow / James Anthony Hackett | |
| 1992 | Alan & Naomi | Sol Silverman | |
| 1994 | In the Heat of Passion Ii: Unfaithful | Howard | |
| 1996 | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Burt Gummer | Straight-to-video |
| Sometimes They Come Back... Again | Jon Porter | Direct-to-video | |
| Kounterfeit | Captain Evans | Direct-to-video | |
| 1997 | True Middle | Dick | |
| 1998 | Ground Control | Murray | |
| 2001 | Tremors 3: Dorsum to Perfection | Burt Gummer | Directly-to-video |
| 2003 | Super Chief: Speed-Style-Service | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2004 | Tremors 4: The Fable Begins | Hiram Gummer | Tremors iv or Tremors: The Legend Begins Direct-to-video |
| Y'all're on the Prepare of "Tremors iv: The Legend Begins" | Himself | Documentary short | |
| Daylight: The Nearly Cute Train In The World | Host / Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2006 | Frühlingsgefühle | Short picture | |
| 2007 | The Carol of Esequiel Hernández | Himself | Documentary |
| 2008 | El Sonoma | Mr. Goreman | |
| An American in People's republic of china | Manny Braddock | ||
| 100 Million BC | Dr. Frank Reno | Directly-to-video | |
| Cleaved Windows | Teddy | ||
| 2009 | Stay Cool | Mr. McCarthy | |
| 2011 | You're a Wolf | Dad | Brusk pic |
| Pizza Man | Professor Tucker | ||
| Just Similar Her | Paul Marston | Curt film | |
| 2012 | Tim and Eric'southward Billion Dollar Movie | Narrator | |
| Atlas Shrugged: Office Two | Ted "Buzz" Killman | ||
| Meant to Be | Mr. Trantham | ||
| 2013 | Invitee House | Lou Wesley | Curt film |
| 2014 | Our Father | John | Short film |
| 2015 | Tremors 5: Bloodlines | Burt Gummer | Direct-to-video |
| Christmas at Rosemont | Dr. Molina | ||
| Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Okba | Voice | |
| He Said | Walter Elling | ||
| 2016 | Quackerz | Duckmus | Vox |
| Last Telephone call at Murray'southward | Murray | ||
| C Street | Governor Appalachia | ||
| 20th Century Limited: America's Most Famous Passenger Train | Narrator | Documentary | |
| Model Citizens | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2017 | Camp Cool Kids | Granddad Norman | |
| 2018 | Tremors Franchise Recap | Burt Gummer | Short moving-picture show |
| Tremors: A Cold 24-hour interval in Hell | Burt Gummer | Also known as Tremors vi: A Cold Solar day in Hell Direct-to-video | |
| Power of the Air [14] | Chairman | ||
| 2019 | Noelle | Elder Elf Abe | Cameo |
| 2020 | Tremors: Making Perfection | Himself | Documentary short |
| A Band for Christmas | Graham Moore | ||
| Tremors: Shrieker Island | Burt Gummer | Likewise known as Tremors 7 and Tremors: Island Fury Direct-to-video | |
Television set [edit]
| Television receiver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | A Girl Named Sooner | Jim Seevey | TV flick |
| 1980 | F.D.R.: The Last Year | Dr. Howard Bruenn | TV moving-picture show |
| 1981 | Dream House | Julius "J.J." Jacobson | TV flick |
| 1982 | The Neighborhood | Jack Wolfe | Telly movie |
| Piffling Gloria... Happy at Final | Gilchrist | Miniseries | |
| 1982–89 | Family Ties | Steven Keaton | Principal role, 171 episodes |
| 1983 | Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole | James Troth | Television set moving picture |
| 1984 | Summer Fantasy | Ben Brannigan | TV movie |
| 1985 | Finder of Lost Loves | Tom Lindsay | Episode 12: "Last Wish" |
| Family Ties Vacation | Steven Keaton | Tv set motion picture | |
| A Letter to Three Wives | George Phipps | TV moving picture | |
| 1987 | Nighttime Court | Arthur Thursby | Flavor 4 episode 18: "Caught Red Handed" |
| Right to Die | Bob Bauer | Television receiver movie | |
| 1988 | In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | William Russell Matix | TV motion-picture show |
| Day by Day | Steven Keaton | Flavor ii episode 3: "Trading Places" | |
| 1989 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur'southward Court | King Arthur | TV motion picture |
| 1990 | Vestige of Honor | Don Scott | Tv movie |
| 1991 | In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas | Amanuensis Richard Mayberly | Boob tube movie |
| 1992 | With a Vengeance | Frank Tanner | TV movie |
| 1993 | With a Vengeance | Frank Tanner | TV pic |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Lloyd Ventrix / Mojo | Vocalization | |
| 1994 | Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story | Kevin Mulligan | TV motion-picture show |
| In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance | Tom Williams | TV moving picture | |
| Dream On | Father Sherman McKigney | Season 4 episode 18: "The 2d Coming" | |
| Avalanche | Brian Kemp | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Awake to Danger | Ben McAdams | Boob tube movie |
| Deceived by Trust | Dr. Gordon Powell | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Hijacked: Flight 285 | Ben Horn | Television movie |
| Ed McBain'south 87th Precinct: Ice | Lt. Peter Byrnes | Tv picture | |
| The Making of a Hollywood Madam | Paul Fleiss | TV motion-picture show | |
| The Outer Limits | Professor Stanley Hurst | Season 2 episode 12: "Inconstant Moon" | |
| The Outer Limits Miracle | Himself | TV documentary | |
| Promised Land | Greg Smith | Season 1 episode 1: "The Expatriate" | |
| 1997 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave | Lt. Peter Byrnes | TV moving-picture show |
| The Hunger | Professor Frank Ingram | Season ane episode 9: "But at My Back I Always Hear" | |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond: The Moving picture | Warren McGinnis | Phonation TV movie |
| Batman Beyond | Warren McGinnis | Vocalization Flavour 1 episode 1: "Rebirth: Function 1" | |
| Ally McBeal | Mr. Volpe | Flavour 2 episode 20: "Simply the Solitary" | |
| Norm | Councilman Krantz | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | Law & Social club | Carl Braddock | Season ten episode 16: "Trade This" |
| Spin Urban center | Dr. Peterson | Season 4 episode 25: "Goodbye: Part 1" | |
| Family Police force | Anthony Jacobs | Flavor 2 episode 3: "Diplomacy of the State" | |
| 2001 | The Undesirable | Idiot box movie | |
| 2001-04 | ER | John Carter Sr. | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Constabulary & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Charles Webb | Season 1 episode 12: "Crazy" |
| 2002-2016 | Law & Gild: Special Victims Unit | Jeffrey Prince / Arthur Esterman | two episodes |
| 2003 | Tremors | Burt Gummer | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Combustion | Talbot | Television set moving-picture show |
| Drew Carey Evidence | Don Newmark | 4 episodes | |
| 2004-2005 | Nature | Narrator | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Mrs. Harris | Leslie Jacobson | Tv set movie |
| CSI: NY | Tom Endecott | Season 2 episode 7: "Manhattan Manhunt" | |
| 2006 | Dome Car Magic: A History of Railroad Dome Cars | Narrator | |
| 2006–2011 | How I Met Your Mother | Alfred Mosby | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Boston Legal | Male parent Nicholas McClinton | Season 3 episode 23: "Duck and Comprehend" |
| 2008–2009 | The Young and the Restless | River Baldwin | 36 episodes Credit - 4 episodes Uncredited - 1 episode |
| 2010 | Parks and Recreation | Michael Tansley | Flavor 2 episode 20: "Summertime Catalog" |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Testify, Keen Job! | Robin | Flavour 5 episode v: "Crows" | |
| Psych | Cody Blair | Flavor 5 episode 5: "Dead Bear Walking" | |
| 2011 | Brothers & Sisters | Edward LeMonde | Flavour v episode 14: "The One That Got Away" |
| Family unit Guy | Steven Keaton | Flavor ix episode 15: "Brothers & Sisters" | |
| Drop Dead Diva | Chief Blake | Season 3 episode five: "Prom" | |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dermatologist Dr. Rivkin | Season viii episode 4: "The Smiley Face" | |
| 12 Wishes of Christmas | Harry | TV motion picture | |
| On Set: The Making of "12 Wishes of Christmas" | Himself | Brusk documentary | |
| 2011-2013 | Dan Vs. | Don | Voice 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Blueish-Eyed Butcher | Ron Wright | Tv movie |
| Adopting Terror | Dr. Ziegler | Telly movie | |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Huck Jingles | Flavor 2 episode x: "Family Dies" | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | President Rob Austin | Season xiii episode 6: "Pick and Roll" | |
| Naughty or Dainty | Walter Kringle | Hallmark picture show | |
| The Dog Who Saved the Holidays | Ned | TV pic | |
| 2013 | Call Me Fitz | Pat Childs | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Last Man Standing | Mr. Hardin | Episode: "Hard-Ass Teacher" |
| Suits | Walter Gillis | 4 episodes | |
| Partners | J.P. Buchanan | Episode eight: "The Law School Reunion" | |
| Anger Management | Dr. Randy Warren | 4 episodes | |
| 2015 | Carbon Dating | Chris | Main function; 6 episodes |
| Becoming Santa | Nick Claus | Boob tube movie | |
| 2015-2016 | Grace & Frankie | Jeff | 4 episodes |
| 2015-2017 | The Stanley Dynamic | Gramps / Lawrence Sr. | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Togetherness | Mr. Pierson | Flavour 2 episode iii: "Advanced Pretend" |
| 2018 | A.P. Bio | Brandon | Flavor 1 Episode 9: "Rosemary'south Boyfriend" |
| The Affair | Dr. Ezra Kaplan | two episodes | |
| Christmas Pen Pals | Ted | Goggle box moving picture | |
| 2019 | Sister of the Bride | Robert | Hallmark movie |
| Christmas Reservations | Tom Anderson | Tv set movie | |
References [edit]
- ^ "Gross, Virginia Ruth". Chicago Tribune. March 22, 2005.
- ^ David Niles. "Worcester Telegram & Gazette Athenaeum". Nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22 .
- ^ Schwartz, Karen (January twenty, 1991). "Memories reinforce family unit ties to the hometown". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. p. iv.
- ^ "Michael Gross Biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22 .
- ^ "Exclusive: Michael Gross Talks Tremors 5". Dread Central . Retrieved 25 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Michael Gross Receiving All-time Act Award for Tremors iii | Stampede Entertainment". stampede-entertainment.com.
- ^ Dizon, Bettina (January 8, 2020). "Meet 'Family Ties' Star Michael Gross' Beautiful Wife of 35 Years Elza Bergeron". news.amomama.com.
- ^ "'Bent' profile". IBDB. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Michael Gross Has A 'Recurring Nightmare' About Doing A 'Family Ties' Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)". Closer Weekly. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2019-08-04 .
- ^ Loma, Erin (20 May 2011). "Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross Maintain 'Ties'". Parade.
- ^ Hall, Ken; Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine (2003), The Glory Collector - Michael Gross, his family tree and his collections are rooted in the railroad; retrieved October seven, 2005.
- ^ Model Railroad Industry Clan (2005), Earth's Greatest Hobby entrada keeps model railroading on the right track for the future; retrieved Oct 7, 2005.
- ^ "What's Hither– A message from Michael Gross". B&O Railroad Museum. 2009. Retrieved 2018-08-19 .
- ^ Christiano, Dave (Oct 2, 2018), Power of the Air (Drama), Nicholas X. Parsons, Patty Knuckles, Michael Gross, Karyn Williams, Tracy Goode, Veryl Due east. Jones, Five and Two pictures, retrieved February 26, 2021
External links [edit]
- Michael Gross at IMDb
- Gross at the Cyberspace Broadway Database
- Michael Gross at Net Off-Broadway Database
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gross_(actor)
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