His hobbies include reading, music and cooking.
His stage credits, beginning with college, include: "Romeo & Juliet" (he was Tybalt); "Camelot" (he was King Arthur); and "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.".
His wife Cari is a songwriter. They have two children: son, Jesse; daughter, Ashley.
Is originally from a tiny Delta city in eastern Arkansas surrounded by cotton fields - a small school powerhouse in football and basketball.
Not to be confused with another actor named Michael Beck, a New York-based stage actor who is a founding member of two theatre companies: 16 Tons Theater Company, a Brooklyn based ensemble which is devoted to creating original and multidisciplinary works, and the Ontik Ensemble, a Manhattan based theater company.
Played quarterback for his college football team.
Starred as Chance Wayne opposite Lauren Bacall in a production of "Sweet Bird of Youth" in London in 1985.
The third of nine children, he has four brothers and four sisters.
Tried out for, but did not get, the role of "Sir Lancelot of the Lake" in John Boorman's movie Excalibur (1981).
Was nominated for two Razzie Awards, Worst Actor in 1981 for Xanadu (1980). And Worst Supporting Actor in 1983 for Megaforce (1982).
Was one of 30 (out of 2,500) applicants chosen for London's Central School of Speech and Drama, following his college graduation.
Went to Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, on a football scholarship. Graduated with a degree in Economics.