Mike White Bio: Age, Height, Movies, Net Worth
Profile Summary
- Name: Michael Christopher White
- Year of Birth: 1970
- Birthplace: California, USA
- Age: 51
- Nationality: American
Mike White is an award-winning American actor, producer, and writer.
Mike White age
Michael Christopher White was born on June 28, 1970, in Pasadena, California, US. Reverend Dr. James Melville White, a former ghost and speechwriter, and Lyla Lee, a fundraising executive.
Mike graduated from Wesleyan University.
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Career
Mike started his career when he was 27; he wrote and produced “Dawson’s Creek” and “Freaks and Geeks.”
He also wrote and acted “Chuck &Buck,” “Nacho Libre,” “The Good Girl,” “School of Rock,” and others.
Mike’s role in Chuck & Buck was that of a manchild who stalks his childhood friend. The movie won Entertainment Weekly Best Film of 2000. In 2004, he had a role in the remake of “The Stepford Wives.”
He constantly collaborated with fellow actor and writer Jack Black, and the duo decided to form their production company “Black and White.” Unfortunately, the company closed later in 2006.
Mike was introduced to a project with HBO by Laura Dern, and the project turned out to be the series “Enlightened,” which premiered in 2011.
He wrote both the pilot and the whole episodes in seasons one and two of the series.
Mike also co-wrote the screenplay for the animation “The Emoji Movie,” for which he received a Golden Raspberry Award.
In addition, Mike wrote and directed Brad’s Status, a 2017 film. Later in 2021, he created, wrote, and directed the limited series “The White Lotus.”
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Reality TV show Appearances
Mike and his father Melville appeared in the reality show “The Amazing Race.” They were eliminated in sixth place in Phuket, Thailand.
They later returned to The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business and were the second team eliminated in Japan.
Mike appeared on “Survivor: David vs. Goliath” and was placed as a member of the Goliath tribe.
He finished the show in second place, behind the winner Nick Wilson.
Awards
Mike has won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for the movie “Chuck & Buck.”
He has also won two Independent Spirit Awards, Critics Choice Award, Golden Satellite Award, and many other awards.
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What is Mike White’s Sexuality?
Mike is openly bisexual, while his father Melville came out as gay in 1994.
Mike White Net Worth
Mike White has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
