Michael Steger
Michael Steger
Michael Mateus Stegeris an American actor. He is best known for his role as Navid Shirazi on The CW's teen drama series 90210...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth27 May 1980
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
art martial-arts huge
I've always been huge into martial arts.
speak touch
I've always been more in touch with my Ecuadorian side. I speak Spanish.
discovered feeding high junior kept pursue wanting
I discovered that I wanted to be an actor back when I did my first play in junior high. I've been doing theater in junior high and high school, and I just kept feeding the fire, kept wanting to pursue acting full-on.
dad dental since
Even when I was doing well in acting, my dad would say, 'You can still go back to dental school.' But since I've been on '90210,' I haven't heard that.
becomes goes imagination school war work
I think when your imagination goes to work, and when you're first bullied, you feel like you're going to die. School becomes a war zone, and you can't function.
mom drama class
My mom pushed me to take drama class.
girl adventure cities
Filming in India was one big adventure. For 'The Cheetah Girls', we were in Mumbai for two weeks, then Rajasthan for six weeks. Every day after shooting, I would hop into a rickshaw and start exploring the city. I even learned a bit of Hindi. It's such an amazing place to visit.
growing-up culture firsts
I'm a first-generation American, so I had friends from several cultures while growing up, including Indian and Iranian friends.
car firsts toyota
My first car was a 1986 Toyota pickup.
I love Shah Rukh Khan! I have seen many of his movies.
character acting montana
I broke into acting doing Latino roles. I played a Latino casanova in 'The Winner' and a Latino character on 'Hannah Montana.'
aunt practice dental
I was a bio major, and I was going to take over my aunt's dental practice and be a dentist.
bullying childhood bigs
Childhood bullying was a big part of my life.
school kids years
I moved in fourth grade in the middle of the school year, and I was the new kid in school.