Michael Bergin

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Biography

While working his way through school while studying marketing at UConn, Connecticut native Bergin was alerted to a modeling opportunity and headed to New York City, subsequently landing a contract with the famed Click agency, and landing assignments for style makers Valentino, Hugo Boss and Donna Karan.

A runway gig with Calvin Klein led to the model's 1994 debut in the underwear ads that similarly launched the career of Marky Mark. His …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

March 18, 1969

Career Milestones

Signed by Click modeling agency, landing jobs with Valentino, Hugo Boss and Donna Karan

Stayed on as a cast member when "Baywatch" changed title and location to "Baywatch Hawaii" (syndicated)

While attending UConn, pursued a modeling career in New York City

1994

Replaced Mark Wahlberg as Calvin Klein's underwear poster boy

1995

Acted in a two-episode recurring role as a bartender on the NYC-set primetime soap "Central Park West/CPW" (CBS)

1996

Had a scene-stealing cameo in the Merchant-Ivory production "The Proprietor"

1997

Acted on the popular syndicated action series "Baywatch"

1998

Guested on an episode of the CBS sitcom "Cosby", playing a co-worker who catches the eye of regular Pauline (Madeline Kahn)

2000

Played a closeted star who has a brief encounter with seductive actor Cole (Dean Cain) in "The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy"