User:Mikebagack15

Mike Bagack is a stand up comedian, street artist, freelance writer, and blogger. He was born May 16th 1972 at White Memorial Hospital in East Los Angeles, CA. His biological mother gave birth to him in the un-wed mothers ward and he was adopted three days later. His adoptive mother was a peace activist and secretary and his father an insurance broker. He was raised in Pasadena, California and attended San Marino High School. He played high school soccer and was kicked off the golf team for fighting. His early art was inspired by the Los Angeles skateboarding scene especially The Bones Brigade and the movie The Search for Animal Chin. He met professional skateboarder Rodney Mullens in an alley behind Surf & Stuff, a skateboard shop, in San Marino during a skateboard competition. Mike was trying to get a sponsorship with the skateboard shop. He failed to gain sponsored and gave up skateboarding and creating graphics for skateboards. He took up acting, losing his first audition to actor Nick Stahl in a Robert Mitchum television sitcom. Later he played small parts in the movies The Doors, Father of the Bride, and Out to Sea. He studied Theater Arts for two years at Pasadena City College where his idol, actor William Holden, had attended acting school. He left Pasadena and moved to Santa Barbara, California where he performed stand up comedy, opening for rock bands in Isla Vista. He was a regular guest on the UCSB radio show Earplugged. He has performed comedy at the Icehouse, Hollywood Improv, and the World Famous Comedy store in Hollywood, CA. He attended Santa Barbara City College, UCSB, and received a bachelors degree in Sociology from California State University Northridge. His first art installment was Artifacts of Confinement in collaboration with Los Angeles artist Kim Abeles, titled Frugalworld.org on display at the Ben Maltz Gallery. Mike owns and operates the blog, Bagack.com. He works with oil, canvas, collage, stencil, graphic design, and found objects. He coined the phrase “Rescue Art” a form of art finding discarded art and bringing them back to life for social activism. He is an ordained minister by the Universal Life Church and holds a Doctor of Divinity which enables him to perform marriage ceremonies. In 2012 he was granted the title of Lord from the Principality of Sealand. Mike Bagack is of Swedish, Irish, English, and American Indian decent.