- His Broadway debut was in "Forty Carats" in 1969.
- His parents are Edward Nouri and Gloria Nouri.
- He worked as a waiter, at Churchill's Restaurant in New York.
- He loves smoking cigars.
- His father sold life insurance.
- Michael began acting in the late 1960s.
- Michael has an uncredited role in the movie "Goodbye, Colombus."
- Michael starred in a musical bio of the French femme sculptor Camille Claudel entitled "Camille" at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut.
- Michael resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [2008]
- Michael is of Lebanese descent.
- In 2003, Michael broke off his long-term relationship with Roma Downey.
- Michael's ex-wife has multiple sclerosis. As a result, Michael has served as an ambassador of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- Michael sang the closing theme song for CBS's long-running daytime drama "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) during the 1976 season, on which he played Steve Kazlow.
- Michael attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, USA and graduated from Emerson College in Boston.
- Michael stands at 6'3.
- Michael has been married twice and is now divorced.
- Michael has two daughters, Hannah and Jennifer.
