Michael Rivkin grew up in New York City where at the tender age of 9 he got his first acting gig working with Willem Dafoe and Spalding Gray in The Wooster Group.He got his BA in theater from UCLA and worked with Tim Robbins,Jack Black and The Actor's Gang for many years producing such plays as "World of Wrestling" with Jon Favreau and "Bert Sees The Light" with Jack Black and Molly Bryant. He has appeared in a number of TV shows and films including Seinfeld, House, Workaholics, The Cable Guy and Men In Black 2. His most current film is called "Before The Sun Explodes" which will premiere at SXSW in March of 2016.His most current TV project is called "My Gay Garden" which he wrote and starred in as a web series. He is in talks with Conaco and Adult Swim to co-produce "My Gay Garden" as a series for the Adult Swim Network.He lives in Silverlake, Los Angeles with his wife Leslie, his daughter Lily, and his dogs Lola and George.