Michael Anthony Jr., who is of Polish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Native American, African American & Dutch descent, was raised in Portland, Oregon by his mother, who is a social worker for the State of Oregon. His Great grandfather, Samuel Kreidel, was a long-time Mayor of Ellensburg, Washington, where he was honored with the title "Father of the water system."Michael attended Skyline Community College in San Bruno, California, where he made Dean's List; he subsequently was awarded a full-ride scholarship to University of West Georgia, where he studied psychology. From there Michael moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned a producer certificate at the People TV network; after hosting and producing a show based on his life, "The MAS & More Show," he received 3 Awards: Producer of The Year, Best Overall Production Values, and Best Programming Entertainment; winners were selected by TBS (Turner Broadcasting System).He then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and studied at The Second City Improv, performed stand-up, booked multiple commercial and print campaigns, as well as starred in several independent films.Following his stint in Vegas, Michael moved to Hollywood, joined the SAG union and began booking multiple commercial campaigns, as well as several guest starring roles. Currently he is documenting his step by step path in Hollywood and releasing it in segments on his website.In 2016, Michael had a guest starring role as President Barack Obama in the film "The Matadors," starring Eric Roberts, a lead print campaign for Ray-Ban shot by the legendary photographer Mark Seliger, a guest star role as a police officer on Investigation Discovery's new show "Murder Among Friends" Season 1, Episode 4 and a guest starring role as the client in Season 2, Episode 1. In addition, Michael was a guest star as the detective on the show "Blood Relatives" Season 5, Episode 1 and another guest starring role as a cop in Episode 10.