Michael Franklin II is a Americian television, theatre, and film actor who has starred in both Dutch and American productions. Michael grew up in Oakland,California. One of his first acting roles was in the Television show The Game. He has worked in a variety of TV roles including Six Feet Under and Noah's Arc . He is known for playing [[Dereck "N.B.A" Evans]], a Hollywood clown and aspiring dancer, in the critically acclaimed movie You, Me & The Circus . Michael is a choreographer under the moniker DJ Franklin / Mrfranklin101 the personal star, and a hip-hop soul dance choreographer.