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| Name: | Michael Vartan |
| Height: | 6' |
| Sex: | M |
| Nationality: | French |
| Birth Date: | November 27, 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Paris, France |
| Profession: | actor |
| Relationship: | Jennifer Garner (actress; born on April 17, 1972; dated 2003-2004), Shannon Gleason (actress; together since 1988) |
| Father: | Eddie Vartan (French jazz musician; born on August 10, 1937; remarried; died in 2001) |
| Mother: | Doris Vartan-LaFrenaise (American; parents split when Vartan was five; remarried) |
| Half Brother: | Nicholas Vartan (born to father's second wife) |
| Step Father: | Ian LaFrenais (British comedy writer; wrote The Commitments; married Vartan's mother in 1984) |
| Aunt: | Sylvie Vartan (French singer and actress; born on August 15, 1944) |
| Cousin: | David Hallyday (singer; born on August 14, 1966) |
| Claim to fame: | played Sam Coulson, a young teacher lovestruck by an undercover reporter posing as a student (Drew Barrymore), in Never Been Kissed (1999) |
| Contact: | Click here |
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- Vartan's Alias character Michael Vaughn will reportedly be killed off in the upcoming series, prompting some fans to launch a campaign to stop any potential Vartan departure. (August 25, 2005)
- Slammed reports he refused to sign a release form after he was pranked on Ashton Kutcher's Punk'd show, insisting the practical joke never happened. (April 9, 2005)
- Is deeply disappointed after missing out on an internet auction - to bid for a pillowcase with his face on it. (May 22, 2004)
- Michael Vartan and Jennifer Garner are finally talking about their romance; they took to the TV chat show circuit on Thursday and Friday to confirm they've found real love. (September 30, 2003)
- A handsome, light-haired French-American actor, Vartan began to study his craft shortly after arriving in Los Angeles as a way to meet people.
- His childhood was spent partly in the U.S. and partly in France. They were the homelands of his mother and father respectively. His parents divorced when he was just five-years-old.
- Loves hockey.
- Wanted to be a professional pool player before deciding to act instead.
- Avid sports fan.
- When the studio resisted casting an unkown, Drew Barrymore pushed get him cast in NEVER BEEN KISSED (1999).
- Speaks French and English fluently.
- Turned down a role in SCREAM 3 (2000) because he wanted to take his career in a different direction.
- Nephew of Sylvie Vartan.
- Cousin of French singer David Hallyday.
- Was engaged to Shannon Gleason for about 10 years. They've since split.
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