Michael W Pirtle was born in Wylie, Texas, raised in Dallas & Houston, Texas, went to college at Purdue University and worked in the Midwest (Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois), Texas and Florida. During the last 20 years, Mike has been active in many community theatres both on & off stage. Now, retired from his IT career, Mike is living in the DFW area where he continues to act, perform weddings, be a mystery shopper and enjoy life with his wife Jamie. Mike has adult children who live in WI and TX. When theatre shut down with Covid, Michael branched out into other areas of acting away fro the stage. Michael has enjoyed being background, supporting and lead in various productions (TV, Film, Shorts, Commercials, Training...). One of his memorable contributions was in the role of Robert Lanier in an episode of Ghost Brothers: Lights Out.