Michael o laskey ii biography samples
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Real world article
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Michael J. O'Laskey
Birth name:
Michael Joey O'Laskey
Place of birth:
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Michael J. O'Laskey (born6 March1983; age 41) is an actor and occasional stuntman who played M. Forbes in the Star Trek: Enterprisethird season episodes "Countdown" and "Zero Hour". He received no credit for his appearances.
O'Laskey was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and earned in 1999 a Young Artist Award nomination for his performance in 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998, with Craig Shugart and stunts by Phil Culotta, Eurlyne Epper-Woldman, Brett Jones, and Michael J. Sarna).
He has also played a recurring roles in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995-1996) and Outward Bound (1999). His latest role was in The Sensei (2007, written, directed and starring Diana Lee Inosanto, and with Tzi Ma, Tim Lounibos, Ron Balicki, Rosine "Ace" Hatem, and Spice Williams).
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Photo: Derek Adams
Some writers influence you through the pull of their imagination on your work, opening up new worlds as you read them. As I wrote recently, Ted Hughes is an example of this for me. Other writers come in and out of your life through friendship and collaboration. Michael Laskey is my hero because on top of these influences he also rescued me.
Towards the end of 1998 Michael rang me to invite me to consider coming to Suffolk to work as the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Spring Poet in Residence. He described a two-week programme of visiting schools, colleges and community groups where I would encourage children, teachers and writers with their poetry writing. It was a fantastic opportunity. Like an idiot, inom turned him down. I explained that the PhD I had embarked on was very time-consuming. For good measure I also threw in an excuse concerning my worries about childcare.
Michael listened to me patiently, and finally put the phone down accepting what I had told him.
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Get to know Power Ranger, MMA fighter and Pleasant Grove resident Mike O’Laskey
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah — Mike O’Laskey comes off surprisingly unassuming in his Hawaiian print shorts and sci-fi nerdy t-shirts, hanging out in his PG martial arts studio before classes with his dog. In contrast, the walls of the studio lobby are covered in masks, movie posters, certificates, and championship belts, all representing his acting roles, Martial Arts Instructor credentials, and MMA titles. With credits to his name like being part of the Power Rangers, 3 Ninjas, Star Trek, and Star Wars franchises, as well as a number of MMA titles, one has to wonder: how did a Power Ranger end up in Pleasant Grove?
Having grown up with a green beret father who considered self-defense a life skill like math or religion, Mike says, “My dad would no more raise an adult that couldn’t defend themselves than he would an adult that couldn’t read. With that mentality, it’s sa