On the CW's hit series "90210," (Tuesdays, 8/7c), Michael Steger plays Navid Shirazi, a rich and confident college student who dates gorgeous girls like Jessica Stroup and Jessica Lowndes, and drives beautiful cars like this Lamborghini.
But in real life, Michael hasn't always been as cool and confident as his character, Navid. When he was growing up in Southern California, Steger says his peers in school bullied and tormented him on a daily basis.
"Childhood bullying was a big part of my life," reveals Steger, who recently directed and produced a one-woman show called "Brandee Built on Crazee."
The show, which starrred his wife, actress Brandee Tucker, chronicled the life of a six-year-old girl up until her teenage years.
"It's very autobiographical with an exagerrated comedic twist," explains Steger. "It deals with childhood bullies, and what it's like to fit in, and it's very moving," he said
The 31-year-old part-Ecuadorian actor...
But in real life, Michael hasn't always been as cool and confident as his character, Navid. When he was growing up in Southern California, Steger says his peers in school bullied and tormented him on a daily basis.
"Childhood bullying was a big part of my life," reveals Steger, who recently directed and produced a one-woman show called "Brandee Built on Crazee."
The show, which starrred his wife, actress Brandee Tucker, chronicled the life of a six-year-old girl up until her teenage years.
"It's very autobiographical with an exagerrated comedic twist," explains Steger. "It deals with childhood bullies, and what it's like to fit in, and it's very moving," he said
The 31-year-old part-Ecuadorian actor...
- 5/15/2012
- by Lee Hernandez
- Huffington Post
On the CW's hit series "90210," (Tuesdays, 8/7c), Michael Steger plays Navid Shirazi, a rich and confident college student who dates gorgeous girls like Jessica Stroup and Jessica Lowndes, and drives beautiful cars like this Lamborghini.
But in real life, Michael hasn't always been as cool and confident as his character, Navid. When he was growing up in Southern California, Steger says his peers in school bullied and tormented him on a daily basis.
"Childhood bullying was a big part of my life," reveals Steger, who recently directed and produced a one-woman show called "Brandee Built on Crazee."
The show, which starrred his wife, actress Brandee Tucker, chronicled the life of a six-year-old girl up until her teenage years.
"It's very autobiographical with an exagerrated comedic twist," explains Steger. "It deals with childhood bullies, and what it's like to fit in, and it's very moving," he said
The 31-year-old part-Ecuadorian actor...
But in real life, Michael hasn't always been as cool and confident as his character, Navid. When he was growing up in Southern California, Steger says his peers in school bullied and tormented him on a daily basis.
"Childhood bullying was a big part of my life," reveals Steger, who recently directed and produced a one-woman show called "Brandee Built on Crazee."
The show, which starrred his wife, actress Brandee Tucker, chronicled the life of a six-year-old girl up until her teenage years.
"It's very autobiographical with an exagerrated comedic twist," explains Steger. "It deals with childhood bullies, and what it's like to fit in, and it's very moving," he said
The 31-year-old part-Ecuadorian actor...
- 5/15/2012
- by Lee Hernandez
- Aol TV.
Although Michael was one of three hunks considered to play a gay character, the job went to Trevor Donovan instead. But here’s why Michael would have relished playing the part!
Trevor Donovan may have gotten the tough job of playing a closeted gay character on 90210 this season, but – shockingly – his fellow cast member Michael Steger actually Wanted to be the guy who went gay on the hit CW show!
“I think I would have approached it organically and honestly. I would have been excited!” the 30-year-old actor told HollywoodLife.com exclusively at the Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock event in Los Angeles Sept. 27, adding, “Trevor Donovan has a pretty amazing storyline coming up and I think that is going to be really cool to see how it unfolds.”
But would Michael have done something different with the role? “I would have approached it in a similar way and obviously...
Trevor Donovan may have gotten the tough job of playing a closeted gay character on 90210 this season, but – shockingly – his fellow cast member Michael Steger actually Wanted to be the guy who went gay on the hit CW show!
“I think I would have approached it organically and honestly. I would have been excited!” the 30-year-old actor told HollywoodLife.com exclusively at the Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock event in Los Angeles Sept. 27, adding, “Trevor Donovan has a pretty amazing storyline coming up and I think that is going to be really cool to see how it unfolds.”
But would Michael have done something different with the role? “I would have approached it in a similar way and obviously...
- 9/28/2010
- by Russ Weakland
- HollywoodLife
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