MIKE VOGEL

'Michael James Vogel'^[1] (born 17 July, 1979) is an American actor and former fashion model. Vogel began acting in 2001, and has since appeared in several notable films, including ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'', ''Grind'', and 2006's ''Poseidon''.

Contents

Biography

Personal life

Career

Selected filmography

Footnotes

External links

Biography

Personal life

Vogel was born in Abington, Pennsylvania and raised in Warminster, Pennsylvania; both of his grandfathers fought in World War II, with one being a tank commander and fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, and the other being a Seabee in the Navy.^[2] Vogel has two younger siblings: a brother, Daniel Aaron, and a sister, Kristin. Vogel attended William Tennent High School, the same high school as Sprint spokesman Brian Baker and boxer Kermit Cintron, where Vogel was on the wrestling team.² During the early 2000s, he frequently traveled to New York City in order to audition for acting roles and modeling slots.
Vogel is married to Courtney, a former model, and has two pugs, Orlando and Olivia. The two also have a daughter born this year.

Career

Vogel began modeling for Levi's, and was subsequently cast in the television series ''Grounded for Life'', appearing in a recurring role between 2001 and 2004. His first film role was in the skateboarding-themed ''Grind'', which was released on August 15, 2003. The film's co-stars included Adam Brody and Jennifer Morrison. Vogel's next role was in the made-for-television remake of ''Wuthering Heights'', which premiered on MTV a month after ''Grind's release, in September of 2003. In the film, Vogel played Heath opposite Erika Christensen's Kate. Vogel's last 2003 role was in the remake of ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'', which was released in October to high box office.
In 2005, after ''Grounded for Life'' was canceled, Vogel appeared in four film roles. First, he played Eric Richman, the romantic interest of Blake Lively's character in ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'', which had a June release. His next role was the lead in the low-budget film, ''Supercross'', which was theatrically released in August. Vogel filmed his role in ''Havoc'', a dark, R-rated drama also starring Anne Hathaway, in 2003, but the film was not released until November of 2005, when it bypassed theaters and was released directly-to-video. Vogel's final 2005 role was in ''Rumor Has It'', starring Jennifer Aniston, in which he had a supporting role as the son of Kevin Costner's character.
Vogel's first 2006 role is in ''Poseidon'', a disaster film and remake of the 1972 film ''The Poseidon Adventure''; he plays the fiancé of Emmy Rossum's character. The film, which has a budget of $160m, opened on May 12. Vogel was originally offered the role of Angel in '', but backed out to appear in ''Poseidon''.^[3]
Vogel's next role is in ''Caffeine'', a romantic comedy currently scheduled for a release at some point in 2006.
In October 2006, it was announced that Mike would be joining Eliza Dushku in a new horror movie called Mamba that later had its title changed for Open Graves. The movie will be shot in Spain from October to November and will be released in 2007.
Rumours are said that Vogel will return to play Eric Richman, the romantic interest of Blake Lively's character in the Sequel of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 which is scheduled for release on August 8, 2008.

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	''Cloverfield''	Rob "Robbie" Hawkins	(filming)
2007	''Open Graves''	Jason	(post-production)
	''The Deaths of Ian''	Ian Stone	(post-production)
2006	''Caffeine''	Danny	post-production
	''Poseidon''	Christian
2005	''Rumor Has It''	Blake Burroughs
	''Havoc''	Toby	direct-to-video
	''Supercross''	Trip Carlyle
	''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants''	Eric
2003	''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre''	Andy
	''Wuthering Heights''	Heath	made-for-television
	''Grind''	Eric Rivers

Footnotes

1. Mike Vogel.com
2. Teen Hollywood
3. Winnipeg Sun

External links

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