# Michael Paré

Michael Kevin Paré, mais conhecido como Michael Paré (Brooklyn, New York, EUA, 9 de outubro de 1958), é um ator estadunidense.

## Biografia
### Origens

Michael Paré nasceu em Brooklyn, New York filho de Joan Paré, dona de casa de ascendência irlandesa e do comerciante Francis Paré, de ascendência franco-canadense. Tem seis irmãs e três irmãos. O pai morreu de leucemia quando Michael tinha cinco anos de idade. Paré estava trabalhando como chef de cozinha em Nova York quando a agente Yvette Bikoff o convenceu a tentar a carreira de ator.

### Carreira

Seu primeiro papel foi de Tony Villicana na série de TV Super-Herói Americano, em 1981. Chamou a atenção e começou a receber convites para outros trabalhos. Seus papéis mais conhecidos são o de Eddie Wilson nos filmes Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) e Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) e de Tom Cody em Streets of Fire (1984) e Road to Hell (2008), continuação não-oficial de Streets of Fire. Também se destacam os filmes The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Moon 44 (1990), Village of the Damned (1995), Bad Moon (1996).
Em 2012, conquistou o prêmio de melhor ator no Pollygrind Film Festival, no filme Road to Hell, onde volta a interpretar papel de Cody, que já havia feito em Streets of Fire.

### Vida pessoal

Foi casado três vezes. Sua atual esposa é Marjolein Booy, uma ex-modelo, com quem é casado desde 1992 e com quem tem seu único filho.

## Filmografia

* Crazy Times (1981) as Harry
* Super-Herói Americano (1981–1983) as Tony Villicana
* Eddie and the Cruisers (1983) as Eddie Wilson
* Undercover (1984) as Max
* Streets of Fire (1984) as Tom Cody
* The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) as David Herdeg
* Space Rage (1985) as Grange
* Instant Justice (1986) as Scott Youngblood
* The Women's Club (1987) as Patrick
* World Gone Wild (1988) as George Landon
* Houston Knights (1987–1988) as Sgt. Joey La Fiamma
* Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) as Eddie Wilson / Joe West
* Dragonfight (1990) as Moorpark
* Moon 44 (1990) as Felix Stone
* Il sole buio (1990) as Ruggero Brickman
* The Closer (1990) as Larry Freed
* Empire City (1991) as Joey Andre
* Killing Streets (1991) as Chris/Craig Brandt
* The Last Hour (1991) as Jeff
* Into the Sun (1992) as Capt. Paul Watkins
* Blink of an Eye (1992) as Sam Browning
* Sunset Heat (1992) as Eric Wright
* Point of Impact (1993) as Jack Davis
* Deadly Heroes (1993) as Brad Cartowski
* Warriors (1994) as Colin Neal
* Carver's Gate (1995) as Carver
* Lunarcop (1995) as Joe Brody
* Village of the Damned (1995) as Frank McGowan
* Triplecross (1995) as Teddy 'T.C' Cooper
* The Dangerous (1995) as Random
* Raging Angels (1995) as Colin
* The Colony (1996) as Alec Harken
* Coyote Run (1996) as Pershing Quinn
* Bad Moon (1996) as Uncle Ted
* Merchant of Death (1997) as Jim Randell
* 2103: The Deadly Wake (1997) as Tarkis
* Strip Search (1997) as Robby Durrell
* Falling Fire (1997) as Daryl Boden
* Hope Floats (1998) as Bill Pruitt
* Back to Even (1998) as Boyle
* October 22 (1998) as Gary
* The Virgin Suicides (1999) as Adult Trip Fontaine
* Men of Means (1999) as Rico 'Bullet' Burke
* Peril (2000) as Vincent
* Sanctimony (2000) as Jim Renart
* Space Fury (2000) as Konrad
* A Month of Sundays (2001) as Tomas McCabe
* Red Serpent (2002) as Steve Nichols
* Blackwoods (2002) as Sheriff Harding
* Heart of America (2002) as Will Prat
* Fate (2003) as Detective Cody Martin
* Starhunter (2000–2003) as Dante Montana
* Cold Case (2004) as Randy Price
* Gargoyle (2004) as Ty "Griff" Griffin
* Crash Landing (2005) as Captain Williams
* Komodo vs. Cobra (2005) as Mike A. Stoddard
* BloodRayne (2005) as Iancu
* Furnace (2006) as Detective Michael Turner
* Saurian (2006) as Jace Randall
* South Beach (2006) as Charlie Evans
* Seed: Assassino em Série (2007) as Detective Matt Bishop
* Polycarp (2007) as Detective Barry Harper
* Postal (2007) as Panhandler
* BloodRayne II: Deliverance (2007) as Pat Garrett
* Dark World (2008) as Harry
* Ninja Cheerleaders (2008) as Victor Lazzaro
* 1968 Tunnel Rats (2008) as Sergeant Vic Hollowborn
* 100 Feet (2008) as Mike Watson
* Road to Hell (2008) as Tom Cody
* Alone in the Dark II (2008) as Willson
* Far Cry (2008) as Paul Summers
* The Perfect Sleep (2009) as Officer Pavlovich
* 1968: Tunnel Rats - Behind the Scenes (2009) as Sergeant Vic Hollowborn
* Direct Contact (2009) as Clive Connelly
* Rampage (2009) as Sheriff Melvoy
* Cool Dog (2009) as Dean Warner
* Job (2010) as Detective Remar
* Amphibious 3D (2010) as Jack Bowman
* Room and Board
* Blubberella
* Bloodrayne: The Third Reich as Ekart Brand
* The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Kurlen
* House (2011 tv show)
* Gone as Lt. Ray Bozeman
* Leverage (2012) as FBI Special Agent Dennis Powell (Season 4: Episode 17)

## Prêmios e indicações
### Prêmios

Pollygrind Film Festival
* Melhor Ator: 2012