Michael J. Anderson

Biography

Michael Anderson was born in Huron, South Dakota, at 10:30 P.M., on Halloween night. Subject to a genetic anomaly known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, he grew up in a wheelchair. After graduating high school, he traveled America, singing for tips and living in his car. For six years, he attended the University of Colorado where he majored in numerous subjects ranging from philosophy to microbiology. After college, he began working for Martin Marietta, trouble-shooting the N.A.S.A. computers in the ground-support system of the space shuttle. During this time, he made the documentary "Little Mike," which won a silver medal in the International Film and Television Awards. Soon thereafter, he moved to New York City, where his film and television career began. For many years, Anderson was most well-known among fans of director David Lynch for his work as a backwards-talking dream figure on the cult favorite T.V. series Twin Peaks (1990). Anderson also worked with Lynch for the experimental performance piece Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990) and the T.V.-pilot-turned-feature film Mulholland Drive (2001). Anderson gained further recognition and success in recent years for his work on the H.B.O. series Carnivàle (2003).

Known For

Mulholland Drive

as Mr. Roque

The X-Files

as Mr. Nutt

Charmed

as Leprechaun

Charmed

as O'Brien

Twin Peaks

as The Arm

Twin Peaks

as Man From Another Place

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as Man From Another Place

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Professor Horatio Kharon (voice)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Rumpelstiltskin

Twin Peaks

as The Man From Another Place