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Michael Genet

American actor and screenwriter (born 1958)

Michael Genet
Born	(1958-08-25) August 25, 1958 (age 65) Washington, U.S.
Education	Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter
Years active	1988–present

Michael Genet (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor and screenwriter. He has guest starred in a number of television series based in the New York City area, they include The Equalizer, New York Undercover, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty and the soap operas As the World Turns, One Life to Live.^[1]

As a screenwriter, Genet wrote the film She Hate Me (2004), directed by Spike Lee, co-writing the film with Lee. Genet also appeared in the film playing the older brother of the film's protagonist, played by Anthony Mackie. Prior to this, he appeared in Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour. The next film he wrote Talk to Me (2007), was directed by Kasi Lemmons, co-writing the film with Rick Famuyiwa.^[2]

Genet has also appeared in a number of Broadway stage productions.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1989	Simple Justice	Mitchell Jackson
1990	Presumed Innocent	Court Clerk
1995	Let It Be Me	Panhandler
1996	One Fine Day	Press Secretary
2002	25th Hour	Agent Cunningham
2004	She Hate Me	Jamal Armstrong
2010	Dream Street
2010	Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	James' Butler

References

^ "Talk to Me | A Focus Features Film | Michael Genet Bio". Focusfeatures.com. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ "Michael Genet's Invaluable Price on Resilience and Success Pt. 2". iRock Jazz. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
^ "Michael Genet Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2013-03-25.