Michael Clarke


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Michael Clarke was an accomplished actor who led an impressive career, primarily on the big screen. Known for making audiences laugh, Clarke began his acting career in comedies like "Intimate Games" (1976) with Peter Blake and Suzy Mandell and "Modern Girls" (1986) starring Daphne Zuniga. He had a part on the television special "To the Moon, Alice" (Showtime, 1989-1990). He worked in ...

Biography

Michael Clarke was an accomplished actor who led an impressive career, primarily on the big screen. Known for making audiences laugh, Clarke began his acting career in comedies like "Intimate Games" (1976) with Peter Blake and Suzy Mandell and "Modern Girls" (1986) starring Daphne Zuniga. He had a part on the television special "To the Moon, Alice" (Showtime, 1989-1990). He worked in television in his early acting career as well, including a part on "In Living Color" (Fox, 1989-1994). He also starred in the TV movies "Mr. and Mrs. Loving" (1995-96), "Every 9 Seconds" (NBC, 1997-98) and "Mean Streak" (Showtime, 1998-99). He also had roles in film during these years, including roles in the documentary "Glitterbug" (1993) with Jarman Derek. In the nineties through the 2010s, Clarke lent his talents to projects like "On Hostile Ground" (TBS, 1999-2000), the Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson blockbuster "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001) and "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" with Frank Welker (2001). His credits also expanded to "Cuts" "Barnyard: The Original Party Animals" with Kevin James (2006) and "Piranha 3-D" (2010) starring Elisabeth Shue. Clarke most recently worked on the Sylvester Stallone action movie "The Expendables 3" (2014).

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