Since high school in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota), I've been a writer (editor of our school newspaper), an actor (performed in school plays), and worked in TV production (starting as a floor director on live TV show).
I helped put a new TV station on the air in a major market and served as Operations Manager.
Later, I helped Prince open his Paisley Park Studios and served as an in-house producer, producing his ALPHABET STREET music video, among other things. (See "My Bumpy Road Through “Hollywood” — WHEN PRINCE WAS KING" )
I was invited to Hollywood by the-then most powerful talent agency WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY after my spec script for an episode of the top ABC TV series MOONLIGHTING landed there. (See "My Bumpy Road Through “Hollywood” – THERE ONCE WAS MOONLIGHTING" )
My current project is to produce the powerful indie feature film THE TWINK MURDERS. (See ). You might be interested in the Pitch Deck at
I'm also a SAG-AFTRA actor. (See https://IMDb.me/MichaelRBarnard)
Unique traits: FULL HEAD OF HAIR, TALL AND SLENDER, NO TATTOOS OR PIERCINGS
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