- Has made a lucrative living appearing on the side in Japanese commercials.
- Studied at the Culinary Institute of America in his "salad" days and was working as a chef when his strikingly hunky looks opened the door for modeling work.
- Best known for his role as 1960s rock icon Eddie Wilson in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) and Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989).
- Has three brothers and six sisters. His father died of leukemia when Michael was about five years old. Michael's paternal grandparents, who were from Quebec, were French-Canadian, and Michael's maternal grandparents were Irish.
- His father, Francis Paré, owned print shops, and his mother, Joan Paré, was a homemaker.
- When he is not working on films, he lives full time in Los Angeles, California with his wife Marjolein, a former fashion model.
- Trained with acting guru Uta Hagen in the early 1980s.
- Was on the wrestling team in high school.
- Briefly worked on Cyborg Nemesis: The Dark Rift; his scenes were not included in any completed cut of the film.
- He is a lifelong Democrat.
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