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Michael J. Anderson
Actor
Born October 31, 1953 (71 years)
Michael Anderson was born in Huron, South Dakota, at 10:30 P.M., on Halloween night. Subject to a genetic anomaly known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, he grew up in a wheelchair. After graduating high school, he traveled America, singing for tips and living in his car. For six years, he attended the University of Colorado where he majored in numerous subjects ranging from philosophy to microbiology. After college, he began working for Martin Marietta, trouble-shooting the N.A.S.A. computers in the ground-support system of the space shuttle. During this time, he made the documentary "Little Mike," which won a silver medal in the International Film and Television Awards. Soon thereafter, he moved to New York City, where his film and television career began. For many years, Anderson was most well-known among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwards-talking dream figure on the cult favorite T.V. series Twin Peaks (1990). Anderson also worked with Lynch for the experimental performance piece Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) and the T.V.-pilot-turned-feature film Mulholland Drive (2001). Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the H.B.O. series Carnivàle (2003).
Filmography
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · as Man From Another Place |
| 2011 | Pearl Jam Twenty · as Mr. Roque |
| 2010 | Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Gummy |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (TV Series) · as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice) |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Nathaniel 'biggie' Jones '10 |
| 2003 | Carnivàle (TV Series) · as Samson |
| 2002 | Tiptoes · as Bruno |
| 2001 | Snow White: The Fairest of Them All · as Sunday (violet) |
| 2001 | Mulholland Drive · as Mr. Roque |
| 2001 | Black Scorpion (TV Series) · as Little Hand |
| 2000 | This Is How the World Ends · as Noise Robber |
| 1999 | Mulholland Dr. · as Mr. Rouqe |
| 1999 | Minimum Wage · as Zeke Bleak |
| 1998 | Club Vampire · as Kiddo |
| 1998 | Charmed (TV Series) · as O'brien |
| 1998 | Maggie (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1997 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (TV Series) · as Omar |
| 1997 | Port Charles (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Warriors of Virtue · as Mudlap |
| 1996 | Street Gun · as Lamar |
| 1995 | Caged Hearts · as John |
| 1994 | Ava's Magical Adventure · as Stretch |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Mr. Nutt |
| 1993 | Night Trap · as Police Officer |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) · as Rumpelstiltskin |
| 1992 | Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Peter Dreeb |
| 1992 | In the Soup · as Little Man |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · as Man From Another Place |
| 1992 | Fool's Fire · as Hopfrog |
| 1992 | Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted · as Woodsman (twin A) |
| 1991 | Mannequin: On the Move · as Jewel Box Bearer |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Man From Another Place |
| 1990 | Whatever Happened to Mason Reese · as Sushi Chef |
| 1989 | Suffering Bastards · as Little Elvis |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks · as The Man From Another Place |
| 1988 | Monsters (TV Series) · as Holly |
| 1987 | The Great Land of Small · as Fritz / The King |
| 1986 | Silent but Deadly · as Dr. Bunson |
| 1983 | Buddies · as Thai Buyer |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Ed Mcmahon's Little Helper |