Talk:Michael Westen

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Family Business and Yogurt?
My memory is no Monk, but I remember seeing yogurt in the fridge when Sam says the line "I save your ass in the warehouse, the least you could do is have some decent beer in here." or something along those lines. I'll check on the DVD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.188.30.59 (talk) 21:03, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Age/Work History
His wiki says he has been a spy for 10 years but in the pilot episode he states he had trained and worked with his mentor for 15 year. Michael should be around 36-40 years old assuming he has been a spy for 15 years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.137.171.84 (talk) 04:00, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

He served in the Army prior to commencing free lance work in the intelligence community as is revealed in the latter parts of Season 2 and parts of Season 3.

His license in "Past and Future Tense" says he was born in 1/07/1967. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.229.214.41 (talk) 05:22, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Sunglasses?
Anybody know what make/model the trademark sunglasses he wears are? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.152.38.117 (talk) 20:47, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Name
In the 1997 film Behind Enemy Lines, the CIA spy, which is the main character, is named Mike Westen. Coincidence? I think not. 67.142.172.31 (talk) 01:39, 13 August 2010 (UTC)


 * - I doubt it. The main character in that movie is Michael Weston (-ton). In Burn Notice the main character is Michael Westen (-ten). Also, that movie and S01E01 of BN are at least 10 years apart. --124.197.33.32 (talk) 14:13, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

Need a Picture
It would be nice if there were a picture of Michael Westen because there is one for Sam and Fi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.38.203.205 (talk) 16:11, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Military Background
Does anyone know exactly what Micheal's full military background is? We know he was an Army Ranger, however the rest is unclear.

Micheal demonstrates the following skills throughout the series:


 * Hand to hand combat training
 * Foreign Language Proficiency
 * Creating improvised explosives/Demolitions
 * A knowledge of intelligence tactics and procedures
 * Various weapons knowledge and proficiency
 * Scuba qualification
 * Operating alone without traditional support in foreign countries
 * Proficiency with tradecraft, such as lockpicking, breaking and entering, etc.

Micheal's training with scuba equipment, weapons, foreign language proficiency, and hand to hand combat training strongly suggest that he was former Special Forces, as they have various programs training soldiers in scuba diving, foreign languages are a mandatory part of Special Forces training, as well as operating/living in a foreign country. Also, Special Forces are alluded to numerous times throughout the series.

However, Micheal's explosives/demolitions training is slightly less indicative of Special Forces, and more so of Delta Force. Traditional Special Operations demolitions training is how to use military grade explosives and/or make them from chemicals; Delta Force trains operatives on how to make explosives from common household items. Also, Micheal's training in lockpicking, dead drops, etc is also characteristic of Delta Force.

Kiaomi (talk) 05:03, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

sandbox

 * 1938: Mike Weston, rugby player 96.244.220.178 (talk) 18:08, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 1997: Michael Weston, CIA? Behind Enemy Lines
 * 2007: Michael Westen, ex-CIA, Burn Notice
 * 2009: Michael Weston, actor, Burn Notice guest star
 * 2013: Mike Weston, FBI agent, The Following
 * 2071.121.143.154 (talk) 01:28, 24 December 2017 (UTC)(JK)

draft: Mike Weston (disambiguation)
96.244.220.178 (talk) 18:51, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Mike or Michael Weston may refer to: See also
 * Mike Weston, a former England international rugby union player and captain
 * Mike Weston, a CIA agent in Behind Enemy Lines (1997 film)
 * Mike Weston, an FBI agent in the TV series The Following
 * Mike Weston, a CIA agent played by Reggie Lee in the TV series The Rookie
 * Michael Weston, an American television and film actor
 * Michael Westen, a former CIA agent in the TV series Burn Notice