Michael Dante

Baseball Player + Ally + Lookout

Male

Born Sep 2, 1931

Age 81

Michael Dante is an American award winning actor of television, films and stage and a former professional minor league baseball player. As a boy growing up on the West Side neighborhood of the city, he used to sneak into a local movie theater with his… Read More

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Carmen Phillips
Dated 1966
Stella Stevens
Dated 1959
Irish McCalla
Dated 1959
Wanda Hendrix
Dated 1958
Cathy Lee Crosby
Dated

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Shocker! Nickelodeon In For A Second Season Of The Legend Of Korra
Boom Tron - Jul 12, 2012

In what is probably the least shocking news we will get in the animated world this year, Nickelodeon has ordered a second season of The Legend of Korra, the triumphant animated sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender. Of course, we aren’t even through with the entire first season of Korra yet, with Season 1, book 2 probably headed our way next year, though not official date has been sent. We still have 14 full episodes – comprising book 2 – to go in season 1! related | NICKELODEON LETS YOU...
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What Does Mayor Barrett Think About Pres Obama As The ‘no Show?’ See Note From Fnc Mike Tobin In Wisconsin
Fox News - Jun 04, 2012

From: Tobin, Michael Date: June 4, 2012 5:58:09 PM EDT The only new nuggets: I asked him about the new poll and the 12 point spread. He said he’s not surprised a right wing polling org had him down. I also asked if he as disappointed pres. Obama did not show up for him. He said not at all, he was delighted with the support he got from Pres. Clinton.
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How Avatar: The Last Airbender Can Inspire Korra
IGN Entertainment - May 03, 2012

In just a few episodes, The Legend of Korra has given us a lot of ground to cover following the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender. And while creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have done an excellent job of establishing the new series as its own thing, there's still a ton of ques...
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The Legend Of Korra – The Boardwalk Empire In Republic City
Boom Tron - Apr 10, 2012

If I were to tell you HBO’s Boardwalk Empire loosely inspired the setting of Republic City in Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra, would you believe me? According to the creators of The Legend of Korra, and its predecessor, Avatar, Boardwalk was a big part of designing this new world the series will explore. Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko intended to make Republic City, the new urban center, feel as though Shanghai and 1920s Chicago and New Yor...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1931 Birth Born in 1931.

TEENAGE

1949 18 Years Old He was a shortstop on the Stamford High School baseball team, then played for "The Advocate All-Stars" team which won a 1949 New England baseball championship. … Read More

TWENTIES

1956 25 Years Old During spring training with the Senators he had taken drama classes at the University of Miami in Florida. Bandleader Tommy Dorsey arranged a screen test at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer soon after. His first movie was Somebody Up There Likes Me in 1956. … Read More

THIRTIES

1967 36 Years Old 1 More Event

His 1967 performance in the "Friday's Child" episode of Star Trek as a member of an alien race, has garnered him invitations to Star Trek conventions. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1991 60 Years Old An avid golfer, he once hosted the annual Michael Dante Celebrity Golf Tournament, a charitable fund-raiser held annually in Palm Springs, California beginning in 1991.

2006 75 Years Old 1 More Event

"I grew up wanting to be the sidekick of the Lone Ranger and wanting to follow my heroes," he told a reporter in 2006.

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