Michael Dietz
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Michael Dietz is an American
actor
and producer who is best known for the roles of Dr. Mark MacClaine on CBS
daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful
and Joe Scanlon on Port Charles
.
shows Wasteland
, Charmed, Beverly Hills, 90210
, The Drew Carey Show
and Baywatch
, and starring roles as Alan-Michael Spaulding Guiding Light July 1996-February 1997 and Joe Scanlon on Port Charles
and guest appearances on House
and CSI
.
In 2005, Michael formed Lucky Butterfly Productions, a film and television company.
As a producer, Michael has recently worked as a show runner for Travel Channel's "Scream If You Know The Answer" as well as a supervising producer for NBC'S "Minute To Win It" and Discovery Channel's "One Man Army". He also worked as a producer for FOOD Network's "Chefs vs City" and NBC'S "Great American Road Trip" as well as a challenge consultant for ABC'S Wipeout and a challenge producer for season ten of Big Brother
. He also produced the feature film Born that showed at the Cannes Film Festival
and was released by Lionsgate
.
Michael is also the co-inventor of the board game Bubblebrain which has won several awards including Family Fun Magazine's Toy Of The Year. His latest game, "Life's A Pitch" was released last year.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and producer who is best known for the roles of Dr. Mark MacClaine on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
and Joe Scanlon on Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...
.
Career
Prior to joining the cast of B&B in 2002, Dietz had guest stints on prime timePrime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
shows Wasteland
Wasteland (TV series)
Wasteland is an American television drama on ABC network created by Kevin Williamson. The show debuted in 1999, a Miramax Films production....
, Charmed, Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
, The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
and Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
, and starring roles as Alan-Michael Spaulding Guiding Light July 1996-February 1997 and Joe Scanlon on Port Charles
Port Charles
Port Charles was a daytime soap opera which aired on ABC from June 2, 1997 to October 3, 2003. It is a spin-off of the serial General Hospital, which has been running since 1963 and takes place in the fictional city of Port Charles, New York...
and guest appearances on House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
and CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
.
In 2005, Michael formed Lucky Butterfly Productions, a film and television company.
As a producer, Michael has recently worked as a show runner for Travel Channel's "Scream If You Know The Answer" as well as a supervising producer for NBC'S "Minute To Win It" and Discovery Channel's "One Man Army". He also worked as a producer for FOOD Network's "Chefs vs City" and NBC'S "Great American Road Trip" as well as a challenge consultant for ABC'S Wipeout and a challenge producer for season ten of Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
. He also produced the feature film Born that showed at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
and was released by Lionsgate
Lions Gate Entertainment
Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a North American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California...
.
Michael is also the co-inventor of the board game Bubblebrain which has won several awards including Family Fun Magazine's Toy Of The Year. His latest game, "Life's A Pitch" was released last year.