Mike Muscat
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Muscat was an Army brat born in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and
lived on or near several army bases growing up. His family settled in
Gastonia, North Carolina, where he was bitten by the acting bug in a
high-school drama class. He fell in love with it and knew that he
wanted to be an actor when he grew up. While he never "grew up", he did
pursue acting.
After several years of doing community theatre and even acting in a
couple of low-budget movies filmed near Charlotte, North Carolina, he
joined the Army. His job title was "Entertainment Specialist" and he
worked at the Little Theatre in Ft. Rucker, Alabama. His duties
included everything from building sets and lighting to acting in,
directing and writing some of the skits and plays that were performed.
After the army Mike moved to Hollywood. His first big break was on the
stage. He was cast as a resident actor in the L.A. Shakespeare
Festival, which was an Equity company. He acted in five productions
during the year he was with them. Later, he was a resident actor at The
Universal Studios Tour in Hollywood where, for two years, he starred in
"Castle Dracula", a stage show for visiting tourists.
Over the past three decades Mike has built a career in film and TV,
working on many front-rank projects. He has also worked behind the
cameras as an on-set Acting Coach on several films including
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
(many of these films are listed along with most of his acting work on
his IMDb page).
In between acting jobs, Mike works as a professional magician and
balloon artist at large events and private parties, coaches actors and
has written many magazine articles (mostly about skydiving) and several
scripts.
He is a father and grandfather. He has one son and two grandsons. Mike
Jr. is an accomplished martial arts instructor for Ryan Hoover Extreme
Karate in Gastonia, NC. Mike Sr. is known as "Pappy" to his grandsons,
Gabriel and Silas.
lived on or near several army bases growing up. His family settled in
Gastonia, North Carolina, where he was bitten by the acting bug in a
high-school drama class. He fell in love with it and knew that he
wanted to be an actor when he grew up. While he never "grew up", he did
pursue acting.
After several years of doing community theatre and even acting in a
couple of low-budget movies filmed near Charlotte, North Carolina, he
joined the Army. His job title was "Entertainment Specialist" and he
worked at the Little Theatre in Ft. Rucker, Alabama. His duties
included everything from building sets and lighting to acting in,
directing and writing some of the skits and plays that were performed.
After the army Mike moved to Hollywood. His first big break was on the
stage. He was cast as a resident actor in the L.A. Shakespeare
Festival, which was an Equity company. He acted in five productions
during the year he was with them. Later, he was a resident actor at The
Universal Studios Tour in Hollywood where, for two years, he starred in
"Castle Dracula", a stage show for visiting tourists.
Over the past three decades Mike has built a career in film and TV,
working on many front-rank projects. He has also worked behind the
cameras as an on-set Acting Coach on several films including
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
(many of these films are listed along with most of his acting work on
his IMDb page).
In between acting jobs, Mike works as a professional magician and
balloon artist at large events and private parties, coaches actors and
has written many magazine articles (mostly about skydiving) and several
scripts.
He is a father and grandfather. He has one son and two grandsons. Mike
Jr. is an accomplished martial arts instructor for Ryan Hoover Extreme
Karate in Gastonia, NC. Mike Sr. is known as "Pappy" to his grandsons,
Gabriel and Silas.