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Mike Ancas new article content ... Michael J. Ancas (born April 3, 1954) is an American producer, director, author, screenwriter, actor and filmmaker. Ancas is known for his comedic and dramatic roles in such films and television shows as Day of the Dead (1985), Chasing Giants (2019), Mindhunter (2017), Manhunt: Unabomber (2017), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), Tributaries (2020), An American Pickle (2020), Unsinkable (2020), and Dear Zoe (2020).

Ancas started his professional life as a psychotherapist. He earned a BA in Psychology from Duquesne University, a Masters Degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a PhD (ABD) in counseling psychology from The University of Pittsburgh [1]. He began racing cars with the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) in 1987 and was inducted into the Pennsylvania Hillclimb Association Hall of Fame in 2015. As of 2019, Ancas holds the most class records of anyone in the history of the PHA [2].

His racing passion led to the publication of several books: The Honda and Acura Performance Handbook (1999), The Mazda RX-7 Performance Handbook (2000), a full color and updated second edition of the Honda and Acura Performance Handbook (2004), The High Performance Dodge Neon and SRT-4 Builder's Guide (2005). He and his wife, Brenda, penned Who We Were (2017) and adapted the book into a 10-episide TV script in 2018.