Michael Joseph Thomas Ward

Michael Joseph Thomas Ward (born Michael Joseph Ward III, March 10, 1959, in Elmhurst, Illinois) is an American actor of comedic and dramatic range who began his career in radio as a deejay, reporter, newsman, and sports director before turning to acting in 1988 after being cast in the title role of The Nerd at a local Cincinnati theater. The son of journalist and PR executive Michael J. Ward Jr. and nurse Harriet M. Ward, he is the second of five children. He earned his SAG card in 1997 through a series of Giant Eagle Supermarket commercials, and his first co-star role came on an episode of...