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Mike Vogel Born Michael James Vogel
July 17, 1979
Abington Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.Occupation Actor Years active 2001–present Michael James "Mike" Vogel[1] (born July 17, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model. Vogel began acting in 2001, and has since appeared in several films and series, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Grind, Poseidon, and Cloverfield.
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Early life
Vogel was born in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and raised in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania; both of his grandfathers fought in World War II, with one being a tank commander and fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, and the other being a Seabee in the Navy.[2] Vogel has two younger siblings: a brother, Daniel Aaron, and a sister, Kristin. Vogel attended William Tennent High School, the same high school as Sprint spokesman Brian Baker and boxer Kermit Cintron, where Vogel was on the Freshman wrestling team.[2] During the early 2000s, he frequently traveled to New York City in order to audition for acting roles and modeling slots.
In 1993, Vogel competed, under the name Mike "Flea" Vogel, on an episode of Nickelodeon GUTS, and took home the silver medal that day.
Career
Vogel began modeling for Levi's, and was subsequently cast in the television series Grounded for Life, appearing in a recurring role between 2001 and 2004. His first film role was in the skateboarding-themed Grind, which was released on August 15, 2003. The film's co-stars included Adam Brody and Jennifer Morrison. Vogel's next role was in the made-for-television remake of Wuthering Heights, which premiered on MTV a month after Grind's release, in September 2003. In the film, Vogel played Heath opposite Erika Christensen's Kate. Vogel's last 2003 role was in the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which was released in October to high box office.
In 2005, after Grounded for Life was canceled, Vogel appeared in four film roles. First, he played Eric Richman, the romantic interest of Blake Lively's character in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which had a June release. His next role was the lead in the low-budget film, Supercross, which was theatrically released in August. Vogel filmed his role in Havoc, a dark, R-rated drama also starring Anne Hathaway, in 2003, but the film was not released until November 2005, when it bypassed theaters and was released directly-to-video. Vogel's final 2005 role was in Rumor Has It…, starring Jennifer Aniston, in which he had a supporting role as the son of Kevin Costner's character.
Vogel's first 2006 role is in Poseidon, a disaster film and remake of the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure; he plays the fiancé of Emmy Rossum's character. The film, which has a budget of $160m, opened on May 12. Vogel was originally offered the role of Angel in X-Men: The Last Stand, but backed out to appear in Poseidon.[3] The same year, he appeared in Caffeine, a romantic comedy and signed to appear in a horror movie called Open Graves, shot in Spain. In 2007, Vogel appeared in the film The Deaths Of Ian Stone, part of the horror film festival 8 Films to Die For. In 2009, Vogel starred in the neo-noir film Across The Hall and the horror film Open Graves. He was part of the 2010 romantic comedy film She's Out of My League, Blue Valentine, TV series Miami Medical and Heaven's Rain.
Mike was part of the 2011 comedy film What's Your Number? and plays "Johnny Foote" in the film adaption The Help. He currently plays Dean on the ABC drama Pan Am (based on the defunct airline of the same name).
Personal life
Vogel is married to Courtney, a former model, and has two pugs, Orlando and Olivia. Mike and Courtney welcomed their first child, daughter Cassy Renee Vogel, on February 20, 2007. Their second child, daughter Charlee B. Vogel, was born June 2, 2009.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2011 Pan Am Dean TV series - Lead Role What's Your Number? Dave Hansen The Help Johnny Foote 2010 Heaven's Rain Brooks Miami Medical Dr. Chris 'C' Deleo Lead Role - 13 episodes She's Out of My League Jack Blue Valentine Bobby Ontario 2009 Open Graves Jason Across the Hall Julian Empire State Sam Cochrane Made-for-TV 2008 Cloverfield Jason "Hawk" Hawkins 2007 The Deaths of Ian Stone Ian Stone 2006 Caffeine Danny Poseidon Christian 2005 Rumor Has It… Blake Burroughs Havoc Toby Direct-2-Video The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Eric Richman Supercross Trip Carlyle 2001–2004 Grounded for Life Dean Piramatti Recurring season 2-4 2003 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Andy Wuthering Heights Heath Made-4-TV Grind Eric Rivers Too Bad About Your Girl Skater Boy The Donnas music video References
- ^ "Mike Vogel.com". Fun Facts. http://mike-vogel.com/?page_id=84. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ a b "Teen Hollywood". Interview #2 with Mike Vogel. http://www.mike-vogel.com/int1_teenhollywood2006.php. Retrieved May 13, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Winnipeg Sun". MARRIED WITH CAPITAL M. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060527040322/http://winnipegsun.com/SundayFocus/2006/05/14/1579020-sun.html. Retrieved May 14, 2006.
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Categories:- 1979 births
- Actors from Pennsylvania
- American film actors
- American male models
- American television actors
- Contestants on American game shows
- Living people
- People from Bucks County, Pennsylvania
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