Michael Vlamis

Vlamis was born on March 27, 1990, in Chicago, Illinois. He is of Greek, Serbian and Lebanese ancestry. Vlamis moved to California to attend Chapman University, where he starred as a third baseman on the varsity baseball team. Off the diamond, "V-Man" earned a Bachelor of Science degree in entrepreneurship.{{Cite web|date=2019-04-19|title=Exclusive Interview with Roswell, New Mexico's Michael Vlamis|url=https://talknerdywithus.com/2019/04/exclusive-interview-with-roswell-new-mexicos-michael-vlamis/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Talk Nerdy With Us|language=en-US}}

Vlamis began his career in marketing for Modify Watches. He made his television debut in an episode of New Girl and began acting in short films. He appeared in MemE! True Hollywood Story, a short film he wrote that won the 2017 Snapchat Shorts contest, a competition for short films under 120 seconds in length.{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Saniya |date=2019-03-31 |title=Interview: CW's Michael Vlamis on his character, upcoming film and being a "hopeless romantic" |url=https://www.saniyarao.com/post/interview-with-cws-michael-vlamis |access-date=2020-06-02 |website=Saniya Rao |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2016-12-15 |title=Snapchat, Tribeca Film Festival Team on Contest for 120-Second Movies |url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/snapchat-tribeca-shorts-contest-2017-1201943137/ |access-date=2020-06-02 |website=Variety |language=en}} After quitting the marketing world in 2017 to drive for Uber and focus on writing, Vlamis booked the lead role of Michael Guerin in the CW's Roswell, New Mexico. In 2019, Vlamis co-wrote a biopic about the life of late rapper Mac Miller, titled Blue Side Park. The screenplay was later added to the 2019 Black List, a survey of "most-liked" unproduced film scripts.{{Cite web | title=Mac Miller Biopic Is One of Hollywood's Most In-Demand Movie Scripts| url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/12/mac-miller-movie-blue-slide-park-screenplay-hollywood-2019-black-list|access-date=2020-06-02| website=HYPEBEAST| date=17 December 2019}}{{Cite web | title=Mac Miller biopic Blue Slide Park lands on Hollywood's 2019 Black List| url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/12/17/mac-miller-biopic-blue-slide-park-black-list| access-date=2020-06-02| website=The FADER| language=en}}{{Cite web | date=2020-04-27| title=Interview: 'Roswell, New Mexico' actor Michael Vlamis| url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2020/04/entertainment-michael-vlamis/|access-date=2020-06-02| website=EUPH.| language=en-US}} Vlamis appeared alongside Chloe Bennet in the 2020 film, 5 Years Apart, which was his first produced feature film.{{Cite web | date=2019-09-10| title=Michael Vlamis' New Film '5 Years Apart' to Premiere at LA Indie Film Fest|url=https://www.nerdsandbeyond.com/2019/09/10/michael-vlamis-new-film-5-years-apart-to-premiere-at-la-indie-film-fest/|access-date=2020-06-02| website=Nerds and Beyond| language=en}} In 2022, he made his feature directorial debut with Crossword, a psychological thriller he also wrote, produced, and acted in. Kenan Thompson's company, Artists For Artists, acquired the film to handle sales.

Vlamis resides in West Hollywood, California.{{Cite web | last=Kim|first=Jae-Ha |title=Go Away With ... Michael Vlamis| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-201904230000--tms--celebtrvctnct-a20190423-20190423-story.html| access-date=2020-06-02| website=chicagotribune.com|date=23 April 2019 | language=en-US}}{{Cite web | title=HISTORY| url=https://www.michaelvlamis.com/pages/history| access-date=2020-06-02| website=Michael Vlamis| language=en}}

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Category:1990 births

Category:Chapman University alumni

Category:American people of Greek descent

Category:Male actors from Chicago

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