100 facts about Me

I was complaining recently (go figure) about how people can’t seem to say anything interesting about themselves. I was part of a roundtable discussion where people were asked to introduce themselves, explain what they do, and then share one fact about themselves. The answers were tepid. Nearly all the men responded with “I play golf,” and the women mostly listed how many kids they had. In stating my disappointment with people’s complete lack of introspective creativity, I boasted that I could come up with 100 interesting facts about myself. Here it goes:

1. Reached the level of Life Scout, the only Ireland brother not to reach Eagle Scout
2. Is a silver medal Pinewood Derby winner
3. Shares a middle name with his grandfather
4. Lost his appendix in high school
5. The first girl he had a crush on was named Elizabeth
6. Was Student of the Month in seventh grade
7. First Star Wars action figures were C-3P0, R2-D2, and Darth Vader
8. First concert was officially the Captain and Tenille, but he was only 5
9. Has never had a cavity
10. Told people he wanted to be a Geologist in grade school
11. Other than Canada, has never left the United States
12. Owned Incredible Hulk sneakers that were green
13. Dressed as Cher once for Halloween
14. Did not win an acting award until he was 29
15. First car was a Chevrolet Corsica... will never buy an American car ever again
16. Longest relationship is 5 years 9 months... and counting
17. The only softball league infield position he ever played was catcher
18. First official acting role was Trumpeter #3 in Cinderella back in 2nd grade
19. First speaking role was in A Chorus Line in 10th grade
20. First speaking role ever cast through auditions was A Fate Worse Than Death in 11th grade
21. First community theater role cast was in Our Town in 2000
22. Appeared in 3 talent shows doing ventriloquism
23. Saw Star Wars for the first time at a drive-in theater
24. Has been married in two different states
25. First cassette ever purchased was Michael Jackson’s Thriller
26. Had to have collarbone broken during birth. That is his only bone ever broken
27. First kiss was at a Junior High School Dance
28. Is the only EWF wrestler to hold all three major titles: Heavyweight, Intercontinental, and Tag-Team
29. The only pair of Underoos he ever owned were Incredible Hulk
30. Made his own Darth Vader costume in college
31. Designed a Mother’s Day card for Lebron James
32. Played the coronet in his elementary school band
33. Heaviest weight was 225 lbs. just after college
34. Considers 1990 a “good-hair” year
35. Performed puppet shows for classes all through grade school
36. Two roles he wants to play are Scrooge and Captain Hook
37. Both he and his wife are the middle children of 3
38. First DVD ever purchased was Ghostbusters
39. Has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design/Illustration with a concentration in both
40. Met WWF wrestler Big John Studd at the Mentor, Ohio Toys R Us opening
41. Worked at toy store part-time in addition to his full-time job out of college for a few years
42. Has lived in 5 different parts of Ohio, but never outside of it.
43. Is a boxers guy
44. Batman is his favorite super hero
45. Had a mullet in the summer of 1991
46. North of Columbus, Ohio he is Mike, south of it he is Michael
47. If he could be stuck at any age it would be 5
48. Highest grade point average for one semester was his very last in college - 3.7
49. Owns a vintage metal Mork & Mindy lunchbox
50. Has performed at state level theater competitions in Ohio and Indiana
51. Has always wanted to own a dog, yet never has
52. First theatrical award was not for acting - it was for Excellence in Lobby Display
53. Was in the audience for the very first WWF Survivor Series in 1987
54. Owns well over 600 Star Wars action figures
55. First CD ever purchased was Van Halen’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
56. Was married in a vintage movie theater
57. Was Artist in Residence at Verder Hall for two years at Kent State University
58. Was Resident Assistant of the Month in October of 2004
59. Was turned down for the first job he applied for at McDonalds
60. Didn’t get his driver’s licence until he was 18
61. Has only ever been to one NBA game and one NFL game
62. Favorite Star Wars character is Darth Vader
63. Made movies in High School, one that ended up being broadcast on local cable access
64. Chosen super power would be invisibility or the ability to freeze time
65. Never actually took the SAT. Completed the ACT and that was good enough
66. Only applied to and was accepted by Kent State School of Visual Communication Design, but did visit and tour NYU Film School
67. Went through a Tropical shirt fashion phase in Junior High
68. Favorite holiday is Christmas
69. Favorite Muppet is Animal
70. Will never sky dive, unless forced to in an emergency situation
71. Has never been a car guy, but if given the unrestricted choice of one vehicle, it would be a black Firebird Trans Am with the gold eagle on the hood
72. Is better at drawing than painting
73. Has never been arrested
74. Drew a comic strip through 7-12 grade that featured random friends and a little flying character called Fazoom
75. Is an Honor Thespian in the International Thespian Society. Attained the second highest points ranking in his graduating class
76. Took French as his language credits for many years, but can only count to ten
77. One life goal would be to appear in a major motion picture, even if it is just a fleeting appearance
78. Has given the toast at a same-sex wedding
79. Thought for years he was 6’2”, but apparently he is really only 6’
80. F-Zero was the only Nintendo game that his little brother couldn’t beat him
81. Is an Advanced Toastmaster Communicator Bronze
82. Prefers chocolate over fruit candy
83. Likes his ice cream, pizza, and hamburgers the same way - loaded with as much stuff as possible
84. Is a pretty good shot with a bow and arrow
85. Continues to post nonsense on Twitter, but there is nobody paying any attention to it
86. Does not like anything between his toes
87. Refused to wear brown pants as a child, and is still not very keen about it
88. Is an rather good cook but really excels with grilling and breakfast
89. Was interviewed on-air by Dick Von Hoene (AKA The Cool Ghoul) for the Northern Kentucky Magazine TV program
90. After years of watching professional wrestling, he had an active WWE wrestler actually come watch a show he was in. Chris Nowinski came to see his then girlfriend who was in Bus Stop with Michael
91. Hated his middle name when he was younger, and refused to tell anyone what it was. His fellow Boy Scouts decided that the E then stood for Eugene, a nickname he couldn’t shake for years
92. Was in Indian Guides prior to Cub Scouts
93. For two straight summers, he camped for an entire week on an island in the middle of a lake in the Canadian wilderness
94. The person he would most like to meet alive or dead is Jim Henson
95. Felt left out of the Cabbage Patch Kids craze in the 80s
96. Hates Geico commercials
97. Is fascinated and frightened by the idea of Sasquatch
98. Sold most of his original Star Wars figure collection at a garage sale for .25 each
99. Since his father has season tickets to The Ohio State Buckeyes Football, he’s been in the crowd for all of the top ten most attended games at the Horseshoe
100. Does not play golf