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Michael Mateus Steger (born May 27, 1980) is an United States film and television actor.
Biography[]
Steger is the third out of four sons. Michael is the son of an accountant mother and an operations manager family. He is of Ecuadorian, Austrian and Norwegian people descent. He grew up in a middle-class family. He graduated with honors from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, achieving a BA degree in Theater and a minor in Spanish. Throughout his childhood, Steger trained in martial arts and at age 18, received his first Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Michael married Brandee Tucker in November 2008.
Career[]
Steger started his career appearing in several commercials and guest starred in VR Troopers i
n 1994. In 2005, he acted in the Bollywood independent film 3 Girls and the Golden Cocoon and after appearing as Sniper in NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service in 2005, he had a recurring role in The Winner in 2007. He was also cast as the lead role by Tim Burton in The Killers music video "Bones" in 2006.
As of 2007, Steger has appeared in several Disney Channel productions. He has guest starred in the Hannah Montana episode entitled "Everybody Was Best Friend-Fighting", the Cory in the House episode entitled "Macho Libre", and has had a co-starring role in the Disney Channel Original Movie [[The Cheetah Girls: One World, which was released on August 22, 2008. He has also guest starred on Criminal Minds.
He and Brandee were once contestants on the game show "Lingo" that currently airs on GSN.