Date of Birth
28 August 1970,
Englewood, Colorado, USA
Birth Name
Steven Neil McMichael
Height
6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Mini Biography
Steven McMichael was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado and lived there for 19 years. At the age of 19 he joined the US Marine Corps and graduated Platoon Honorman with Platoon 1003 'C' Company, Marine Corps Recruting Depot, San Diego, Califonia. Yes, he was a Hollywood Marine. He was stationed in Aiea, Oahu, Hawaii, (FMF PAC Headquarters Battalion, Camp H.M. Smith) where he served in the Presidential Color Guard. Steven also served in Operation Desert Storm (1991) with the First Battalion CRC 13 in Al-Jabal, Saudi Arabia. After his stint in Operation Desert Storm, Steven was reassigned to Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Air Station and reached the rank of Sergent.
He met and married a Canadian and has called his home in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada for the past 13 years, where he has had a illustrious 12 year career as a Stunt Performer, Fight Choreographer and recently due to injuries; a Stunt Coordinator.
Steve has four children, two boys and two girls.
Trivia
Former United States Marine Corps 1989-1994 (Served in Operation Desert Storm).
Since 1995 he has provided the Canadian film industry with a seamlessly integrated fighting style for film comprised of Wushu, Tae Kwon Do and elements of Capioera. The combination of these three high impact, high flying and dynamic styles are called North American Freestyle.
His performing career was cut short in Oct of 2003; while doing a stunt and added with the accumulation of past injuries broke his neck. After a two year absence he is back and stronger than ever, but this time as a coordinator.
He has been credited with pioneering and being the first true acrobatic martial art film fighter in Canada. Coming from the competitive martial arts scene of the 1980s and 90s (NASKA / NBL). Steve was trained in Wushu during the early 1980s by 5 time North American NASKA champion Peter Morales with subsequence training by Beijing Wushu and Jet Li team members Li Jun Hung and Yu Sho Wen.

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