Michael Patrick McGill

Michael Patrick McGill is the first of two sons born to Anne McGill and the late Gerald F McGill Jr His brother Patrick was born in 1976 Mike grew up in the Fox River Valley and graduated from Appleton East High School in 1991 He attended The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point from 1991 to 1993 when he took a break from his studies and enlisted in the US Army Reserve He attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson South Carolina and AIT at Fort Bragg North Carolina He transferred to The University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh upon his return where he graduated in 1995 with a degree in RadioTVFilm Mike belonged to the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Green Bay Wisconsin His Army Reserve Unit was one of the first to be activated for Operation Joint Endeavor after the Dayton Peace Accord was signed He spent January through July 1996 stationed overseas in Durdevik BosniaHerzegovina After his tour was over Mike found work in the production department for WLUKTV 11 the FOX affiliate in Green Bay Wisconsin His duties included running the audio board during the newscasts and inserting local commercial breaks inbetween programs One of the perks that came along with the job was getting paid to witness The Green Bay Packers march towards their Super Bowl XXXI victory over the New England Patriots Fittingly Mikes first full day as a resident of Los Angeles was April 1st 1998 April Fools Day His first TV program appearance was a small role as Babe Ruth in a flashback on an episode of Touched by an Angel 1994 He lives with his wife Amy their son Jake and their dog Elvis in the San Fernando Valley where he continues to further his acting career