About Me:
I am NOT Michael Vartan. This is just a fan page. Please do not send me your personal information (phone numbers, addresses, etc.).
About Michael:
Name: Michael Sumner Georges Vartan
Born: November 27, 1968
Place of Birth: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Interesting Trivia: Wanted to be a professional pool player before deciding to become an actor.
Famous Relatives:
Michael's aunt is French singer/actress Sylvie Vartan, and his cousin is French singer David Hallyday.
Role That Got Him Noticed:
Playing a high school teacher/Drew Barrymore's love interest in the romantic comedy, "Never Been Kissed".
Michael Vartan was born in Paris and raised in the tiny Normandy village of Fleury, France. As a teenager, he moved to Los Angeles to live with his mother, who encouraged him to take acting classes.After starring in two small foreign films, Vartan grabbed the attention of the film world with his breakthrough performance in the 1993 Italian epic Fiorile, in which he was nominated for a French Caesar Award for Best Up-and-Coming Actor.Soon after, Vartan signed with an agent and landed a role in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, with Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo. He went on to star in such features as The Myth of Fingerprints with Julianne Moore, The Curve with Keri Russell, Never Been Kissed opposite Drew Barrymore and One Hour Photo opposite Robin Williams. In 2005 he co-starred with Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda in Monster-in-Law.On television, Vartan starred as Sir Lancelot in the miniseries The Mists of Avalon, opposite Angelica Huston, Julianna Margulies and Joan Allen, and has guest-starred on Friends and Ally McBeal. He is best known for playing CIA agent Michael Vaughn on the popular spy drama, ALIAS. More recently, Michael appeared on the ABC "dramedy" Big Shots and has completed work on two more films, 2007's crocodile thriller Rogue and the yet to be released Jolene.In his spare time, Vartan enjoys playing many different types of sports and is an avid hockey and baseball fan.
   Current Projects:
Jolene
Cast: Michael Vartan, Jessica Chastain, Dermot Mulroney, Chazz Palminteri, Denise Richards...
Written by: E.L. Doctorow (story) and Dennis Yares (screenplay)
Directed by: Dan Ireland
Scheduled Release: May 14 - May 23 2008 (France - Cannes Film Market) June 13 - June 14 2008 (Seattle WA - Seattle International Film Festival) August 13 2008 (US)
Official Site: Intandem Films
Demoted
Cast: Michael Vartan, David Cross...
Written by: Dan Callahan (story and screenplay) and Adam Ellison (story)
Directed by: James B. Rogers
Scheduled Release: 2009
Official Site: Parallel Media Films
